How to Change App Icons on Smartphone

Are you bored of the default app icons and want to personalize your phone to give it a unique look? Then, you need to customize or change the appearance of the app’s icon. This can be done with the help of third-party apps or through the built-in settings. To learn about the app icon customization in detail, make use of this guide below.

How to Change the Appearance of the App Icon

Refer to the steps below and change the appearance of the app’s icon to your liking on Android and iPhone.

1. Go to the Play Store or App Store on your Smartphone and install the X Icon Changer app. If you have already installed this application, skip this step.

2. Tap Open to launch the app and grant access to the required permissions by selecting the option Continue.

3. Once you enter the app, you will see the home screen with all the apps you have installed on your smartphone.

4. Locate and pick the app you want to change its appearance. We have chosen the Google Chrome app to explain the process. You can pick any application of your choice.

5. Now, you will enter into the customize screen. Here, tap the Pencil icon and change the app’s name to the name of your choice. Here, we have changed the app’s name to TAYT. You can also skip this step if you don’t want to change the app’s name.

6. Once done, you can find several style tabs at the bottom. Approximately each style has 20-25 different style icons. You can pick any icon from the style tabs. The names of the style tabs are listed below.

Set Your Own Photo as the App’s Icon!

If you are not satisfied with the icon collections, you can even upload your own photo or any picture to the app and set it as the app’s icon.

• Go to the Photo tab under the Change Icon section.
• Then, hit the Gallery or Camera option to upload or take a photo and set it as the app icon. Remember that to use this feature, you need to watch an ad on the app.

Replace the App’s icon with the Existing App icon

This application also has an option to change the app’s icon like some other apps you have installed on the phone. To be clear, we can change the Google Chrome app’s icon to an Instagram icon. Similarly, we can change the Instagram app’s icon to the Chrome or Phone icon.

With these icon replacements, you can prevent your friends or family members from accessing your Instagram or other social media apps. Sounds Interesting! Right! Learn how to do it by referring to the steps below. To access this premium feature, you need to watch an ad.

• Under the Change Icon section, select the Apps tab.
• Choose the app icon you want to set for the Chrome app and select OK at the top.
• You will be shown an ad. Now, close the ad, and you will notice the Chrome icon has been changed to the app icon you have chosen.

Apart from changing the app’s icon, you can also set a GIF to display on the app when you open it. To do it, navigate to the Add Launch GIF, choose the GIF, or upload the GIF of your choice and set it.

Note: The X Icon Changer App has plenty of ads. To use the app ad-free, you need to buy the premium subscription, which costs $1.99.

How to Customize the App’s Icon

If you want to change the color and background of the app’s icon, go to Settings on your Android Phone and customize the app’s icon based on your preference. Most of the latest Android phones have the option to customize the app’s icon in Settings. If you don’t find the option, you can download and use any app icon customizer application from the Play Store.

For iPhones and iPads, you can use the built-in option. Just long-press the empty space on the home screen and select Edit. Tap the option Customize and change the background theme, size, and color of the app’s icon based on your choice. iPhone also has the option to create a Shortcut, where you can customize the shortcut’s app icon with your desired image, name, or color. If you are not interested in using any third-party apps, you can rely on this shortcut creation method.

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