Android will soon be able to theme every app icon, and Google Play won't let developers opt out

Developers must now agree to let their Android app icons be themed or they won't be allowed to distribute on the Google Play ...
Android Authority

Android will finally fix your messy home screen by forcing apps to use themed icons

Android 16 QPR2 Beta 1 offers improved support for themed app icons. For apps that don’t natively offer a monochrome icon, QPR2 lets the system automatically generate one for theming purposes. A new ...
Droid Life

Google Forces Android Developers to Support Custom Icons

For Android app developers that have been slow to adopt Google’s push for themed app icons, there’s no longer a choice.

Android 16 QPR2 Beta 2 arrives for Pixels with custom app icon shapes

The most notable user-facing change in Android 16 QPR2 Beta 2 is the ability to use custom app icon shapes. Besides a circle, ...
Droid Life

Android 16 QPR2 Beta 2 Released for Pixel Phones!

Android 16 QPR2 Beta 2 has arrived for Pixel phones. Google says that this build has reached Platform Stability, meaning that ...

Google Messages might finally fix its annoying group chat icon problem

A teardown of Google Messages beta version v.messages.android_20250922_00_RC00.phone.openbeta_dynamic spotted by Android ...

4 Hidden Google Chrome For Android Features You Need To Start Using

Chrome for Android allows you to lock incognito tabs with a passcode, share webpages with your devices, create tab groups, ...