Themed Icons on Android are a throwback to the days of icon packs and sometimes chaotic customization. While they are fun and inviting, a lot of apps still don’t have a themed icons variant.

Themed icons on Google’s Pixel have taken on a completely new function with Material You, changing color per app depending on your wallpaper. This guide will take you through turning on Pixel ...

making it simple to theme your device. It matches the app icons on your home screen with the colors of your wallpaper, even giving some Samsung phones a better look overall. This gives you a ...

Perhaps the most noticeable, especially for people who like to tinker with their phone's visuals, will be the themed app icons. Until now, only Google's own apps would get the dynamic coloring ...

Those who use the ‘Themed icons’ feature will end up with a constantly-crashing ‘Wallpaper & style’ app. Themed icons, for those not familiar, is a feature that transforms app icons to match the ...

The original themed icons in Android 12 were hard-coded, and Google never published documentation for the "beta" feature. For Android 13, developers now just need to supply "a monochromatic app ...

Meet my screen of shame. This is where all my apps that don't support Material You's themed icons live. It's an ugly, uninspiring place that doesn't need to exist. The release of Android 12 was a ...

James Vincent is a senior reporter who has covered AI, robotics, and more for eight years at The Verge. One of the biggest differences between iOS and Android has always been customization.