{"id":15965,"date":"2025-10-22T00:04:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-22T00:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/instagram-adds-new-app-icons-for-teen-users\/"},"modified":"2025-10-22T00:04:00","modified_gmt":"2025-10-22T00:04:00","slug":"instagram-adds-new-app-icons-for-teen-users","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/instagram-adds-new-app-icons-for-teen-users\/","title":{"rendered":"#\n                Instagram Adds New App Icons for Teen Users"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/instagram-adds-new-app-icons-for-teen-users\/#Instagram_Adds_New_App_Icons_for_Teen_Users\" >Instagram Adds New App Icons for Teen Users<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Instagram_Adds_New_App_Icons_for_Teen_Users\"><\/span>\n                Instagram Adds New App Icons for Teen Users<br \/>\n            <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<p><span><span><span>Meta\u2019s trying to show that it\u2019s still \u201cdown with the kids,\u201d via a new option for teen accounts on IG, which will enable them to change their app icon to <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.threads.com\/@instagram\/post\/DQFSGZsify5\" style=\"color:#0563c1\">one of 6 new visuals<\/a>.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Instagram teen icons\" data-imagemodel=\"188207\" src=\"https:\/\/imgproxy.divecdn.com\/ETTnMoSyh7NC81MDGwc9qL_PDhc3ufsvl9ZK51EKCCo\/g:ce\/rs:fit:1600:0\/Z3M6Ly9kaXZlc2l0ZS1zdG9yYWdlL2RpdmVpbWFnZS9pZ190ZWVuX2ljb25zLnBuZw==.webp\"\/><\/div>\n<p><span><span><span>As part of the roll out of its recent update to teen account settings, including simplified protections, in alignment with movie ratings, Instagram\u2019s now also providing these custom app icon options, which will give teens more ways to express themselves via the app. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span>As explained by <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.threads.com\/@design\/post\/DQEzv1EDQWC\" style=\"color:#0563c1\">Instagram\u2019s design team<\/a>:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><em>\u201c<\/em><em><span><span><span><span><span>With the creativity of illustrator <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em><em><span><span><span><span>@doncarrrlos<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em><em><span><span><span><span><span>, we&#8217;ve introduced six different aesthetics that teens can use to customize their app icons, including chrome, cosmic, slime and more.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span><span><span><span><span><span>\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>I mean, they look pretty basic to me. But then again, I\u2019m definitely the target audience,\u00a0 and it could well be that I\u2019m totally out of touch with what teens want in app icons and options.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>I mean, Snapchat offers similar as part of its <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.snapchat.com\/plus\" style=\"color:#0563c1\">Snapchat+ package<\/a>, and that\u2019s been really popular with teen audiences. So maybe teens really do want to be able to customize their app icons in line with their chosen aesthetic, but it does seem like a fairly minor change, with some pretty generic style options. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>I mean, they look like tattoos drawn by children. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>In any event, Instagram says that a heap of design work went into these new options, which aim to \u201cpush the boundaries of the logo.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>So there\u2019s that, and if you\u2019re into custom logos, you now have more ways to update and customize your IG app listing on your device.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>Instagram says that users with teen accounts can choose a new app icon by pressing the Instagram logo at the top of the home feed after opening the app<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>If you want to read more like this article, you can visit our <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/social-media\/\" target=\"_blank\" >Social Media<\/a><\/span> category.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"color: black;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.socialmediatoday.com\/news\/instagram-adds-icon-options-teen-users\/803444\/\" target=\"_blank\" >Source<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Instagram Adds New App Icons for Teen Users Meta\u2019s trying to show that it\u2019s still \u201cdown with the kids,\u201d via a new option for teen accounts on IG, which will enable them to change their app icon to one of 6 new visuals. 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