What Google is asking app developers to improve the Play Store

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So just what is a squircle, you could ask. It is a shape that lies between a circle and a square. It has rounded corners and straight sides, at the top and bottom. According to the latest Android developer blog, the new app icons for the Google Play Store will use the squircle form. Their size will remain 512 x 512, but transparent backgrounds will no longer be accepted. Rounded corners and drop shadows will be applied to these icons.

Icon changes will only be visible in the Google Play Store for Android and Chrome OS. You will not see this change in the apps listed in the Google Play Store for Android TV, Wear OS, and Android Auto.

Beginning next month, developers will be able to start downloading their new icons and Google will tell them if their submissions meet the new specifications. On May 1, all new icons must use the circle shape, and on June 24, the original icons will change to the new inherited mode. The latter is a circle-shaped icon with an original circle pattern on the inside. This will allow old and new icons to use the Squircle design.

Examples of the original icon, new circle icon and original icon in legacy mode

Examples of the original icon, new circle icon and original icon in legacy mode

So what is the reason for this change? Google says it wants to "provide a more consistent and consistent look and feel to Google Play," which will provide a "better user experience". Not that it will not do anything for application developers. Google says that this consistent appearance of icon will help to better present the games and applications of the developers.

Google suggests developers update and download their new icons as soon as possible to make sure they adhere to the new specifications of the Play Store. Speaking of new features for Android users, the first Android Q beta is aimed at holders of a Pixel handset, including first-generation models. Some Android phones will be able to install future beta versions. The final version will be discontinued in the third quarter of this year. Overall, Google plans to release six beta versions of Android Q by this summer.

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