To bring an image from the past into the mind, themed Icons on Android recall the days of icon packs and sometimes disorganized customization. Whereas they are fun and inviting, a lot of apps at this point in time don’t have themed icon variants. This guide will give you an idea about how to create themed icons for any app on Android in a chunk of time.
With the use of an app known as Shortcut Maker in the Google Play Store, one can able to create custom-made themed icons for any app in your app drawer. It depends on how crazy you want to get with it. You can deeply go through every app and alter the maximum of those icons. Further, in this article, we tend to focus on creating a themed icon variant of app icons. This is intended in order to match what the Android 13′ themed icon toggle does to capable apps.
Steps to create themed icons
Additionally, the first thing that needs to be ensured is to get Shortcut Maker to be installed on your device. After that, head toward the Google Play Store on your device in order to search for the app. As soon as you find it just install it.
- Long-tap on your home screen and select Widgets.
- Scroll down and find Shortcut Maker. Drag Shortcut (Standard) to your home screen.
- Select App.
- Find an app you want to create a themed icon for.
Note: In this example, we’ll use TIDAL. - Tap Icon.
- Select Themed and pick the color palette you want.
- Hit the minus button to bring the icon size down to about 90-95%.
Note: The themed icon shortcuts are a little larger than average icon sizes by default. - Hit the checkmark.
After the above steps get done, you’ll have a clean-looking themed icon, all available to use, that appears amazing on your screen.
On the other hand, you can also opt to create a shortcut from the app itself. Although the shortcut made is through the app. Since neither of the widgets will have a small shortcut icon next to them.
To make use of this article in order to inform you that Shortcut Maker is a donation-based app that all the way completes your home screen. Mostly, when you have been waiting for developers to create a rather easy-to-make themed icon. Although, the process is simple and can be done easily, for just about any app you have.
Using an icon pack
Meanwhile, you can use an icon pack from the Google Play Store. And the most suitable one we recommend is the Material You Dynamic Icon Pack. Since it can be easily found and installed. Also, once installed, you’ll be able to plug it into your existing setup. Kindly make note that it will override all of your existing system icons.
Prior to this, definitely give Shortcut Maker a try. Since it has many more customization options per individual app.
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