How to Change Icons on Android (with Pictures)

2024 Author: Samantha Chapman | [email protected]. Last modified: 2024-02-02 02:12

This article explains how to use the Awesome Icons application to change the icons on the main screen of an Android device. Awesome Icons allows you to create icons using the images of your mobile or tablet, but also to download free icons from the Play Store.

Steps

Method 1 of 1: Replace Icons with Pictures

Step 1. Download Awesome Icons from the Play Store

This free application allows you to create new icons for any Android application. The icons will not appear in the app store, but you can use them on the home screen.

• Tap the search bar at the top of the screen.
• Type awesome icons.
• Touch Awesome icons (the icon looks like a white arrow on a black background).
• Touch Install.

Step 2. Open Awesome Icons

The icon looks like a white curved arrow on a black background and is located in the app drawer. You can also open the application by tapping the green button You open if you were still in the Play Store.

Step 3. Scroll until you find the application you want to assign a new icon to

Next to the current application icon you will see two more: one depicting the camera and one the gallery.

Step 4. Tap the gallery icon

It represents a small square containing a blue, green and white landscape. This will open the gallery.

• Touch Allow to authorize the application to access your photos if you are using it for the first time.
• Do you want to take a new photo? Tap the camera icon instead, then take the photo you want to use as an icon.

Step 5.

Tap the image you want to use as an icon.

A screen will open that will allow you to crop it.

This screen will also appear if you were to take a new photo

Select the part of the photo you want to use as an icon. Drag the edges of the square to select the part of the image you want to use. You can also drag it across the screen to reposition it to your liking.

Tap Crop. It is located at the top right. Cropped the image, a section entitled Create shortcut.

Tap OK. It is located at the bottom right. A new shortcut for this application will be added on the main screen.

Delete the other main screen shortcut. Just touch and hold it, then drag it to the trash can ("Remove"), which usually appears at the top or bottom of the screen.

Drag the new icon to the home screen and place it where you want it. It will then be ready to be used.

Using Icon Packs

1. Download Awesome Icons from the Play Store

   

   

   • Tap the search bar at the top of the screen.
   • Type awesome icons.
   • Touch Awesome icons (the icon looks like a white arrow on a black background).
   • Touch Install.

2. Open Awesome Icons. The icon looks like a white curved arrow on a black background and is located in the applications folder. The application can also be opened by tapping the green button You open if you were still in the Play Store.

   

3. Tap ☰. It is located in the upper left.

   

4. Tap Get more icons. A list of free icon packs will appear.

   

5. Look for an icon pack. Scroll the screen to see the various free options or tap Search the market to find more available for download.

   

6. Tap an icon pack. The page will open that will allow you to download it in the Play Store.

   

7. Tap Install. The icon pack will be downloaded to your device. Once the download is complete, you can use it in the Awesome Icons application.

   

8. Back to Awesome Icons. You can do this by tapping the button at the bottom right (bottom left in case you use a Samsung), which shows the open applications. At this point it is up to Awesome Icons. Alternatively, open the app in the apps folder.

   

9. Tap ☰. It is located in the upper left.

   

10. Tap Icon packs.

    

11. Tap ⁝. It is located at the top right.

    

12. Tap Refresh. At this point, you should see the icon pack you downloaded.

    

13. Tap the button to go back. The list of apps you have on Android will reopen.

    

14. Scroll down until you find the application you want to change. You should see at least four icons under the app name: the original icon, the one offered by the package you downloaded (if it has one available for that application), the camera icon, and the gallery icon.

    

15. Tap the icon you want to use. Tap the icon in case the package you downloaded has an alternative for the application in question. A section entitled will open Create shortcut.

    

16. Tap OK. It is located at the bottom right. This button allows you to create a new shortcut on the main screen.

    

17. Delete the other shortcut from the main screen. How to do? Press and hold the icon, then drag it to the trash can ("Remove"), which is usually found at the top or bottom of the screen.

    

18. Drag the new icon onto the home screen to place it wherever you like. It will then be ready to be used.