[Feature Request] Add Support For Custom Icons From Images

[MrCamel999]

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Feature description

I would like to be able to hold down on an app in the app drawer (or the home screen, or both, the details of how to access this specifically isn't important), and then hit an edit button that opens my photo album, and from there allows me to choose an image to use as my icon for that application.

Why do you want this feature?

If trying to build a home screen with a certain theme, it can be very useful to use specific images you find online to try and make your home screen all match thematically.

Furthermore, it can allow for app differentiation if there happens to be two apps with the same name and icon. This is a very niche issue, I'm aware, but I run into the issue where I don't know which "Beeper" app I need to open sometimes. One of them is Beeper Cloud for most of my non-sensative messaging, and one of them is Beeper Mini, which I still have iMessage working on Android with. With a launcher that supports custom images for apps, I can set a specific image for each of those different apps. It could be argued the developers shouldn't make two apps that look the same to begin with, but I can't do much about that.

Additional information

I've seen the issue talking about possibly supporting icon packs. I want to make it clear that this feature request is not asking for the same thing. Icon packs are cool and all, but I want to be able to do this manually with images, on a per app basis.

[aloxe]

@MrCamel999 According to Android Developers > Design & Plan > Images and graphics it is not recommanded to use bitmap images for icons. Your icon will be so heavy that it may not display when you open your drawer.

Format app icons as vector drawables for adaptive icons and PNG for legacy icons. To learn more about creating and previewing your app icon, check out Design and Preview your App Icons.

What I would like to request would solve your problem though, this is: Allow launcher use imported icon pack.

Icon packs are apps that provide redesigned icons for many apps. Many launchers allow the use of these packs to fit with user's wallpaper and themes. Often these launchers will allow the user to set another icon from the pack. Long press on the icon would offer a "custom icon" in the app menu that allows you to pick a specific icon from the icon pack you installed. Here is an example below:

If you agree with that, the current feature request would become:

• add a new setting option to set app icons from an Icon Pack (such as [Arcticons](https://github.com/Arcticons-Team/Arcticons))
• allow user to manually set a custom icon from the Icon pack for any icon in the drawer (The example from the screenshot above is defined here)

I just realised that this feature request is already posted in #22. I will upcote this issue #22

[MrCamel999]

Yeah, #22 is what I was referring to in the additional info section 😅. Thanks for commenting though. The Android developers page provides good information, but doesn't exactly solve my problem. I would like to bring up my current launcher, Nova Launcher, as an example. I can set any image I want to be the app icon for any app I have installed, and it doesn't slow down my phone at all. Therefore, I know it's technically possible for my feature request to be done.

How exactly is it possible? I will admit that I have no idea. Furthermore, I would find it unlikely that Nova would help, since they're a closed source app.

Thanks for taking the time to comment though!