Nothing Icon Pack : Line

Review by eFreeware

The most distinctive thing about Nothing Icon Pack: Line is where it takes its colors from. AlphaOne has built a set of more than 4,000 icons around the visual language of the Nothing brand, and the result is a restrained, line-based look rather than the glossy, over-saturated style many packs fall into. The developer describes it as a companion for a Nothing Phone.

That makes it a natural fit for anyone who already runs a custom launcher and wants the home screen to feel deliberate rather than assembled from whatever the stock theme offers. If you change launchers often, keep wallpapers and icons in matching sets, or simply dislike the default look of your device, this is the sort of pack worth considering.

It costs $0.99, carries no ads and offers no in-app purchases, so the transaction is a single one.

What the icon set covers

The headline number is the icon count. The initial release shipped with 3,200 icons, and the current version has pushed past 4,000 after adding 60 more alongside refreshed activity entries. That is a large library for a themed pack.

AlphaOne includes alternative icons for popular apps and for system apps, which matters when a single app has several functions or when you want a different glyph for the same title. Custom folder icons and app drawer icons are part of the set too, so the theming extends beyond the grid of app shortcuts.

The developer treats the pack as a work in progress and says new icons are added with each update.

Wallpapers, calendar and the dashboard

Icons are only half of a home screen, and this pack comes with a collection of cloud-based wallpapers intended to sit behind them.

The dashboard itself is described as a slick Material-style interface, and the developer says Google's Material Design guidelines informed the sizing and dimensions of the icons, with the studio's own styling layered on top.

Applying it to your phone

The setup is short but it has a prerequisite: you need a launcher that supports icon packs. The developer recommends Nova Launcher or Lawnchair and lists a long roster of others that work, including Action, ADW, Apex, GO, Holo, Smart, Solo, Evie and several more. A second group of launchers is supported but does not appear in the app's apply section, among them Arrow, ASAP, Line, Mesh, Z and Flick.

The process is two steps. Install a supported launcher, then open the icon pack and tap Apply. If the dashboard does not show an apply option for your launcher, the developer suggests applying the pack through the theme settings instead.

Google Now Launcher and One UI do not accept icon packs at all, so anyone on a Samsung device running One UI will not be able to use this.

The app also includes an FAQ section, and the developer asks that you read it before sending a question by email.

Who this pack suits

This is a pack for people who have already made the decision to customize. If your phone is running its stock launcher and you are happy with it, the extra step of installing a launcher first is a hurdle with no payoff. If you have been running Nova or Lawnchair for years, the barrier is effectively zero.

The Nothing-inspired palette narrows the appeal further, in a good way. It leans minimal and line-based, so it pairs well with dark wallpapers, monochrome setups and home screens that favor a few large shortcuts over dense grids. Anyone who likes bright, dimensional, cartoon-style icons will find the aesthetic here too plain.

The price is low enough that the decision is mostly about taste rather than budget.

Keeping the set current

Icon packs live or die by maintenance, because every app you install that the pack does not cover stands out as an unstyled tile.

The in-app request system is the mechanism for closing remaining gaps. Sending a request does not guarantee a specific icon arrives, but the developer states an intention to cover requests in future updates.

For a paid pack, that ongoing attention is the thing that matters.

A focused pick for minimal home screens

Nothing Icon Pack: Line does one job and does it in a specific style. It gives you more than 4,000 line-style icons in Nothing-inspired colors, alternative glyphs for popular and system apps, folder and app drawer icons, dynamic calendar support, a wallpaper collection with Muzei integration, and a dashboard with preview and search.

I would suggest this to someone already running Nova, Lawnchair or another launcher from the supported list who wants a calm, monochrome-leaning home screen and does not mind that the palette follows one brand's aesthetic. If you prefer vivid, heavily shaded icons, the look here will feel understated for your taste.

What's new in version 3.9

3.9 • 60+ New icons (Total Icons : 4000+) • New & Updated Activities Thankyou for using Nothing Line IconPack. Do support further developement by rating us. ... .. . 1.1 110+ New Icons 1.0 Jan - Initial Release with 3200+ Icons