Android 16 got its second major update earlier this week, with QPR2 rolling out as the December update for Pixel phones. This was such a significant milestone with many features we’ve heard about for months stepping out of testing and coming to our phones on a stable build. Two of these features are centered around icon launcher customization, and as a Pixel Launcher fan, they’re the first two things I immediately checked when I updated.

First, Google has brought back icon shape customization, a feature that was available in the default Pixel Launcher up until Android 11, but was removed with Android 12’s Material You. Second, Google has finally implemented forced icon theming, which makes any icon adapt to your current Material color and shape choice, even if the developer didn’t impleme

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