Google debuted the ability to have themed icons on the homescreen in Android 12, designed to help go all-in on Material You theming. Now, in Android 13, third-party apps can get in on the fun of ...

Themed icons used to be something only advanced users would tinker with through various third-party methods. To make things easier for everyone, Google introduced themed icons with Android 12 and ...

Material You is one of Android’s great recent features. Introduced with Android 12, it automatically adjusts your smartphone’s UI elements based on your chosen wallpaper. If the image is predominantly ...

One of the biggest evolutions to Material You in Android 13 is support for themed icons in third-party apps, a function that’s quickly expanding to more and more apps as of late. Now, Android 13 on ...

Will was the Phones Editor at Android Police from August 2022 to May 2025, which usually meant his desk was covered in a dozen different smartphones at any given time. Prior to that, he was a news ...

The beauty of Android's operating system lies in its ability to be customized and tailored to your preferences. You can switch your default launcher and change how the icon appears on your Android ...

Changing your app icons on Android is easy, but it can be non-intuitive at times. Before getting started, we recommend ...

Google Pixel phones suddenly have a new Android 12 install icons feature. Borrowed from iOS, the feature gives visual indications of install statuses for apps on the home screen. The subtle visual ...

The first Android 15 QPR2 beta hints that Google will bring back icon shape customization. Google used to let Pixel users customize the icon shape in Android 11, but this feature was removed in ...

On February 9, Google released the Android 12L Developer Preview #3, which is due for a final version in March. On February 10, Google is also releasing the Android 13 Developer Preview #1, which will ...

The ASUS ZenFone 9 is a great compact Android smartphone. That much we were able to gather during our review period, and after it. It not only comes with a great, compact design, and compelling specs, ...