AI- Powered Icon Theming on Google Pixel Devices May Possibly Include Custom Styles
In a recent development, Google is set to introduce AI-driven and custom theming options for Pixel home screen icons. This feature is expected to surpass the current "Themed Icons" that only colour-match supported monochromatic app icons with the wallpaper.
The new options include:
- AI icon style: This innovative approach uses artificial intelligence to generate custom-themed icons on the fly, ensuring a more consistent and personalized look for all app icons, even those without developer-supplied monochromatic versions.
- Create style: This option is likely to offer users the ability to create their own custom icon styles manually, enhancing customization flexibility.
At present, Pixel users have limited choices for extensive icon customization, primarily relying on themed icons or third-party launchers and apps. The new AI-driven options aim to address the inconsistent icon appearance problem by dynamically adjusting icons using AI and offering additional style choices directly within the Pixel launcher interface.
The discovery of these new features was made through code strings in the latest Android Canary 2507 build for Pixel devices. The styling section will reportedly label the existing themed icons as “Minimal,” with the new “AI icon” and “Create” styles available for selection.
It's important to note that the Android Canary channel, which is releasing these features, is experimental and primarily for developer testing on Pixel devices from the Pixel 6 to Pixel 9 series. Users should anticipate these features to be in early, possibly unstable stages before the official rollout.
However, details about these new features are still scarce, and specifics such as availability on all supported apps, the requirement for a specific version of Android or a certain Pixel device model, and the exact timeline for release, remain unclear.
[1] Android Authority
[2] Android Police
[3] 9to5Google
[4] XDA Developers
- These new AI-driven options for Pixel devices include an AI icon style that uses technology to generate custom-themed smartphone icons on the fly, which could potentially make smartphones more personalized with gadgets sporting a consistent and unique appearance.
- The "Create style" option in the Pixel launcher will likely allow users to customize their icon themes manually, thus offering more flexibility in tailoring their gadgets to their preferences using the latest technology.
