{"id":815727,"date":"2026-05-23T01:04:14","date_gmt":"2026-05-23T01:04:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/815727\/"},"modified":"2026-05-23T01:04:14","modified_gmt":"2026-05-23T01:04:14","slug":"google-goes-for-the-glitter-with-disco-ball-icons-are-yall-sure-you-still-want-this","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/815727\/","title":{"rendered":"Google goes for the glitter with disco-ball icons: ‘Are y’all sure you still want this?’"},"content":{"rendered":"

So bad, it\u2019s good? Google on Friday joined in the disco ball icon fun taking place on home screens everywhere. After Spotify\u2019s temporary<\/a> new disco ball app icon, released to celebrate the company\u2019s 20th anniversary, drew extensive online backlash<\/a> (and a bit of praise for those who like a little kitsch!), Google decided to get in on the joke and rolled out a custom set of Android app icons sporting a similar disco ball theme.<\/p>\n

On X, Android ecosystem head Sameer Samat posted, \u201cYour wish is our command. Disco icons available on Pixel as of today\u00a0\u2026 Are y\u2019all sure you still want this?\u201d<\/p>\n

His post included a screenshot of a Pixel phone fully decked out with sparkly, disco-ball-inspired icons, which looks just as terrible (incredible??) as it sounds. <\/p>\n

The new icons are available through Pixel\u2019s relatively new custom icons feature, which allows users to choose from different AI-generated styles for their app icons. Before this, users could only customize their icons by changing their colors to match the phone\u2019s wallpaper and theme.<\/p>\n

\"\"Image Credits:<\/strong>screenshot of Pixel icons by TechCrunch<\/p>\n

The custom icons feature rolled out in March\u2019s Pixel Drop<\/a> \u2014 Google\u2019s term for its periodic feature updates to Pixel phones \u2014 introducing app icon templates like a hand-drawn \u201cScribbles\u201d aesthetic; a gold look called \u201cTreasure\u201d; a colorful, painted style dubbed \u201cEasel\u201d; and others.<\/p>\n

Earlier this week, Samat had jokingly tweeted<\/a>, \u201cShould we make this icon pack happen on Android?\u201d alongside a Chrome icon turned into a disco ball.<\/p>\n

Silly as it may be, Google actually made it happen.<\/p>\n

Many people had complained about the Spotify icon, calling it ugly, prompting the company to remind<\/a> them it was just a temporary sitch. \u201cAlright, we know glitter is not for everyone,\u201d the streamer wrote.<\/p>\n

Google, seemingly, disagrees. As off-brand as its disco-themed icons are, there\u2019s also something whimsical about turning your whole home screen into a sparkly landscape of little apps. (And, in case you missed it, the Zillennials are really into whimsy<\/a> right now, The New York Times reports, describing their \u201cplayful response to a difficult world.\u201d)<\/p>\n

Upon seeing Google\u2019s release, X user and former Pixly co-founder Race Johnson quipped<\/a>, \u201cWhen your home screen gets bottle service.\u201d Said another<\/a>, \u201cOmg it\u2019s awful. I\u2019ll take it!\u201d<\/p>\n

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