Google goes for the glitter with disco-ball icons: ‘Are y’all sure you still want this?’

So unhealthy, it’s good? Google on Friday joined within the disco ball icon enjoyable happening on residence screens all over the place. After Spotify’s short-term new disco ball app icon, launched to rejoice the corporate’s twentieth anniversary, drew in depth on-line backlash (and a little bit of reward for many who like a bit of kitsch!), Google determined to get in on the joke and rolled out a customized set of Android app icons sporting an identical disco ball theme.

On X, Android ecosystem head Sameer Samat posted, “Your want is our command. Disco icons out there on Pixel as of as we speak … Are y’all positive you continue to need this?”

His publish included a screenshot of a Pixel cellphone absolutely decked out with sparkly, disco-ball-inspired icons, which appears to be like simply as horrible (unimaginable??) because it sounds.

The brand new icons can be found via Pixel’s comparatively new customized icons function, which permits customers to select from completely different AI-generated kinds for his or her app icons. Earlier than this, customers might solely customise their icons by altering their colours to match the cellphone’s wallpaper and theme.

The customized icons function rolled out in March’s Pixel Drop — Google’s time period for its periodic function updates to Pixel telephones — introducing app icon templates like a hand-drawn “Scribbles” aesthetic; a gold look known as “Treasure”; a colourful, painted fashion dubbed “Easel”; and others.

Earlier this week, Samat had jokingly tweeted, “Ought to we make this icon pack occur on Android?” alongside a Chrome icon become a disco ball.

Foolish as it might be, Google really made it occur.

Many individuals had complained concerning the Spotify icon, calling it ugly, prompting the corporate to remind them it was only a short-term sitch. “Alright, we all know glitter isn’t for everybody,” the streamer wrote.

Google, seemingly, disagrees. As off-brand as its disco-themed icons are, there’s additionally one thing whimsical about turning your entire residence display screen into a glittery panorama of little apps. (And, in case you missed it, the Zillennials are actually into whimsy proper now, The New York Occasions experiences, describing their “playful response to a troublesome world.”)

Upon seeing Google’s launch, X person and former Pixly co-founder Race Johnson quipped, “When your own home display screen will get bottle service.” Stated one other, “Omg it’s terrible. I’ll take it!”