gnprice
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1 month ago Thanks for the feedback!
It looks like the feature you're using here is "themed icons". In the system settings on my Pixel 8 running Android 14, the switch to enable that feature is labeled as "Beta". Turning it on and browsing around a bit, it looks like some apps have provided these monochrome launcher icons but most apps haven't yet.
You're certainly not alone in wishing that more apps would — here's a couple of different threads of people complaining that so many apps haven't: https://www.reddit.com/r/GooglePixel/comments/17ceeiz/themed_icons_why_is_it_so_difficult/ https://www.reddit.com/r/android_beta/comments/16chny5/wasnt_a14_supposed_to_fix_themed_icons/
Anyway, for our reference when we go to implement this feature, here's the developer docs for it (which also covers the related #4211): https://developer.android.com/develop/ui/views/launch/icon_design_adaptive
Because this codebase is in maintenance mode, this is a feature we'd only add in the upcoming Flutter-based app. But I definitely expect we'll implement it there at some point after that migration is complete.
Currently, the Zulip app on Android has no monochrome icon, making it look very out of place on modern homescreens.