Android Authority

One UI 8 could let you silence the most annoying system indicator (APK teardown)

One UI 8 may add an option to hide the location icon in the status bar when only system apps are accessing it. The icon would still appear when third-party apps access your location, alerting you to ...
Android Police

Android 13 DP1 opens up dynamic icon theming to third-party apps

Cody has been writing with Android Police for ten years. While best known for the hundreds of APK Teardowns and breaking news on many of Google’s new products and services, he also covers deeper ...
9to5google

These apps support Material You’s themed icons on Android 13

Google debuted the ability to have themed icons on the homescreen in Android 12, designed to help go all-in on Material You theming. Now, in Android 13, third-party apps can get in on the fun of ...
Android Authority

Here's an early look at Google Messages' custom RCS group chat icon support (APK teardown)

Google Messages could soon allow users to set up custom icons for RCS group chats. We’ve manually enabled the feature in the latest Messages beta release to give you an early look. Google is getting ...
9to5google

Most Google apps don’t actually support Android 13’s themed icons outside of Pixel phones

One of the biggest evolutions to Material You in Android 13 is support for themed icons in third-party apps, a function that’s quickly expanding to more and more apps as of late. Now, Android 13 on ...