# Is there a way to configure the app to use a specific ios-icon over the android styled one **URL:** \ **Category:** ionic-v3\ **Created:** [March 18, 2016, 4:56pm UTC](https://forum.ionicframework.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-configure-the-app-to-use-a-specific-ios-icon-over-the-android-styled-one/46827 "2016-03-18T16:56:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![brayhoward](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ionicframework/user_avatar/forum.ionicframework.com/brayhoward/32/96918_2.png) [@brayhoward](https://forum.ionicframework.com/u/brayhoward)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2016, 4:56pm UTC](https://forum.ionicframework.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-configure-the-app-to-use-a-specific-ios-icon-over-the-android-styled-one/46827/1 "2016-03-18T16:56:01Z")
I would like to just be able to do `` and have it default to **ios-arrow-down** everywhere in my app. ---
**Author:** ![aluknot](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ionicframework/user_avatar/forum.ionicframework.com/aluknot/32/92447_2.png) [@aluknot](https://forum.ionicframework.com/u/aluknot)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2016, 5:05pm UTC](https://forum.ionicframework.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-configure-the-app-to-use-a-specific-ios-icon-over-the-android-styled-one/46827/2 "2016-03-18T17:05:36Z")
Maybe with iconMode [here](http://ionicframework.com/docs/v2/api/config/Config/). ---
**Author:** ![brayhoward](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ionicframework/user_avatar/forum.ionicframework.com/brayhoward/32/96918_2.png) [@brayhoward](https://forum.ionicframework.com/u/brayhoward)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2016, 5:26pm UTC](https://forum.ionicframework.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-configure-the-app-to-use-a-specific-ios-icon-over-the-android-styled-one/46827/3 "2016-03-18T17:26:41Z")
That makes all Icons to default to the **ios** versions and that’s not the behaviour I’m looking for. I just want the **arrow-down** to default to **ios-arrow-down**. ---
**Author:** ![iignatov](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ionicframework/user_avatar/forum.ionicframework.com/iignatov/32/100112_2.png) [@iignatov](https://forum.ionicframework.com/u/iignatov)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2016, 6:01pm UTC](https://forum.ionicframework.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-configure-the-app-to-use-a-specific-ios-icon-over-the-android-styled-one/46827/4 "2016-03-18T18:01:23Z")
I don’t think that it’s possible. However you could either use the appropriate icon name everywhere, e.g. ``, or you can create a custom component for that purpose. I would recommend you to just use the icon name for iOS - it’s simpler and you can easily do a global search and replace, if you change your mind later. ---
**Author:** ![aluknot](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ionicframework/user_avatar/forum.ionicframework.com/aluknot/32/92447_2.png) [@aluknot](https://forum.ionicframework.com/u/aluknot)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2016, 6:27pm UTC](https://forum.ionicframework.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-configure-the-app-to-use-a-specific-ios-icon-over-the-android-styled-one/46827/5 "2016-03-18T18:27:04Z")
Ohhh, now i understand, sorry. You can do what @iignatov said or maybe you can replace the CSS of arrow-down with the ios-arrow-down CSS. ---
**Author:** ![brayhoward](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ionicframework/user_avatar/forum.ionicframework.com/brayhoward/32/96918_2.png) [@brayhoward](https://forum.ionicframework.com/u/brayhoward)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2016, 6:36pm UTC](https://forum.ionicframework.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-configure-the-app-to-use-a-specific-ios-icon-over-the-android-styled-one/46827/6 "2016-03-18T18:36:36Z")
Yeah that’s how i’m doing it now. I just thought it would be nice if you could configure these things in the @app decorator! Thanks for the reply. ---
**Author:** ![mhartington](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ionicframework/user_avatar/forum.ionicframework.com/mhartington/32/137757_2.png) [@mhartington](https://forum.ionicframework.com/u/mhartington)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2016, 6:50pm UTC](https://forum.ionicframework.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-configure-the-app-to-use-a-specific-ios-icon-over-the-android-styled-one/46827/7 "2016-03-18T18:50:05Z")
Just to chime in on this. To use the same icon for both ios and android, you can use: ```auto ``` ---
**Author:** ![brayhoward](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ionicframework/user_avatar/forum.ionicframework.com/brayhoward/32/96918_2.png) [@brayhoward](https://forum.ionicframework.com/u/brayhoward)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2016, 7:06pm UTC](https://forum.ionicframework.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-configure-the-app-to-use-a-specific-ios-icon-over-the-android-styled-one/46827/8 "2016-03-18T19:06:52Z")
`` Achieves the same effect with less typing. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![brayhoward](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ionicframework/user_avatar/forum.ionicframework.com/brayhoward/32/96918_2.png) [@brayhoward](https://forum.ionicframework.com/u/brayhoward)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2016, 7:07pm UTC](https://forum.ionicframework.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-configure-the-app-to-use-a-specific-ios-icon-over-the-android-styled-one/46827/9 "2016-03-18T19:07:46Z")
How are you getting syntax highlighting in your code snippet?? ---
**Author:** ![iignatov](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ionicframework/user_avatar/forum.ionicframework.com/iignatov/32/100112_2.png) [@iignatov](https://forum.ionicframework.com/u/iignatov)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2016, 7:59pm UTC](https://forum.ionicframework.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-configure-the-app-to-use-a-specific-ios-icon-over-the-android-styled-one/46827/10 "2016-03-18T19:59:54Z")
AFAIK the syntax highlighting is available only for the block code snippets and it’s automatic _(although you can also specify it explicitly, just like in Github)_.