iPhone native apps icons: how to remove the glossy look.

The default behavior of the iPhone OS is to apply automatically rounded corners and a glossy effect to all icons (apps, links, web apps, whatever) on the Home screen. I guess the idea is to keep all apps on the device look consistent with each other, to give the end user the impression he’s in a fully integrated environment.

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2 Responses to iPhone native apps icons: how to remove the glossy look.

  1. Webster says:

    How do I remove the rounded corners the iphone OS already applies to icons?

  2. mauro says:

    As far as I know that is a mask that can’t be removed from the code.

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