# What happened to the Classic Clear icon?

**URL:** <https://club.useclear.com/t/what-happened-to-the-classic-clear-icon/3984>\
**Category:** New Clear\
**Created:** [July 18, 2026, 2:34pm UTC](https://club.useclear.com/t/what-happened-to-the-classic-clear-icon/3984 "2026-07-18T14:34:55Z")\
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**Post date:** [July 18, 2026, 2:34pm UTC](https://club.useclear.com/t/what-happened-to-the-classic-clear-icon/3984/1 "2026-07-18T14:34:55Z")

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Two issues:

#1 The Classic Clear icon has kinda been a mess with new Clear. It looks jagged and pixelated on an iPhone Max display. Especially when iOS 18(?) introduced the ability to set homescreen icons to a larger size (where the app names are hidden).

This issue made me frequently switch out to other icons because I love the Classic icon and couldn’t stand how bad it’s rendered. But none of the other Clear icons do it for me. Classic Clear is the GOAT and I keep coming back to it. Which leads me to…

#2 The Classic Clear icon is now locked behind a subscription. I no longer have access to it. I don’t quite understand how it’s possible to take this away, especially from a legacy user who’s been using the app since early 2010s (If you see my past posts, I was a hardcore Clear user for years and active on this forum when new Clear launched).

Is there any way I can get back the Classic Clear icon without having to subscribe? I don’t even care if the icon renders poorly. It was sad enough when the iPad app was shuttered and iCloud sync became a “pro” feature. But this particular move feels a little mean to legacy Clear users.

Regards,

A saddened Clear old-timer