So bad, it\u2019s good? Google on Friday joined in the disco ball icon fun taking place on home screens everywhere. After Spotify\u2019s temporary<\/a> new disco ball app icon, released to celebrate the company\u2019s 20th anniversary, drew extensive online backlash<\/a> (and a bit of praise for those who like a little kitsch!), Google decided to get in on the joke and rolled out a custom set of Android app icons sporting a similar disco ball theme.<\/p>\n On X, Android ecosystem head Sameer Samat posted, \u201cYour wish is our command. Disco icons available on Pixel as of today\u00a0\u2026 Are y\u2019all sure you still want this?\u201d<\/p>\n His post included a screenshot of a Pixel phone fully decked out with sparkly, disco-ball-inspired icons, which looks just as terrible (incredible??) as it sounds. <\/p>\n The new icons are available through Pixel\u2019s relatively new custom icons feature, which allows users to choose from different AI-generated styles for their app icons. Before this, users could only customize their icons by changing their colors to match the phone\u2019s wallpaper and theme.<\/p>\n The custom icons feature rolled out in March\u2019s Pixel Drop<\/a> \u2014 Google\u2019s term for its periodic feature updates to Pixel phones \u2014 introducing app icon templates like a hand-drawn \u201cScribbles\u201d aesthetic; a gold look called \u201cTreasure\u201d; a colorful, painted style dubbed \u201cEasel\u201d; and others.<\/p>\n Earlier this week, Samat had jokingly tweeted<\/a>, \u201cShould we make this icon pack happen on Android?\u201d alongside a Chrome icon turned into a disco ball.<\/p>\n Silly as it may be, Google actually made it happen.<\/p>\n Many people had complained about the Spotify icon, calling it ugly, prompting the company to remind<\/a> them it was just a temporary sitch. \u201cAlright, we know glitter is not for everyone,\u201d the streamer wrote.<\/p>\n Google, seemingly, disagrees. As off-brand as its disco-themed icons are, there\u2019s also something whimsical about turning your whole home screen into a sparkly landscape of little apps. (And, in case you missed it, the Zillennials are really into whimsy<\/a> right now, The New York Times reports, describing their \u201cplayful response to a difficult world.\u201d)<\/p>\n Upon seeing Google\u2019s release, X user and former Pixly co-founder Race Johnson quipped<\/a>, \u201cWhen your home screen gets bottle service.\u201d Said another<\/a>, \u201cOmg it\u2019s awful. I\u2019ll take it!\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n When you purchase through links in our articles, we may earn a small commission<\/a>. This doesn\u2019t affect our editorial independence.<\/em><\/p>\n So bad, it\u2019s good? 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