Google. A huge change for Android and the applications dedicated to phones was announced by the American company, and we are talking about a very good decision made for customers from all over the world. More specifically, Google asks app developers to stop making app icons in any shape they want, on a white background, but to make them only square, with rounded corners, to make the design much more attractive to users.
Google. The change imposed by the American company is intended to make users focus more on the images of the applications, and not on the icons, since they will all have exactly the same shape. The entire design of the Play Store will be much more logical, according to those from Google, something we already see in the App Store for iOS, and the change had to be made a few years ago, but it is good that it is finally imposed by those of Mountain View.
Google. HUGE change for Android and Apps
Google. Developers are asked to modify the application icons by June 30, otherwise they will be automatically modified and will be displayed in a square shape for those with phones accessing the platform. Google is forcing this change because everyone has done "by ear" for iconic applications, and the Play Store is in full chaos in terms of how users get in touch with the applications they should download.
They help users focus on the artwork, as opposed to the shape. They fix alignment issues caused by random open space to better present surrounding information, such as the title, rating, and price. Icon assets will remain the same size (512 x 512), but transparent backgrounds will no longer be allowed. Google Play on Android and Chrome OS will dynamically apply rounded corners and drop shadows to icons. The corner radius will be 20% of the icon size, to ensure consistency at different sizes.
Google. It was expected that at some point the developers would be forced to make changes of this kind, because until now they didn't really care about the way the applications they offered to customers looked. Google understands that without forcing people to do things better, it won't have any chance to bring some order to the Play Store, and in the coming months these changes should produce their effects for those who access the store.
Google. "Home" for over 2.5 million applications, the store generates tens of billions of downloads every fiscal quarter, so it is important that it is "taken care of".
