Google's deadline for having app icons that support the new rounded square spec in the Play Store is approaching, but devs can turn on their icons now.

A 'blandroid' if you will; Google has just switched on the mandatory addition of rounded square icon options to its app marketplace in preparation for a full switch in June.

Earlier this month, Google announced that the Play Store on Android and Chrome OS would adopt rounded square app icons for a cleaner and more consistent ...

Back in March, Google introduced a new rounded square icon requirement for the Play Store on Android and Chrome OS. Google Play rounded icons live today ...

The changes were first spotted by the folks over at Android Authority in a new Google Keep build, highlighting tweaks made to the app's bottom toolbar — the one that highlights icons for adding ...

Google notes that only the Play Store on Android and Chrome OS will show these changes – mostly just applying a corner radius 20% of the icon size to maintain consistency – whereas Wear OS ...

The Android Auto app icons have been changed to square icons with a white background out of blue; Google says it's investigating.

As on iOS and iPadOS, macOS will even fit this image into a rounded square after the fact so it looks at home among other native apps. While this means you can absolutely go wild and creative with ...

An update to the Play Store began rolling out yesterday with a new round launcher icon for the Pixel Launcher and an app shortcut (formerly known as launcher shortcuts) for Android 7.1.

The Pixel Launcher is preparing to let you customize the shapes of home screen icons, and we have an early look at this new feature.

What is icon masking? Think about the icons on your phone for a second. How many come in different shapes and sizes, some without backgrounds, others situated on a square or rounded button?