- The Pixel Launcher is adding an icon shape customization feature in a future Android release.
- The feature isn’t live yet in Android 16 Beta 3, but we managed to enable it to show what the feature’s like.
- There will be six total shapes to choose from, including the default circle.
While many third-party Android launchers offer extensive customization options, the stock launcher on Google Pixel phones is more limited. To its credit, the Pixel Launcher does have some pretty unique features, but the lack of even basic icon customization options leaves many users wanting more. An icon shape changer is finally coming to the Pixel Launcher, and we were able to activate it for an early look.
Back in November, we spotted the first signs of Google’s work to bring back icon shape customization to Pixel devices, a feature that existed in Android 11 but was later removed. In the first beta of Android 15’s second quarterly release, we discovered a new “app shape & layout” menu in the Pixel wallpaper app. The menu featured two tabs: Shape and Layout. The Shape tab offered six options for changing home screen icon shapes, while the Layout tab provided several options for adjusting the home screen grid layout.