The problem is our "modern" icons are just square, so if we don't shape all of them, we'll get square items for all our icons.
That said, we could do away with the grey behind them indeed... Related: bug #1673368. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to unity8 in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1675688 Title: Legacy app icons look poor/broken inside a rounded grey square Status in Canonical System Image: New Status in Ubuntu UX: New Status in unity8 package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: Legacy app icons look poor/broken inside a rounded grey square (in the app drawer). We would achieve a much nicer appearance without the rounded grey squares at all. Not only that, but we'd then have a visual distinction between legacy app icons and "modern" Ubuntu Touch apps. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/canonical-devices-system-image/+bug/1675688/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
