Adaptive Icon support is now integrated into Quickedit, so you can quickly pick the icon shape that best suits your mood.
The v34 update has a new folder animation, better
adaptive icon support, and more.
To celebrate this new feature, Lacy is making
adaptive icon support free for all users — something that was previously reserved for Action Launcher Plus.
To help speed up the process, Chris Lacy has introduced a new update to Action Launcher that brings
adaptive icon support thanks to an all - new companion app called AdaptivePack.
Action Launcher's companion app, AdaptivePack has long been the best way to get the most out of adaptive icons, both bringing full
adaptive icon support to devices not yet running Oreo and providing Oreo users stock themed adaptive icons for apps that don't currently offer them natively.
As a bonus, Action Launcher's
adaptive icon support, previously a feature that required the one - time Plus upgrade, is now unlocked for all users.
Adaptive Icon support is now integrated into Quickedit, so you can customize the icon Adaptive Icon style on a per - app basis.
Latest Action Launcher update brings
adaptive icon support to devices running Lollipop and later
Not exact matches
As Google isn't expecting that all developers who ever released an Android app that's still available for download will be able to update their software with
support for
adaptive icons for a number of reasons, the new feature won't break the
icons of incompatible apps.
Those features include
icon pack
support, Android Oreo shortcuts and notification dots, Google Now integration (with optional and free plugin),
adaptive icons, and various other customizations.
The Google Pixel Launcher brought
adaptive icons, and now Android
supports them systemwide and natively.
Adaptive icons will be
supported in the launcher, shortcuts, device Settings, sharing dialogs, and the app overview screen.
For Android Oreo users, AdaptivePack provides
Adaptive Icons for a great many apps that currently don't officially
support Adaptive Icons.
The Samsung Experience 9.0 launcher implements
support for Android Oreo's Notification Dots and
Adaptive Icons, and a new color picker that lets you tweak the appearance of folders.
The latest v34 update for Action Launcher is here, and it includes an AdpativeZoom animation for folders, drag animations for
icons, and improved
support for
adaptive icons.
The launcher now
supports custom
icon packs,
adaptive icons, etc..
And if you happen to be on Oreo, the app will even provide
adaptive icons for apps that don't officially
support them yet.
One of the more user - facing features available in Android 8.0 Oreo is
support for
adaptive icons, which allow the shape of launcher
icons to be changed across the whole operating system.
There's
support for
adaptive icons, you swipe up to access your app drawer, and there's even a working Google Feed on the left-most side.
In order to make it easier for developers to
support multiple different
icon shapes, Google introduced
Adaptive Icons when they announced the first Android O Developer Preview.
Action Launcher's latest version does the opposite, launching a paid
icon pack called AdaptivePack that promises to build a bevy of Adaptive Icon - supported icons for popular a
icon pack called AdaptivePack that promises to build a bevy of
Adaptive Icon - supported icons for popular a
Icon -
supported icons for popular apps.
Some long - awaited features like picture - in - picture mode and unread notification app badges have finally landed while some entirely new features like better Bluetooth audio
support and
adaptive icons are a welcome addition.
Starting first with
adaptive icons, these are
supported as long as you're using Nova Launcher on a device running Android 5.0 or later.
There are also some user - facing additions such as
adaptive notification dots, wider
support for picture - in - picture mode, over 60 new emoji, a new look for media notifications and the quick settings menu, a redesigned settings menu,
adaptive icons, notification channels, and, of course, the Octopus Easter egg.
Apart from this, Oreo will also add
support for LDAC codec,
adaptive icons, wide color gamut to make apps look more colorful and vibrant, autofill APIs to save time and new notification channels.
Still, it's another launcher that
supports Adaptive icons and hopefully an incentive for more developers to make
Adaptive icons for their apps.
The update revises the firmware version to V80.20.96.89 and includes all the Android Oreo goodies like picture - in - picture mode, Notification Dots, Autofill password manager,
support for
adaptive icons, instant apps, new notification settings and more.
Adaptive Icons require a launcher that
supports them, and now we have one more that does.
There's also «
Adaptive icons» for developers, and the system «animates interactions with the
icons, and uses them in the launcher, shortcuts, settings, etc.» Android O will also bring «wide - gamut colour»
support for apps, and this should help imaging apps, especially on devices which have a new wide - gamut colour capable display.
Background location and execution limits are present as well in Android 8.0 «Oreo,» along with an accessibility volume and button,
adaptive icons, ambient screen
support, downloadable fonts, full color management
support, and new emoji.
You can have the
icon shape apply only for apps that
support adaptive icons or force all of your app
icons to adopt the changes.
The first new feature is
support for
adaptive icons, something Google has been pushing with Android 8.0 Oreo.
Action Launcher is also quick to
support features from the newest versions of Android, including
Adaptive Icons, Notification Previews, and App Shortcuts.
It also has a few additional customization features like
icon pack
support, variable
icon and grid sizes,
adaptive icons, and more.
Android Oreo is mostly designed to improve the security and functionality of its devices, and it takes quite a few cues from iOS in doing so — Oreo focuses on limiting what apps can do in the background, gives apps tools for creating
adaptive icons, adds wide - gamut color
support for third - party apps, audio and WebView enhancement APIs, and more.
The update will include picture - in - picture (PIP)
support,
adaptive icons, keyboard navigation, notification channels, and more.
Action Launcher v28, which is currently on its second beta as I write this, now officially
supports Android Oreo's
Adaptive Icons feature, which has eluded third - party launchers until now.
Some features Google mentioned in the announcement include new notification channels that'll make it easier for users to manage notifications, a picture - in - picture mode for use during video playback (like what is already available for Android TV),
adaptive launcher
icons that change shapes across different device models,
support for Wi - Fi Aware and more.
Adaptive Icons, Android Oreo's answer to both chaotic app drawers and ugly
icon masks, is still brand - spanking new, and if you want to use it, the
supported launchers you have to choose from are pretty...
Adaptive icons are still pretty new, so not everyone
supports them.
Nova Launcher 5.5 - beta is live now on Google Play for those signed up as a beta tester (or as an APK) and includes
support for
adaptive icons.
Additionally, Android 8.0 Oreo features Picture - in - Picture (PiP)
support for videos, notification dots so you never miss what's important to you, a fully redesigned emoji set,
adaptive icons for a more consistent look and feel, better privacy and security, as well as
support for Autofill to remember your logins, with your permission.