How to remove square background behind icon

[gapperonduty]

Hi all--

I did some research on google but no real answer so i thought i ask the experts here. Anyone know how to remove the square background/mask/backdrop (whatever you call it) behind the app icon? I believe iphone automatically add one for every icon but i hope there is a mask.png somewhere to rename to disable this!

To illustrate

BIG ARROW: i renamed appiconmask and appiconoverlay.png in theme/com.apple.mobileicons.framework. Work as i wanted it to for all third party icons

but...

small arrow: all default apps of the iphone are not changed.

Look forward to some helpful advice!

 

[gapperonduty]

I think I am already on the right track! Default apps icons all have that square background. So now i need o figure out how to edit those defaut
App icon to remove the square

 

[iPhone-power]

What about creating your icon on a transparent icon background

Get the transparent icon here

 

[gapperonduty]

Yup! Figures it out that there is a mask created by iphone that introduces automatically a black shadow and a gray square behind. Once i remove that, evrtythin g works eith the ttansparent glaskart HD! default app just have the background in their icon !

Got it! Thanx!

This thread is full of boring soliloquy! Lol

 

[recare]

i have the same problem. What's your solution?

Yup! Figures it out that there is a mask created by iphone that introduces automatically a black shadow and a gray square behind. Once i remove that, evrtythin g works eith the ttansparent glaskart HD! default app just have the background in their icon !

Got it! Thanx!

This thread is full of boring soliloquy! Lol

I have the same problem. I have gray background on some of the app. Would you help? What's the solution?

thanks
wecare

 

[Atlanta15braves]

Same, need help

Any tutorial, tips or help would be appreciated. I am trying to change my apple remote app icon and it changes, it just isn't transparent