FAQ
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Arcticons
You'll need a launcher that supports custom icon packs to start with. Supported launchers are listed here:
Supported LaunchersYou can also watch the two-minute tutorial on how to create a minimal home screen:
There are two ways of applying Arcticons. In the app, you can press the “Apply” button. It will automatically detect the launcher you're using and apply the icons to it.
Alternatively, you can apply the icon pack in the Launcher's setting as well.
Not every launcher supports direct apply, and some of them can't be accessed directly from the app. You can apply Arcticons manually in the individual launcher settings.
To utilize Material You colors, you must own a device running Android 12* or higher. In addition to that, you also require a launcher that supports it.
See the supported launchers section.
Material icons generally require Android 12 although some launchers may allow for dynamic icons to work for pre-Android 12 devices.
This is the same for most modern phones. Go to your system's settings → Wallpaper and style → Color palette. There can you find some different color options, and the option to use your wallpaper colors.
Some launchers (like Kvaesitso) do offer further customization of the colors to get the exact look that you want.
It depends on which launcher you're using. Not every launcher supports icon editing. With most launchers, you can edit an icon by tapping & holding the icon or double tapping it. Then click on the icon again. You will get a popup letting you choose a source, select Arcticons, scroll through the list or click on the open in-app button in the top-right corner.
Yes. Check out Arcticons Day & Night! It's not available on Google Play due to their repetitive app policy.
No. due to the limitations of Android, we're unable to change the appearance of colors with a button click. However, some launchers allow for the user to override the color.
Alternatively, you can use Icon Pack Studio to alter the icons' appearance.
No. Arcticons only has handcrafted icons for the best quality possible. However, if you do want autogenerated icons for the missing ones, you can take a look at Iconeration.
It's used to write & read cache, and collect the icon request data.
It's used to launch the clock app from the clock widgets.