{"id":1730,"date":"2026-02-02T12:34:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-02T12:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aura-node.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/02\/new-theme-packs-for-your-pixel-phone-are-coming-soon-but-dont-delay-on-the-ai-icons\/"},"modified":"2026-02-05T03:36:26","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T03:36:26","slug":"new-theme-packs-for-your-pixel-phone-are-coming-soon-but-dont-delay-on-the-ai-icons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.aura-node.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/02\/new-theme-packs-for-your-pixel-phone-are-coming-soon-but-dont-delay-on-the-ai-icons\/","title":{"rendered":"New theme packs for your Pixel phone are coming soon, but don&#8217;t delay on the AI \u200b\u200bicons"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-content-wrapper=\"true\">\n<div data-container-type=\"content\" class=\"e_Si e_e e_S\">\n<p>The TL;DR<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Google has discontinued the Bad theme pack for Pixel devices.<\/li>\n<li>However, it says, &#8220;new theme packs are coming.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Google also dropped more hints about upcoming AI-based icons, which could be coming soon but will require Android 17 to run.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"e_e e_S\">\n<p>For years now, customization has been a major focus of Android. While Android gives you granular controls over how each feature of the phone looks, Google recently added the option to apply themes to your Pixels using a single tap. That includes changing everything from the wallpaper, lock screen, sound, clock styles, voice colors, icon themes, and more. Today, we are reading two important updates of theme packs for Pixel devices.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"e_e e_S\">\n<p>As part of the November Pixel Drop, Google added a new option to apply system-wide themes using theme packs. The first theme pack it released was to promote the theatrical release of Wicked: For Good, featuring Ariana Grande. Those, sadly, are leaving.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"e_f\">\n<div class=\"e_6t\" style=\"max-width:385px\"><picture class=\"e_Fh\" style=\"padding-top:224.42%;aspect-ratio:385 \/ 864\"><source sizes=\"(min-width: 64rem) 51.25rem, 80vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/pixel-themes-coming-soon.jpg.webp 1080w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/pixel-themes-coming-soon-29w-64h.jpg.webp 29w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/pixel-themes-coming-soon-1000w-2244h.jpg.webp 1000w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/pixel-themes-coming-soon-642w-1440h.jpg.webp 642w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/pixel-themes-coming-soon-481w-1080h.jpg.webp 481w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/pixel-themes-coming-soon-385w-864h.jpg.webp 385w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/pixel-themes-coming-soon-169w-380h.jpg.webp 169w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/pixel-themes-coming-soon-535w-1200h.jpg.webp 535w\" type=\"image\/webp\"\/><\/picture>\n<div class=\"e_Yv e_7t\">\n<p>AssembleDebug \/ Android Authority<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"e_e e_S\">\n<p>As part of this release, Google has introduced three new theme packs that users can download and apply to their Pixel devices. However, a few months after the release, Google has now pulled these themes, and they are no longer available for download. If you&#8217;ve downloaded them before, you&#8217;ll still have them.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"e_e e_S\">\n<p>If you missed out on downloading these themes before, you&#8217;ll be happy to know that you&#8217;ll have access to new ones soon. Although the Bad themes are no longer available, the theme park department says that new themes are coming soon. Unfortunately, there is no information on when these new themes will arrive.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"e_e e_Fl e_El\" data-container-type=\"content\">\n<div class=\"e_e e_S\">\n<p><strong>Don&#8217;t want to miss out on the best <em>Android Authority<\/em>?<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"e_e e__m\"><picture class=\"e_3m e_4m e_Fh\" style=\"padding-top:31.51%;aspect-ratio:676 \/ 213\"><source sizes=\"9.375rem\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/google_preferred_source_badge_light@2x.png.webp 676w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/google_preferred_source_badge_light@2x-64w-20h.png.webp 64w\" type=\"image\/webp\"\/><img class=\"e_Gh\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"9.375rem\" title=\"Google's preferred source badge is light@2x\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/google_preferred_source_badge_light@2x.png 676w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/google_preferred_source_badge_light@2x-64w-20h.png 64w\" alt=\"Google's preferred source badge is light@2x\" src=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/google_preferred_source_badge_light@2x.png\"\/><\/picture><picture class=\"e_3m e_Fh\" style=\"padding-top:31.51%;aspect-ratio:676 \/ 213\"><source sizes=\"9.375rem\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/google_preferred_source_badge_dark@2x.png.webp 676w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/google_preferred_source_badge_dark@2x-64w-20h.png.webp 64w\" type=\"image\/webp\"\/><img class=\"e_Gh\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"9.375rem\" title=\"Source badge preferred by google dark@2x\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/google_preferred_source_badge_dark@2x.png 676w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/google_preferred_source_badge_dark@2x-64w-20h.png 64w\" alt=\"Source badge preferred by google dark@2x\" src=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/google_preferred_source_badge_dark@2x.png\"\/><\/picture><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"e_e e_S\">\n<p>In addition, we identified information on themed icons on Android. Although themed icons have been available on Android for a long time, some developers have not implemented support, so their app icons appear the same whether the feature is enabled or disabled. To address this, Google updated its Google Play Store policies last August, requiring developers to add options to change their app icons using themes. While it didn&#8217;t specifically require developers, the move was ultimately intended to ensure that all icons are compatible with your current theme.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"e_e e_S\">\n<p>Another solution to this problem is something we learned about last July. As previously noted, Google can allow users to create themed icons using AI. The feature isn&#8217;t live yet, but we&#8217;ve identified the following code reference that suggests it may require a specific version of Android to work:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"e_Ml e_e\">\n<p>The code<\/p>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"e_Ql e__e e_0e\">Copy Text<\/button><\/p>\n<pre class=\"e_Ol e_c\"><code class=\"e_Pl\"><code>AI icons not supported on older ROM: %s (requires C* or newer).<\/code><\/code><\/pre>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"e_e e_S\">\n<p>While it&#8217;s not immediately clear what the &#8220;C&#8221; stands for here, there&#8217;s a high chance that it stands for CinnamonBun, which is the sweet codename for Android 17. If that&#8217;s true, it could indicate that the AI \u200b\u200bicons need at least Android 17 to work.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"e_e e_S\">\n<p>We still don&#8217;t know exactly how AI icons might work, except to speculate that they might use generative AI to create icons for apps whose icons look dull or unattractive when they&#8217;re themed. We&#8217;ll be sure to share details once we see anything.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>\u26a0\ufe0f<\/strong> An <strong>APK teardown<\/strong> helps predict features that may come to service in the future based on code in progress. However, it is possible that such predicted characteristics may not result in social exclusion.<\/p>\n<div data-container-type=\"content\">\n<div class=\"e_vd e_S\">\n<p>Thank you for being a part of our community. Read our Comment Policy before posting.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The TL;DR Google has discontinued the Bad theme pack for Pixel devices. 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