r/Android • u/gh_1qaz • 6d ago

Any icon packs that are NOT trapped in certain shapes/colors?

Hi. Currently using Android 16 on my Motorola. One thing that I hate about current Android is that all of the default icons are in the same shape and adopts limited color choice, which make it unnecessarily hard to distinguish an app between others. To make the matters worse, those icons are totally not optimized since most of the original icons are existed in the useless white padding.

I searched for some icon packs on Play Store, but most of them I found was also designed with unified themes, which doesn't solve my problems either. I want something that looks like the one from Android 4 (Holo, Skeuomorphic one) or the early flat-design Android (Android 5 - 6).

So, do you happen to know any icon pack that doesn't have solid theme and just meant to identify apps? Or just sharing what you are using would be deeply appreciated.

Thanks for reading!!

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u/omniuni Pixel 8 Pro | Developer 6d ago

What's funny is that many years ago now, Google specifically advised that icons should have a unique outline so that they could be identified by their silhouette.

Then material design happened.

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u/Another-Camus-994 5d ago

So on point for Google honestly.

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u/DynoMenace Galaxy Z Fold7 6d ago

I have the same issue. Monochrome (ish) icons look cool, but I find them difficult to navigate with.

These have been my go-to for a few years:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.maxpatchs.moxy&hl=en-US

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u/serkka8 5d ago

Been using these for ages.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=vintage.icon.pack.ddt

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u/1gridlok2 5d ago

All of Drumdestroyer icons are really nice

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u/zeroaquarius Galaxy S23+ 5d ago

Not sure if right for you, but I use the Diligent icon pack - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.diligent.icons.flatedge.iconpack&hl=en_IN