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AEP guideline: Themed App Icons
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Implement themed app icons to provide a cohesive and personalized home screen
experience for users, aligning with their Material You system theme.
Required implementation
To qualify for AEP, enable your launcher icon to dynamically adjust its tint by
including a <monochrome> drawable layer within the adaptive icon XML of
your application.
Guideline applicability
This guideline applies:
- To apps that provide a comparable Themed App Icon implementation on a
non-Android platform.
- To all form factors on which the app is available.
Exemptions
There are no exemptions for this guideline.
Feature documentation and resources
The following resources provide implementation guidance and technical details on
the Themed App Icons feature. These resources are for your reference only
and don't contain additional program requirements.
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Last updated 2026-06-24 UTC.
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