How to Change Icons on Samsung Galaxy Phones

For years, the only option owners of Samsung Galaxy phones had when using third-party icon packs was installing a different app launcher. However, following the release of One UI 4, this is no longer an issue. Now, you can use the default launcher on your phone while still being able to customize how your phone looks.

How to Change Icons on Samsung Galaxy Phones

While we’re ecstatic that you can change icons on Samsung Galaxy phones without the use of third-party app launchers, there are more than a few steps that you need to take. Granted, these steps are pretty straightforward, so while the list below might look a bit daunting, you’ll have new icons on your Home Screen in no time.

But one more thing we want to point out is that you’ll first want to find an icon pack from the Play Store. Otherwise, you’ll have to do so later in the process. This will stop your progress from finding something else to install. Provided that you already have an icon pack installed. Here’s how to change icons on Samsung Galaxy phones:

Open the Galaxy Store app on your Samsung Galaxy phone.
Tap the Search icon in the top right corner.
Enter Good Lock.
Select and install the Good Lock app made by Good Lock Labs.
Once installed, open the Good Lock app.
Tap Make up in the bottom toolbar.
Locate and select Theme Park from the list of modules.
Once Theme Park has loaded, tap Icon in the bottom toolbar.
Tap the + Create New button.
At the top of the icon preview window, tap Iconpack.
Select one of the icon packs installed from the Galaxy Store or Google Play Store.
After the preview with the new icons has finished loading, ensure that the apps look the way you want them to.
Tap the Save icon in the top right corner.
Enter a name for your theme.
Tap the OK button.

Download Good Lock from Samsung Galaxy Store

After just a few moments, you’ll be taken back to your Home Screen. You should see the new icon pack applied to your installed apps.

Changing the Icons

However, it’s next to impossible to find an icon pack that provides a custom icon for every app on your phone. Luckily, the Good Lock and Theme Park developers thought of this. And offered a way for you to change icons for specific apps when using a “theme.”

Open the Good Lock app.
Tap Make up in the bottom toolbar.
Locate and select Theme Park from the list of modules.
Once Theme Park has loaded, tap Icon in the bottom toolbar.
Tap the theme that you just created.
From the pop-up window that appears, tap the Edit button.
In the top right corner, tap the three vertical dots.
Tap Change icons.
From the list of apps, locate and select the app you want to change the icon for.
Select another icon pack that you want to use for that specific app. Alternatively, this option is also available if you have an app icon saved to your phone’s Gallery app.
Locate and select the icon that you want to have applied.
In the top left corner, tap the < button.
In the top right corner, tap the Save icon.
Enter a name for the “new” theme.
Tap the OK button.

This might seem a bit of a convoluted solution. However, if you want to be able to use Samsung’s OneUI Launcher and don’t want to switch to a third-party launch, this is the easiest way to change icons on Samsung Galaxy phones. It’s also the only way to use app icon packs from the Google Play Store in conjunction with the built-in launcher on your Samsung Galaxy Phone.

Some of The Best Icon Packs

We’ve got you covered if you’re new to the world of customizing or are just looking for some new icon packs. The Play Store is filled to the brim with quite a few different icon pack options, but you’ll want to ensure that the one you pick is regularly updated. This will account for the never-ending addition of apps that hit the Play Store. With that in mind, here are a few of our favorites if you want to change icons on Samsung Galaxy phones.

Olympia (3000+ icons) – $1.99 – Olympia is a unique, shapeless icon pack with a cartoon-inspired design and beautiful pastel colors. Each icon is a masterpiece designed to create a perfect and pure Unique Experience.
LineX (6000+ icons) – $0.99 – This super-simplistic Neony icon pack with a linear theme of over 6000+ icons, It’s one of the freshest icon packs you could think of. And, yes, this might be the market’s best linear style icon pack. With lots of icons and beautiful masks for unthemed icons
Moonrise (1050+ icons) – Free – Moonrise Icons have been designed from the ground up using a unique color choice to portray the mix between moon and night, creating a distinct icon style.
Atom (2800+ icons) – $0.99 – The atom icon pack is designed with a Warm vibe for instant visual bliss for your home screen with Beautiful Colors and Black Color Combinations.
Flora: Material Icon Pack (2780+ icons) – $1.49 – In this Iconpack, We are taking Google’s Material Design guidelines and applying our artistic touch! Every icon is a real masterpiece crafted with lots of time and attention to the tiniest details.
Pixelation – Dark Icon Pack (5500+ icons) – $0.49 – The best dark mode Pixel-inspired style featuring exclusive all-new designs from forthcoming Android releases. Exclusive wallpaper pack included, with support for all popular launchers.

Third-party App Launchers Work Well, Except When They Don’t

Most Android users don’t need to jump through a bunch of steps to change icons on their Home Screen. There are a plethora of third-party app launchers that provide a “one-tap” solution to use a different icon pack.

However, if you use a different app launcher on Samsung Galaxy phones. Especially newer ones, you’ll miss out on things such as stackable widgets. These are only available with the default launcher on Galaxy phones and have not yet been replicated by a third-party alternative. And if you own something like the Galaxy Z Fold 4, third-party launcher support is practically non-existent, except for Niagara Launcher.