Custom Icons on your Phone’s Home Screen

Remove the Hermit icon overlay in the corner

When Hermit asks your launcher to add an icon on your home screen, some launchers add unnecessary Hermit branding in the bottom right corner.

This happens with the stock Pixel Launcher, and many others.

We don’t like it either, since it takes away from the Web Apps experience.

For a better-looking icon, we recommend alternative launchers such as the excellent Lawnchair launcher.

Add Icons to your Home Screen

You can add Hermit Lite App icons to your home screen in multiple ways.

Automatic Add

1. Launch your Hermit Lite App.
2. Tap on the icon to reveal the “Quick Settings” sidebar.
3. Tap on “Add to Home Screen”

Touch-and-Hold

1. After adding a Lite App in Hermit, go back to your home screen.
2. Touch an empty area and hold it (long-click).
3. Press the “Widgets” button to add a new widget.
4. Scroll down and pick “Hermit → Create a Lite App” from that list.
5. From the list that appears, pick the Lite App you want to create a Lite App for.
6. Boom, good-looking icon on your home screen!

Custom App Icons

Use your Own Icons

1. Launch your Hermit Lite App.
2. Tap on the Settings button to open the “Quick Settings” sidebar.
3. Within Quick Settings, tap on the “More Settings” button.
4. Under “Theme”, find the current icon, and tap on it to change.
5. Pick an icon and set it as your new icon!

Icon Packs

1. Launch your Hermit Lite App.
2. Tap on the Settings button to open the “Quick Settings” sidebar.
3. Within Quick Settings, tap on the “More Settings” button.
4. Under “Theme”, find the current icon, and tap on it to change.
5. Pick any icon from your installed Icon Packs. (If your icon pack is not visible in the list, please contact the developer of that icon pack for help.)