My Preview Folder isn’t getting the new icon…

[Populus]

While most of the system folders I already have in iCloud Drive for app content syncing, have the app logo on their folder, I just synchronized my iOS 26 Preview app with my iCloud account and the folder remains with the regular appearance: no icon.

I’ve checked this on an Apple Store just to know if this App isn’t getting a new icon for the iCloud folder but… they do have the icon. All the new display iPhone 17s save the Preview items to the iCloud Drive folder, and this folder have the new Preview icon.

Tell me, if you’re a long time user of iOS and macOS, has your Preview iCloud folder been converted to the new folder with the new icon?

 

[ManuCH]

My Preview folder in iCloud Drive just has a neutral folder icon. Not the new Preview icon.

 

[Populus]

My Preview folder in iCloud Drive just has a neutral folder icon. Not the new Preview icon.

Even on iOS 26? Well THAT’S the problem I’m trying to solve.

If you create your Apple Account on a device that comes with iOS 26 preinstalled, your iCloud Drive folder icon will have the preview icon over the folder. If you’re inheriting the iCloud account, your iCloud Preview folder will be a regular folder icon.

 

[ManuCH]

Even on iOS 26? Well THAT’S the problem I’m trying to solve.

If you create your Apple Account on a device that comes with iOS 26 preinstalled, your iCloud Drive folder icon will have the preview icon over the folder. If you’re inheriting the iCloud account, your iCloud Preview folder will be a regular folder icon.

Yes, I am on the latest iOS/macOS on all my devices. I guess that icon is assigned upon account creation, I don't see a way to change it afterwards. But I also didn't look that hard (also I never noticed that before you pointed it out).

 

[Populus]

Yes, I am on the latest iOS/macOS on all my devices. I guess that icon is assigned upon account creation, I don't see a way to change it afterwards. But I also didn't look that hard (also I never noticed that before you pointed it out).

Yeah, I guess it’s a small detail but I’m a bit perfectionist and I wanted to have that folder with the icon, now that preview is an app for iOS/iPadOS and macOS.

By the way, here’s an interesting fact: Apple has been toying with the Preview App on iOS idea for quite a long time. I remember when some screenshots of the upcoming iPhone 6 running an experimental version of iOS were leaked, they already included the Preview App icon, maybe as a mere placeholder, I don’t know. We knew those screenshots were from a bigger display device (the upcoming iPhone 6) because of the resolution.

It’s a pity that the Preview App in its current state is quite limited and useless…

Oh, @ManuCH is your nick a reference to the artist Manu Chao?

 

[ManuCH]

Yeah, I guess it’s a small detail but I’m a bit perfectionist and I wanted to have that folder with the icon, now that preview is an app for iOS/iPadOS and macOS.

By the way, here’s an interesting fact: Apple has been toying with the Preview App on iOS idea for quite a long time. I remember when some screenshots of the upcoming iPhone 6 running an experimental version of iOS were leaked, they already included the Preview App icon, maybe as a mere placeholder, I don’t know. We knew those screenshots were from a bigger display device (the upcoming iPhone 6) because of the resolution.

It’s a pity that the Preview App in its current state is quite limited and useless…

Oh, @ManuCH is your nick a reference to the artist Manu Chao?

I get that! But do you actually use the Preview folder? I use Preview to open documents from other apps, but I never store anything in the Preview folder itself. What's your use case?

Interesting, I didn't notice the Preview App icon in iPhone 6 screenshots, you have good memory 😄

And no, the first part my nick is a shorthand of my name (Manuel) and that's what people in real life also call me. And CH is the country I'm from (Switzerland).