Developers must now agree to let their Android app icons be themed or they won't be allowed to distribute on the Google Play Store.

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For Android app developers that have been slow to adopt Google’s push for themed app icons, there’s no longer a choice.

Starting with Android 16 QPR2, Google will enforce universal auto-themed icons with a monochrome filter across all apps.

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