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Auto-themed icons are coming to Android, and apps can't opt-out

Auto-themed icons are coming to Android, and apps can't opt-out
technology • 9/16/2025

Android 16 QPR2 will bring forced themes to apps that don't support Material You, and Google isn't letting any app developer opt out.

Last month brought our first look at Android 16 QPR2, with Google delivering its first beta just hours after the Pixel 10 launch event. Alongside other changes, the company is tweaking its monochrome icon settings first launched with Android 12, rena... [2842 chars]