Blank Icons in Some Launchers

Nate WrenApril 12, 20222 comments

Nova Launcher:

If you’re seeing blank/empty/missing icons in Nova Launcher, you may need to change “reshape legacy icons” in Nova Launcher settings:

  1. Press and hold on an empty area of the home screen.
  2. Tap Settings.
  3. Look & Feel.
  4. Icon Style.
  5. Set “Reshape Legacy Icons” to “off”

2 comments

  • Stefanie Grunwald
    3 years ago

    Hey Nate, thanks a lot for sharing this. Do you know whether this is still an issue as of August 2023? I’m an icon pack developer myself and wondering whether including a shader.xml might do more damage than good. Testing this on Apex launcher today, unthemed icons still appear empty to me.

    Cheers,
    Stefanie

    • Nate
      3 years ago

      Yes, Apex Launcher still has this issue. I’ve left shaders.xml in my apps because I think it’s beneficial to the launchers that support it correctly.

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