Custom app icons on Android

[AndyG19 (Andy Graham)]

I legit asked for the LGBT icon over a year ago, when iOS got it. Thank god android now has it!

[phildawson (Sorry, I will have to escalate this.)]

Yeah I was just going to swap it directly, probably for the iOS version of Beta.

I’ve currently got the M without the bg.

Nova launcher

Hold on app > Edit Shortcut > tap icon > Gallery apps > Files > Select new image for icon

[PurpleMonkeySpank (Anthony)]

Talking customisation… When can we disable that useless and obtrusive pulse bother? I hate wasted screen real estate. At least tweak it’s behaviour so when scrolling it automatically hides.

[HoddzDJ]

@PurpleMonkeySpank

When can we disable that useless and obtrusive pulse bother? I hate wasted screen real estate. At least tweak it’s behaviour so when scrolling it automatically hides.

Pulse graph messed up by big transaction

You’re totally right. I think we haven’t moved fast enough to make the pulse fulfil its potential. It wouldn’t surprise me if we nuke it soon and try to replace it with something simpler.

[thisisstanners (Rob)]

Nice little gold m now

[Abbie2020]

I was jealous of my girlfriend’s Pride icon on her iPhone - glad I can now join her on my Android!

[nexusmaniac (Marcus, Backend Engineer 🛠️)]

Quite an exciting development, on the stock Google launcher with the first Android Q beta, the custom icon updates itself - no need to re-add hopefully custom icons become more widely supported by Android and the feature gets adopted by more Devs

Here’s a screen recording of this in action

[Rat_au_van (Em)]

Nice notch