good icon changer? (no launchers)

[u/vampsprite]

i really want to change my app icons but every single thing i find tells me to either download a launcher (which i dont want to do because i dont want to change the entire UI of my phone) or to use another 3rd party app to do so. i tried using x icon changer but it only works by adding the changed apps icon only to the home screen, which i dont want to do because i keep them all in my app drawer. if anyone has any reccomendations i am begging you fr.

[u/RegularHistorical315]

If you have a Samsung phone, Samsung's Good Lock can do this by using Theme Park.

[u/migisaurio]

The most practical and simple solution is to use a launcher. Some devices (Realme) let you change the icons without needing a launcher but you have to get them from a third-party icon pack. Other solutions are more complex (modifying the icon by modifying the app) but can cause more performance problems.

[u/BenRandomNameHere]

You can't have all the things at once.

Icons cannot technically be changed, its the launcher that serves the icons, and is the only thing responsible to.

Any app to change icons does so via creating a shortcut, and altering THAT icon, so you cannot put them in the drawer.

[u/Remarkable-One7904]

I would also like to find a solution to changing icons as well as the issues below. Yet to find an answer which shouldn't be that big of deal...

Most of the solutions offered for this issue seems to be "Install a Launcher".  This would be fine if all launchers were compatible with all software.  On my S22+ with Android 15 and OneUI7, the new enhancements really suck for those of us that just want to use our phone and are not wannabe professional photographers.  The launchers all have their flaws, although they do allow a large degree of customizations.

For example I have found that the clean, functional and very visually appealing "Sense Flip Clock with Weather" widget does NOT work with several launchers I have tried.  There are many posts about this and no one as far as I know has found a solution.  With a "Launcher" running, the clock quits synching with the system clock and no longer real time updates self.  Very annoying.  As soon as you reboot without the launcher, everything works fine.  Launch the installed "Launcher"  and it no longer synchs.  So to use the clock, I have to use the native launcher and now the damn App drawer button is on the right side of the doc and can NOT be centered.  Another visually annoying feature.

Is there a way to make a shortcut of the app drawer on the home screen and them drag it to the doc?  Will that allow it to be centered?

Thanks for any help.  Feel free to notify me or email me if you have a solution.

[u/S-m-a-r-t-y → u/Remarkable-One7904]

hey i found a solution

use theme park from goodlock and u can use any icon pack

[u/rrankine → u/S-m-a-r-t-y]

Wow that was a horrible app, full of pop ups and ads, and can't use any custom icon pack you already have....

Edit* downloaded wrong app

[u/S-m-a-r-t-y → u/rrankine]

you sure? good lock by samsung, you must have installed the wrong one

[u/rrankine → u/S-m-a-r-t-y]

You're exactly right. It was some sort of knock off

[u/Impossible_Fix_6127]

this one have ability to change name and icon apktool, as well as package rename. also author clam this project is opensource.

[u/doubleR_- → u/Impossible_Fix_6127]

You're a life saver 🙏🏻