{"id":49298,"date":"2020-02-06T18:19:03","date_gmt":"2020-02-06T10:19:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/?p=49298"},"modified":"2020-02-05T20:26:36","modified_gmt":"2020-02-05T12:26:36","slug":"install-android-icon-packs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/install-android-icon-packs\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Install Android Icon Packs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In Android, <strong>the interface you work with most of the time<\/strong> is called the launcher. The launcher comprises of Home screen \u2013 the first screen that you see upon unlocking a device and the app drawer \u2013 the place where you see all the app icons. And this is the place that gets most customization from the users through icon packs.<\/p>\n<p>As icon packs only work on specific launchers, <strong>you must have a compatible or supported launcher<\/strong> to install these icon packs in Android. For example, Nova Launcher is one of the most popular launchers, then comes Apex Launcher, Evie Launcher, and many others.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ref-block ref-block--post\" id=\"ref-post-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/free-high-quality-android-icons\/\" class=\"ref-block__link\" title=\"Read More: 20 Free & High Quality Android Icon Sets \u2014 Best of\" rel=\"bookmark\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">20 Free & High Quality Android Icon Sets \u2014 Best of<\/span><\/a>\n<div class=\"ref-block__thumbnail img-thumb img-thumb--jumbo\" data-img='{ \"src\" : \"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/thumbs\/250x160\/free-high-quality-android-icons.jpg\" }'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<noscript>\n<style>.no-js #ref-block-post-18950 .ref-block__thumbnail { background-image: url(\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/thumbs\/250x160\/free-high-quality-android-icons.jpg\"); }<\/style>\n<\/noscript>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"ref-block__summary\">\n<h4 class=\"ref-title\">20 Free & High Quality Android Icon Sets \u2014 Best of<\/h4>\n<p class=\"ref-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tAndroid OS, thanks to its open-source license, allows heavy customizations allowing phone manufacturers to offer their own set...\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Read more<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>So, in this tutorial, I will guide you through the process of installing your favorite icon pack on Android OS through the launcher. Let\u2019s get started.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Open Play Store, search for \u201c<strong>launcher<\/strong>\u201c, and download your preferred one. For instance, I installed <strong>Nova Launcher<\/strong> since it\u2019s supported by most icon packs.<\/li>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/install-android-icon-packs\/search-install-launcher-android.jpg\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1242\" alt=\"Search for and install launcher in Android\"><\/figure>\n<li>After it\u2019s installed, click <strong>Open<\/strong>, then follow the onscreen instructions.<\/li>\n<li>Once you complete setting it up, open Play Store <strong>&gt;<\/strong> search for \u201c<strong>icon pack<\/strong>\u201d and download your favorite icon pack. For this tutorial, I downloaded <strong>Lines \u2013 Icon Pack<\/strong> from the Google Play Store.<\/li>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/install-android-icon-packs\/search-install-icon-pack-android.jpg\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1242\" alt=\"Search for and install icon pack in Android\"><\/figure>\n<li>After it\u2019s installed, open the installed launcher (<strong>Nova Launcher<\/strong> in this case) and find its settings. Normally, you can long-tap on the Home screen to see the launcher options <strong>&gt;<\/strong> then select <strong>Settings<\/strong> on this screen.<\/li>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/install-android-icon-packs\/launch-settings-launcher.jpg\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1242\" alt=\"Launch the Settings in your launcher\"><\/figure>\n<li>Now, choose <strong>Icons<\/strong> or <strong>Icon pack<\/strong> or <strong>Icon settings<\/strong> or <strong>Icon preferences<\/strong> (if you can\u2019t find it, look for similar options.) For example, in Nova Launcher, I had to look for <strong>Look & feel<\/strong> (<strong>Icon preferences<\/strong> in the tagline) <strong>&gt;<\/strong> <strong>Icon style<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/install-android-icon-packs\/open-icon-style-settings-nova-launcher.jpg\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1242\" alt=\"Open icon style settings in Nova Launcher\"><\/figure>\n<li>In the icon settings, select <strong>Icon theme<\/strong> or <strong>theme<\/strong> and pick the icon pack you installed in the above step like I chose <strong>Lines Free<\/strong> on my device.<\/li>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/install-android-icon-packs\/select-icon-pack-nova-launcher.jpg\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1242\" alt=\"Select a new icon pack in Nova Launcher\"><\/figure>\n<li>Finally, press the <strong>Home<\/strong> button to go to the Home screen. You\u2019ll see a new look and feel with the new icon pack working on your Home screen.<\/li>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/install-android-icon-packs\/lines-icon-pack-installed-nova-launcher.jpg\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1242\" alt=\"Lines icon pack installed in Nova Launcher\"><\/figure>\n<\/ol>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In Android, the interface you work with most of the time is called the launcher. The launcher comprises of Home screen \u2013 the first screen that you see upon unlocking a device and the app drawer \u2013 the place where you see all the app icons. 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