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Reddit Tries to Get Users to Pay by Making App Icon Ugly
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this post was submitted on 19 Jul 2023
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Do iOS users not have free icon packs? I'm so confused by this...
You can’t change icons from the system/launcher settings. Individual apps can offer icon options, but they are internal to the app.
What a scam...
But you can do what I did and use the shortcuts app to set custom icons and app names.
To each their own, I moved from iOS to Android in 2020 and first days I started experimenting with different icon packs, but not all are perfect or of my taste, nowadays I only use the monet icons feature for Pixel Launcher, but if it wasn't for that I'd just use stock icons lol.
I suggest the "Delta" icon pack, if you haven't tried it yet. It's really good, IMO.
Well, I tried it and I like it!
Yes, that is what Apple products have become. Add Reddit on top of that and you have a double scam.
Have become? If anything, iOS have historically been getting more customizable over time not less.
And I don’t think it’s really accurate to compare iOS with MacOSX and earlier, entirely different systems with different use cases and form factors. I’d recon if Apple released a phone in 2002 it’s be just as locked down.
Not trying to defend this by the way, just surprised by the usage of the word “become” here as if it used to be different for iPhones.
There are plenty of apps that allow you to change the app icon for free. This is entirely on Reddit.
Scamception, if you will.
It's the same on the Reddit Android app too (although the icon option in the app looks ok, the icon in the launcher is pixelated)
At least you can freely change the icon on android
Any opportunity for an “Apple bad” comment
Sort of, you can use the Shortcuts app to make a custom launcher and use any icon you want. It’s not very intuitive for the average user.
Maybe it's just a Nova thing but any image can be an icon, you dont have to change everything.
I found an article from 2020 that said it wasn't possible to use custom icons on an iPhone. Idk if that's changed, since I don't have an iPhone. I know customization is not something they are known for.
It's more of a workaround: you need to make a shortcut (which you can set a custom icon to) to launch the app of your choice. This is still possible.