fix(YouTube - Custom branding): Use ReVanced icon for status bar notification icon #6108

LisoUseInAIKyrios · 2025-10-12T09:37:12Z

Uses a custom icon for the push notification 'small icon'. This icon is shown in the system status bar for all devices:

If your device uses Android ASOP design then the push notification icon is also changed (the blue icon background in the screenshot below is the system theme for this particular device. The icon background color will match the theme of your device).

But if your device does not follow Android ASOP behavior and it shows a large app icon in push notifications (such as Samsung devices), then that icon will still show the original red/white YouTube logo (That icon cannot be programmatically changed using an in-app setting).

...src/main/resources/custom-branding/mipmap-anydpi/revanced_notification_icon_small_custom.xml

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cyberboh · 2025-10-12T10:40:31Z

Is this PR only applicable to notification icon? How about all toast messages inside the app, e.g toast SB sent segment, toast RYD time out/error, etc?

LisoUseInAIKyrios · 2025-10-12T11:00:22Z

If your device shows the red/white YouTube logo in push notifications or in toast messages, then this change does not change that.

This PR changes the system status bar icon (icon with clock/battery/etc), and changes the push notification icon for devices that don't show a large YT icon with push notifications (Google pixel, all other devices that use ASOP launcher behavior).

For devices that show the large app icon (Samsung, probably other manufacturers as well), the only fix is to add a patch option to permanently change the icon (explained in the linked issue). Will do that later in another PR.

cyberboh · 2025-10-12T11:03:06Z

If your device shows the red/white YouTube logo in push notifications or in toast messages, then this change does not change that.

Yes, my device shows red YouTube original logo even I applied Custom branding patch and picked revanced branding logo.

MarcaDian · 2025-10-12T13:19:46Z

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
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    android:height="24dp"
    android:viewportWidth="24"
    android:viewportHeight="24">

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MarcaDian · 2025-10-12T16:29:36Z

Does this ^ icon look correct?

I don’t use notifications in ReVanced, so I can’t check.

In the status bar shade (dropdown panel), the standard YouTube icon is displayed.

LisoUseInAIKyrios · 2025-10-12T16:40:31Z

The fist nature screenshot is correct, and that video screenshot won't be changed by this PR.

The second screenshot (red/black icon) should be changed by this PR to whatever in-app custom branding is in use. I'm not completely certain, but it looks like your device follows Google ASOP design and the "small icon" is shown in the notification and not the application icon like Samsung and other manufacturers show.

The third screenshot (white YT icon beside the clock) will be changed by this PR for all devices.

MarcaDian · 2025-10-12T16:46:10Z

It's very strange why they haven't changed. These screenshots were with the latest changes to this PR. Need to recheck.

LisoUseInAIKyrios · 2025-10-12T16:48:11Z

Do you have a custom icon set in the settings?

For me, new video notifications use the ReVanced status bar icon.

Maybe there's a different code path for some devices, or for different kinds of notifications (like the "background playback enabled" message).

MarcaDian · 2025-10-12T17:02:55Z

It seems there was some mistake, now it is displayed.

But first of all, the color still needs to be white.

And the icon in the status bar seems to be of normal size, but it is different size from the manager icon.
Maybe this needs to be changed in the manager, but I understand that it won't happen soon, or it won't happen at all.

LisoUseInAIKyrios · 2025-10-12T17:08:30Z

I think the red icon tint is added by YT, and the extension code can change that.

Should either change the size here to be the same as Manager, or change Manager to be the same size as here. Not sure which size is better.

Current PR:

MarcaDian · 2025-10-12T17:11:14Z

If compare the status bar icons in my vendor, the correct size is the one that is now.

It roughly corresponds to the height of the original quantum icon.

LisoUseInAIKyrios · 2025-10-12T17:14:36Z

Need to update revanced_notification_icon_rounded.xml because the modified version I added isn't centered exactly correct.

Otherwise I think this just about ready. Will make another PR to add the permanent icon change patch option.

MarcaDian · 2025-10-12T17:15:54Z

Make it the same height as the minimum/scaled?

LisoUseInAIKyrios · 2025-10-12T17:16:52Z

Hmm, I think try using the full vertical space (Or 95% of the vertical space)?

If we use the height of the minimal V then it might look too small.

Some circle icons use the full vertical space (see the 'sleeping' status bar icon in screenshot above).

MarcaDian · 2025-10-12T17:25:13Z

This is how it is showing to me now (current PR).

We can't make the lines thicker because we're breaking branding rules?
Or maybe can make the circle a solid fill.

LisoUseInAIKyrios · 2025-10-12T17:36:37Z

I think the V looks too small. The status bar icon is icon is very tiny to begin with.

Maybe we should use the same 'no-ring' status bar icon for all the preset branding types.

Edit: changed all built-in icon styles to use the same status bar icon (icon shown in the first post).

LisoUseInAIKyrios · 2025-10-12T17:38:12Z

Please confirm if the notification icon tint is now correct.

