Google introduced the Android 13 mobile operating system earlier this year. The gradual rollout of the operating system is still in progress. Recently, all Samsung Galaxy devices received the Android 13 software update. Whereas, Nothing (1) smartphone received the closed beta version of the latest Android OS.
Themed icons on Android 13 device
Android 13 gives several new features and looks to every device. One of these are themed icons for each app, which can change colour based on your wallpaper. Previously, only Google’s apps could change colours according to your phone’s background. A sizable number of third-party apps have now also added support for themed icons on devices with the recent Android 13 upgrade. Here’s how you can switch from regular icons to Android 13’s theme icons on your device:
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Go to Settings on your Android device.
Go to the Wallpaper and Style tab.
Tap on the Icons option.
Then, tap on the Custom icons button.
Under the Custom icons tab, scroll down and turn on the toggle for the Match wallpaper colours option.
Finally, hit the Apply button.
Themed icons on Android 12
According to 9to5Google, themed icons were available for all users to enable in Android 12; the only problem was that no third-party apps could use the feature. Themed icons were restricted to apps developed by Google.
This also applied to Samsung devices running Android 12. Only Samsung apps were permitted to display themed icons, which was controlled by the Samsung launcher. Now that Android 13 is available, third-party apps can also incorporate this feature.
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Google introduced the Android 13 mobile operating system earlier this year. The gradual rollout of the operating system is still in progress. Recently, all Samsung Galaxy devices received the Android 13 software update. Whereas, Nothing (1) smartphone received the closed beta version of the latest Android OS.
Themed icons on Android 13 device
Android 13 gives several new features and looks to every device. One of these are themed icons for each app, which can change colour based on your wallpaper. Previously, only Google’s apps could change colours according to your phone’s background. A sizable number of third-party apps have now also added support for themed icons on devices with the recent Android 13 upgrade. Here’s how you can switch from regular icons to Android 13’s theme icons on your device:
Read Also
Go to Settings on your Android device.
Go to the Wallpaper and Style tab.
Tap on the Icons option.
Then, tap on the Custom icons button.
Under the Custom icons tab, scroll down and turn on the toggle for the Match wallpaper colours option.
Finally, hit the Apply button.
Themed icons on Android 12
According to 9to5Google, themed icons were available for all users to enable in Android 12; the only problem was that no third-party apps could use the feature. Themed icons were restricted to apps developed by Google.
This also applied to Samsung devices running Android 12. Only Samsung apps were permitted to display themed icons, which was controlled by the Samsung launcher. Now that Android 13 is available, third-party apps can also incorporate this feature.
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