Google has decided to change the rules of Android apps to provide a more comprehensive user experience.
From October 15, it will be mandatory for all developers to support theme-based app icons that adapt to the colors on the phone’s user interface.
The change is included in Google’s distribution agreement for developers, and those who do not follow the rules, risk sanctions – ultimately exclusion from Google Play.
What the change means in practice
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For users, this means that the app icons will automatically adapt to the theme selected on the phone.
If menus and backgrounds have blue shades, the icons will also get blue tones.
The result is a more harmonious and consistent home screen, where individual icons no longer stand out from the whole.
That’s what the medium Zonait writes.
Samsung‘s role with One Ui 8.5
Samsung is among the first manufacturers to use the new requirements fully.
With the launch of One UI 8.5, it becomes mandatory that all apps on a Samsung device adapt to the theme, even though the developer has not updated the app.
The feature means that older apps will also follow the design of the phone and appear more holistically.
Requirements for developers
Theme -based icons have been available for several years, but many developers have chosen to disregard the opportunity. That’s the end now.
Google has clarified the rules to ensure that brand or lack of prioritization does not prevent a better user experience.
The developers thus have a clear duty, and the consequences of ignoring the requirement can be significant.
A more uniform Android universe
For users, the change marks a step towards a more modern and visually holistic Android platform.
The system will appear more completed, while there is still room for personalization through themes and color choices.
From October 15, Android will not only work as before, but also present himself in a far more uniform and elaborate way.
