With the launch of the Google Pixel and Pixel XL running Android 7.1, Google hoped that developers would start adding
round icon support in their applications.
Not exact matches
While the
round icon shape is used by default, the Pixel Launcher also
supports several options for customizing the look of system app
icons on the Home and App Drawer screens, including «Squircle,» «
Rounded corner rect,» «Square,» and «Cylinder.»
If this scenario plays out, then Pixel owners may find themselves with a bunch of non-circular apps from app developers who don't bother to update their
icon assets to accommodate only the few devices that would
support round icons.
At launch, version 5.0 has a
rounded icon for the Pixel and
support for Nougat's Direct Reply, but does not feature a mini conversation view in notifications like Google Messenger.