MarcaDian · 2025-10-12T19:10:50Z

I don't know how to check the notification icon in music, I don't use comments or subscribes and I've never received notifications here. Let's hope everything works.

The icon seems to have the correct scaling.

I probably add the same one to the PR in manager, it still uses png.

PS: compose manager doesn't show a notification icon in the status bar?
PPS: maybe related to ReVanced/revanced-manager#2710

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LisoUseInAIKyrios · 2025-10-13T06:34:44Z

@MarcaDian Can you check the small icon now? I tried removing the tint and maybe now it'll automatically color it.

MarcaDian · 2025-10-13T07:16:16Z

LisoUseInAIKyrios · 2025-10-13T07:27:06Z

Is that blue tint a theme color of your device? If so then that looks correct (and much better than the black/grey color of before).

MarcaDian · 2025-10-13T07:28:34Z

Is it intentional that a different app name is used in notifications (and during installation)?

MarcaDian · 2025-10-13T07:29:33Z

Is that blue tint a theme color of your device?

Yes, this is the accent color of the theme.

LisoUseInAIKyrios · 2025-10-13T07:34:30Z

Notifications use the manifest application name (that name cannot be changed using an in-app setting).

The system YouTube app shows along side patched YouTube in some places such as:

'Open with' prompt, that can show when searching in the launcher and picking a shortcut action (Shorts, search, subscriptions).
The system app list, where both patched YouTube and system YouTube appears (which app is which?)
The microG registered apps list (is it regular YouTube, or patched YouTube?)

Because the system YouTube app cannot be completely uninstalled, it makes patched YouTube appear identical to the original YouTube for the situations listed above.

To fix this ambiguity, I changed the manifest application name to "YouTube ReVanced" to reduce end user confusion.

The launcher still always shows whatever name the user has selected in the app settings.

LisoUseInAIKyrios · 2025-10-13T07:52:47Z

I think this is ready. Will merge in a day or two.

# [5.43.0-dev.2](v5.43.0-dev.1...v5.43.0-dev.2) (2025-10-14) ### Bug Fixes * **YouTube - Custom branding:** Use ReVanced icon for status bar notification icon ([#6108](#6108)) ([10ea250](10ea250))

MarcaDian · 2025-10-14T06:51:01Z

By the way, I just noticed in music ReVanced icon is white, unlike YouTube.

LisoUseInAIKyrios · 2025-10-14T06:54:52Z

What color is YouTube?

The most we can do is tint the small icon (YouTube code tints it red). If the small icon xml itself uses any color except white or black, then the system status bar shows those colors (very surprising that Android would allow that).

MarcaDian · 2025-10-14T06:58:29Z

Black. Added a screenshot above.

MarcaDian · 2025-10-14T07:04:52Z

I apologize. I just patched to this pre-release and the icon is black again. I must have installed a version where you inverted the colors.

So it turns out that Android uses colors from xml files.

LisoUseInAIKyrios · 2025-10-14T07:07:14Z

What color is the small icon if branding is set to original?

If YT shows a white icon, we can change the ReVanced XML to use white (status bar works the same if XML is either black or white)

MarcaDian · 2025-10-14T07:09:04Z

If original

MarcaDian · 2025-10-14T07:11:35Z

I can try changing it myself and check, then I'll let you know if it works.

LisoUseInAIKyrios · 2025-10-14T07:13:14Z

If changing the XML color to white works, then make a PR with the change. Can add a comment to the XML explaining the paths must be white

MarcaDian · 2025-10-14T08:10:15Z

It seems to work.

Please add these changes directly, I don't have the opportunity to do it right now.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<!-- Copyright 2024 ReVanced. Not licensed under GPL. See https://github.com/ReVanced/revanced-branding -->
<vector xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:width="24dp"
    android:height="24dp"
    android:viewportWidth="24"
    android:viewportHeight="24">

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MarcaDian · 2025-10-14T08:25:22Z

It's interesting how Android colors a colored PNG notification icon to white/black color.
In the ReVanced manager, the notification icon is a PNG logo with a colored triangle. The same thing happens on YouTube.

# [5.43.0](v5.42.1...v5.43.0) (2025-10-14) ### Bug Fixes * **Custom branding:** Use white notification icon for expanded status bar panel ([95eee59](95eee59)) * **Instagram - Change sharing domain:** Display patch option ([#6089](#6089)) ([be2b144](be2b144)) * **X / Twitter - Change Link Sharing Domain:** Change link domain of share copy action ([#6091](#6091)) ([5484625](5484625)) * **YouTube - Custom branding:** Do not add a broken custom icon if the user provides an invalid custom icon path ([6555f6e](6555f6e)) * **YouTube - Custom branding:** Use ReVanced icon for status bar notification icon ([#6108](#6108)) ([10ea250](10ea250)) * **YouTube - Force original audio:** Do not use translated audio if stream spoofing is off and force audio is on ([0c19dba](0c19dba)) ### Features * **Instagram:** Add `Hide suggested content` patch ([#6075](#6075)) ([50f0b9c](50f0b9c))

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