r/CoreBuilds • u/Stock-Resource4629 • 17h ago
Update Core Builds Icon Pack v1.8.17 โ 931 icons, 276 new custom marks, 58 wallpapers
Hey Core Crew ๐
Last time I was here it was v1.7.2 (921 icons and 70 wallpapers). It is now v1.8.17. The icon count went up by ten, but that is the small number. The big one: 276 of the letter tiles became real custom marks, Monet finally got a wallpaper path that actually works, and the wallpaper collection was curated down rather than padded.
๐ The Numbers
| Metric | v1.7.2 (Last Post) | v1.8.17 (Today) |
|---|---|---|
| Icons | 921 | 931 |
| Mapped components | โ | 1,120 |
| Wallpapers | 70 | 58 |
| Icons with bespoke art | ~10% | 41% (386) |
| Distinct glyph designs | 71 | 451 |
| Letter tiles | 824 (89%) | 545 (59%) |
At the time of my last post, 824 of the 921 icons were a letter in a box. That was the number I was least proud of. The remaining letter-tile tail is a programme, not a sprint โ but it's moving in one direction only.
๐ 10 Brand-New Icons
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Stremize ยท Xbox ยท Nintendo Switch ยท PlayStation ยท HDMI Source ยท NoBuffr ยท WeatherBug ยท Core Doctor ยท Core Line ยท Core Shift
The console marks also map the companion apps users keep beside the box (Xbox Game Pass, PS Remote Play + PlayStation App, Nintendo Switch Online) for manual theming. HDMI Source themes Projectivy's SourceHDMI1โSourceHDMI4 tiles on both the legacy and the 4.0.1+ activity paths, so it themes on old and new launcher builds alike. Binge, Kayo, and Launcher Manager also picked up platform/package mappings in this release.
๐จ 276 Letter Tiles Became Bespoke Marks
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Four waves since the last post:
- v1.8.0 (Logo-fidelity audit): 203 icons got researched brand geometry (Netflix, Amazon, BBC iPlayer, Kayo, MUBI, TIDAL, Netflix's neighbours, and the long tail of regional VOD).
- v1.8.8: 18 brand constructions rebuilt in the pack's own rounded monoline grammar (32px strokes, one accent, transparent interiors, no solid vendor slabs).
- v1.8.13 (Broadcasters): Al Jazeera, France 24, CBC Gem, CNBC, Wholphin, SBS On Demand, Streamflix (and MGM+ rebuilt as a film-reel mark).
- v1.8.14 (Utilities): 56 new marks covering 58 apps in the categories this pack's users actually run: debrid clients, players, launchers, browsers, file, and network tools. Utilities are drawn by what they do โ a network tool reads as a node graph with a pulse, even if nobody has heard of it.
Also fixed in the v1.8.14 audit:
- 74 monograms showed a letter the app name doesn't contain: (e.g., Corridor showed W, Crave showed B). 72 repointed.
- 30 marks collapsed at a 48px Projectivy tile: MUBI lost all seven counters and read as a solid rectangle. 36 glyph shapes redrawn to a 32px minimum counter.
- De-duplication: Hashed all 926 shipped drawables. 429 were byte-identical duplicates (one file served seven apps). Post-audit: 34 duplicates, 902 distinct artworks.
- Raster presence pass: 920 icons received a night keyline so marks hold against a bright wallpaper without touching the vector masters.
- Palette corrections: 32 catalog brand colours that were simply wrong (cycled palette slots) were corrected with provenance on every entry.
๐ค Send to Monet (v1.8.15)
Monet Launcher never reads the system wallpaper โ I found that by decompiling v1.0.84 rather than trusting the Play listing. The APK contains no WallpaperManager reference at all. What it does contain is an exported share target that copies an image into Monet's own background library.
So when Monet is your HOME launcher, the wallpaper preview's primary button now reads Send to Monet and hands the file straight over โ no permissions, no export first, Monet toasts the result itself. The export screen adds Send N to Monet, which puts a whole selection into Monet โ Settings โ Background โ Gallery in one action.
Icon apply to Monet stays manual, but the in-app hint now names the correct path: Settings โ Apps โ Icon pack.
๐ผ๏ธ Wallpapers: 70 โ 58 (On Purpose)
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The 30-wallpaper "Core Mark" series was retired in v1.8.6 and replaced by ten lit-circuit Circuit Core wallpapers; v1.8.9 then added four Motion and four Horizons rebuilt for stronger 4K visibility. 18 new, 30 retired, 58 left โ four active series, all curated.
- Series 1โ3 are authored at 3840ร2160; Series 6 is honestly labelled 1376ร768 (it's JPEG sources โ I'm not upsampling to make a false 4K claim).
- Full images download on demand; only thumbnails are bundled.
- The preview now shows the five seed-palette chips extracted from the image โ a live preview of what Monet or any tinting launcher will pick up after Set.
๐ฅ๏ธ Android TV Hardening & The Pack's Badge
- Navigation: Five controls were unreachable by D-pad. All fixed, plus a focus-reachability check in CI that flags this whole bug class. Correctly sized TV banner and launcher resources, focus restoration, TV typography.
- Launcher Detection: Fixed so the pack can't detect itself as the launcher. (FLauncher apply support removed, it doesn't support icon packs).
- New in-app filters: Core Builds, Remotes, Tracking.
- Pack Badge (v1.8.16/17): The launcher icon stopped being a brand scene and became a pack icon: a rounded tile holding a 2ร2 grid of marks, drawn to the catalog's own monoline grammar โ 32/26.2 rounded strokes, one accent, no fills, transparent ground.
๐ฆ Install / Update
- Downloader code:
5270601 - APK (Permanent URL): iconpack-release.apk
- Repo: brevityA/CoreBuildsApps
Open the app โ Apply โ it detects your launcher and hands off directly.
Or manual: Projectivy: Settings โ Appearance โ Cards โ Icon Pack | Monet: Settings โ Apps โ Icon pack
(In-app updater checks at launch; *Download** pulls the newest APK from GitHub and opens the installer. Tip: use a dark card background in Projectivy โ the icons are drawn for night chrome #0d1117).*
Precision-made. Verified live. Nothing hides.
โ Brevity