How to change the color of the WhatsApp icon?

If you are one of those who prefer to personalize your mobile device as much as possible, then you will most likely be interested in knowing how to change the color of the WhatsApp icon. We all know the unmistakable logo of this messaging application: a green icon with a white phone. Now, in this post we will tell you about different methods to change the color according to your personal tastes.

The truth is that you do not need to download cloned WhatsApp applications and put your privacy and security at risk. The only thing you have to do is change WhatsApp shortcut that appears on the home screen and in the app drawer of your mobile. But is it really possible to change the color of the original WhatsApp icon? Let's see.

Is it possible to change the color of the WhatsApp icon?

To begin with, can you change the color of the WhatsApp icon on your mobile? The short answer is yes, it is possible to change the color of this icon. Now, how is it done? Although it is true that the WhatsApp application itself does not have a native option to perform color modification, there are some tools that make it possible.

On the one hand, the same customization layers of Android allow us to make transformations to our phones. And, on the other hand, the launchers for Android are responsible for make abysmal modifications to them. For example, we can have a WhatsApp Mario Bros mode, change the font type, change desktop icons, etc.

Now, keep in mind that if you use an icon pack in the customization layer of your Android, all of them will change, not just the WhatsApp one. However, since it achieves the objective you are looking for, you just have to choose the one that suits your tastes and that's it. Next, Let's see how to change the WhatsApp logo in:

• Samsung
• Xiaomi
• Any other Android

How to change the color of the WhatsApp icon on a Samsung?

If you have a Samsung Galaxy you can use an application from the same company to make changes to your mobile. Is about Google Lock, an app that you can download directly from the Galaxy Store, if your phone does not have it pre-installed. Once you have it on your mobile, follow these steps to change the color of the WhatsApp icon on Samsung:

1. Open Good Lock and install the “Theme Park” module.
2. Next, open Theme Park and select “Icon”.
3. Click on “Create new” to create a new topic.
4. Tap on the top three dots of the menu and click on “Change icons”.
5. Now look for the WhatsApp app, tap on it and select “Edit icon”.
6. Tap on “Icon color” and choose the new color of the WhatsApp icon.
7. Return to the main menu and accept the changes.
8. Tap on the download arrow and name the theme.
9. In the list of Theme Park themes, select the one you made and you will have the WhatsApp icon in the color you made.

Ready. This way you can modify the color of the WhatsApp logo without affecting the look and feel of other applications of your mobile.

How to change the color on Xiaomi?

Well, Samsung is not the only phone with which you can modify the appearance of the icons of the applications you have installed. On Xiaomi, OPPO and OnePlus brand phones you can also customize it using icon packs. How is it done? One way is using X Icon Changer app. Once you have it installed on your mobile, follow these steps:

1. Enter the website icons8.es to modify the WhatsApp icon.
2. Tap on Color and change it to your liking. Then, click Done.
3. Now, tap on Download and choose the size, it can be 240×240.
4. In your file manager, unzip the downloaded zip.
5. Open the X Icon Changer app and choose the WhatsApp app.
6. In the Change icon option, select Photo. Watch the video they show you to go to the next step.
7. Choose the icon you downloaded from the gallery and tap Ok at the top.
8. Accept the permission to add shortcuts and that's it. This way you will have the icon with the color you chose.

Now, keep in mind that the application X Icon Changer does not change the icon color in the app drawer. Just change the one on the desktop or home screen of your mobile. If you want this to change completely and anywhere on your phone, you have to install a launcher. Next, we will tell you a little about this method.

How to change the WhatsApp icon on any Android?

So far we have seen that it is possible to change the color of your WhatsApp icon on Samsung, Xiaomi, OPPO and One Plus phones thanks to some applications. However, there is an alternative that allows you to make changes to any Android mobile model you have: a launcher. Among other things, un launcher allows you to change the appearance of the application drawer, of the desktop and the bottom bar.

One of the launchers that will help you modify the icons on your cell phone is Nova Launcher. It is a free application that you can download from your mobile app store. With it you can make endless modifications that will make your phone look completely different.

¿How to use Nova Launcher to change the color of an app icon? To achieve this, follow the steps below:

1. Create the WhatsApp icon with the color you want on the iconos8.es website, click Done and download.
2. Unzip the zip file that was downloaded with your file manager.
3. Go to the mobile desktop and hold down the WhatsApp icon until the Edit option appears at the top.
4. Tap on the menu and then on the green app icon.
5. Now, go to Applications and load the icon you created from your mobile file manager.
6. Next, you will have to adjust the size of the icon so that it looks good in Nova Launcher.
7. Finally, click on Done and that's it. From that moment on, your WhatsApp icon will have the color you chose for it.