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How to Change App Icons Back to Normal in Android Phone

This blog post will show you how to change app icons back to normal on every Android device. It is easy to change your app icons on Android, but it is not intuitive. Can you locate some installed apps or games on your Android phone? Don’t worry; it is a common issue that can be easily resolved.

Whether you accidentally hid the app, placed it in an app folder, or disabled it, you can use several troubleshooting techniques to restore the missing app icons on your Samsung phone. It is also beneficial to know how to alter that theme to the default if necessary.

I will guide you through the steps to restore normalcy this time. As I stated, it will be shown on the smartphone; sorry to the other phone users. Before we begin this process, please check out my other blogs about Android.

Restore Disabled Apps

If you have disabled an app such as Play Store, it may not appear on your smartphone. Open the Settings menu, navigate to Apps, scroll down or use the search tool to locate the app, tap on it, and then tap Enable. The app should be replaced in the app drawer.

Change App Icons Back to Normal

I will be using the Huawei Y9s Android phone for these steps.
On your Android smartphone home screen, click on the settings icons.

Smartphone home screen

Select home screen & wallpaper.

Android phone settings

A screen will appear at the bottom of the screen. Click on the Themes icon.

Home screen and wallpaper android

Click on the profile icons.

Change App Icons Back to Normal

Select customize.

Customize android phone settings

Now that we are on the Icons tab, you can see the Icon Theme you have running with a check mark. In this guide, we want to change them to the default. Tap the Default option. Once you do that, a confirmation window will appear at the bottom.

Customize android phone

Now that we are on the Icons page, you can see the Icon Theme you have running with a check mark. In this blog, we want to change them to the default. Click on colors.

Change App Icons Back to Normal

Click on customize.

Customize app icons in android phone

Tap the Default option. Once you complete that, a confirmation window will appear at the bottom. If you are ready to go, tap Apply on the bottom.

change app icons back to normal

Now you can see your phone home screen.

Android phone home screen

Now, your Android phone icons are set back to the default version.

Jamil Parvez

Jamil Pervez works as a Network Administrator, based in Kuwait with a Primary focus on Microsoft technologies. Microsoft Certified MCSE, MCTP, MCITP, CCNP, CCIP, CCVP with 20 years of experience in administering Windows Servers, Exchange, VMWare, Veeam B&R, Veritas BackupExec.

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