The latest alpha and beta versions of the Facebook and Instagram apps on Android now support themed icons on Android. This confirms recent rumors that Meta was working on finally adding this feature to app icons, years after it was available across the operating system. .
Automatic theming, including themed icons, was introduced to Android in version 12 of the operating system. This feature extracts the main colors of your wallpaper and applies them to the entire interface for a more minimalistic and cohesive look.
Fortunately, that’s about to change, as both Instagram and Facebook icons now support auto-theming in Android beta and alpha apps. That means this may be rolled out to stable version soon. This was discovered by a user currently using these versions and reported by Mishaal Rahman in his X.
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This is currently available in version 307.0.0.0.42 (beta) for Instagram and version 439.0.0.0.30 (alpha) for Facebook, and is an update on how Meta handles implementing new features for Android. It marks a turning point. This was recently made clear with the limited rollout of the new Instagram layout for tablets, which can now be tested using devices with larger screens, such as his Google Pixel Fold in the Android 14 QPR1 beta. I did.
For those who enjoy having matching icons on their Android home screen, it would be nice if both of these applications supported matching themed icons (if not completely hidden). The problem of having to hide it or push it to a secondary stream may eventually go away. ). We hope this feature comes to the stable channel soon, perhaps in time for his next Android security update or his December Pixel feature drop.