Android app developers must agree to themed app icons, which is mandated by Google under its Developer Distribution Agreement.
Google announced that it had made a change to its Google Play Developer Distribution Agreement (DDA). This change forces all Android app developers to support themed app icons. With the change, those who own an Android phone will be able to use a unified theme made up of one color taken from the phone’s wallpaper. Google felt that it had to issue a mandate because many developers failed to voluntarily support themed icons when they were first introduced in Android 13 as an optional feature in 2022.
Google has revised the language in section 5.3 of the Developer Distribution Agreement (DDA) that gives Android app developers a „nonexclusive, worldwide, and perpetual license“ to change the colors and add themes to the app icons. Google had to deal with developers unwilling to have their Android app icon changed. By making the agreement mandatory, Google is able to deal with developers not interested in altering their branding.
But here’s the thing.
