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Through evidence spotted in the latest Android Canary release, it looks like Google is preparing a new Pixel feature that would let users theme their homescreen icons using AI as well as their own custom styles.<\/p>\n
As it stands today, Google Pixel owners have a few choices for customizing the icons on their homescreen. You can use Google\u2019s \u201cThemed Icons\u201d feature that will apply Material You color themes to icons, though only on supported apps. You can use third-party apps to make custom shortcuts<\/a> on the homescreen (similar to how iPhone users themed their icons in the past). Or, the tried and true, you can download a third-party launcher and utilize a host of additional theming options, including a vast number of icon packs available in the Play Store.<\/p>\n Soon, though, it appears Google wants to add a few more options out of the box for Pixel owners.<\/p>\n In the latest Android Canary build, the folks over at Android Authority<\/a> uncovered some tidbits about new icon styles coming to Google Pixel devices in the future. In particular, the \u201cStyle\u201d section would call existing themed icons \u201cMinimal,\u201d and add new \u201cAI icon\u201d and \u201cCreate\u201d options.<\/p>\n \tAdvertisement – scroll for more content<\/p>\n The strings regarding this say:<\/p>\n Style<\/p>\n Default<\/p>\n Minimal<\/p>\n AI icon<\/p>\n Create<\/p>\n So, yeah, details are pretty light at the moment. That said, we can take a guess on a few details here. The \u201cAI icon\u201d theme is called an \u201cextendible theme\u201d in the string, implying that it uses AI to bring a theme beyond what\u2019s already available. That might suggest this option could allow apps that don\u2019t support Android\u2019s dynamic icons to still be included in a theme, or perhaps expand the style beyond just colors.<\/p>\n \u201cCreate\u201d is a bit more exciting here, as it implies a greater level of user control. What might that include? At the moment, your guess is as good as ours. I\u2019m personally hoping it\u2019s something in the realm of the \u201cEffects\u201d theming options now available for wallpapers<\/a>. It\u2019s also possible this could include changing icon shapes, as we saw some progress on that <\/a>a while back.<\/p>\n What would you want to see?<\/p>\n As for when these features might debut, we really don\u2019t know. Android Canary isn\u2019t tied to any single version of Android, and seeing as these features can\u2019t even be manually enabled behind the scenes, this could be something that\u2019s a few months away, if not much longer.<\/p>\n More on Google Pixel:<\/p>\n Follow Ben:\u00a0Twitter\/X<\/a>,\u00a0Threads<\/a>, Bluesky<\/a>, and\u00a0Instagram<\/a><\/p>\n FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links. More.<\/a><\/p>\n
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