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Google Releases Android 16 QPR2 Beta 2 With Icon Shape Changes for Pixel Users

Android 16 QPR2 Beta 2 also introduces changes for developers. Google has added a developer verification API that helps app ...
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 ...
Android

Your home screen is about to get more fun with Android 16

Customization in Android has always been one of the platform’s strengths, and for Pixel owners on Android 16, that will seemingly include the capability to customize your home screen icons.
Android Authority

Hands-on: Google will soon let you customize icon shapes on your Pixel's home screen

The Pixel Launcher is adding an icon shape customization feature in a future Android release. The feature isn’t live yet in Android 16 Beta 3, but we managed to enable it to show what the feature’s ...