iPhone app Liquid Glass icon on iPad not respecting icon display mode

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bixcorp OP

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Hi,

I'm updating my iPhone app (iPhone only) to be ready with iOS 26.

I'm building my app using Xcode 26.0 beta 6 (17A5305f) and testing it on an iPad running iPadOS 26 (23A5326a).

I found an issue with my new app icon updated using Icon Composer and I was able to find the issue.

An iPhone only app running on iPadOS 26 doesn't use the provided app icon. It always displays the "standard" light icon.

I just added iPad in Supported Destinations and the app icon now respect light/dark/translucent/tinted modes on the Home Screen.

I submitted feedback FB19768667

Answered by bixcorp in 855028022

I found a workaround; not documented for the moment.

You can use this build setting configuration for asset catalog: ASSETCATALOG_OTHER_FLAGS = "--enable-icon-stack-fallback-generation=disabled";

Make sure you also checked Include all app icon assets option if you want a different icon for iOS 18 and lower and have a combination of AppIcon in an asset catalog and an .icon file.

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bixcorp OP

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I found a workaround; not documented for the moment.

You can use this build setting configuration for asset catalog: ASSETCATALOG_OTHER_FLAGS = "--enable-icon-stack-fallback-generation=disabled";

Make sure you also checked Include all app icon assets option if you want a different icon for iOS 18 and lower and have a combination of AppIcon in an asset catalog and an .icon file.

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