You Can Now Create Your Own Custom Android Mascot

You can now create your own version of the Android mascot known as “The Bot.” By choosing the material, clothing, accessories, and props, you can customize The Bot to your heart’s content.

Google Wants You to Create Your Own Android Mascot

In February 2024, Google launched a simple web tool allowing you to create your own Android bot. This isn’t a “bot” in the AI sense of the word but rather a customized version of the mascot synonymous with Google’s mobile operating system since 2007.

Google launched this fun diversion to coincide with MWC 2024. But we’re hoping that the option to create customized versions of the Android mascot continues long after the tech event finishes. After all, it’s one of the fun activities you can do on your Android phone.

For Google itself, it represents a neat little branding exercise. Everyone knows what Android is, but its mascot has lived most of its life in the shadows.

How to Create Your Own Custom Android Mascot

To create your own Android mascot, head to the Create Your Own Android Bot page on Android.com. On the right, you’ll see a naked version of the Android mascot, while on the left are the various options you can choose to customize your bot.

First, choose the material you want your Android bot to be made out of. There are 25 in total, ranging from solid colors to oddities like a location-stamped brown suitcase, a circuit board, and a transparent gumball machine.

Once you have settled on a material, choose some clothing for your bot. There are 20 to choose from, or you can opt to keep your mascot naked. The Kill Bill-style leather catsuit and woven astronaut costume are my favorites.

Next up is the accessory. There are 20 of these to choose from, including a pirate’s eye patch, a halo, and a wizard’s hat. But bunny ears always add a certain touch of class to proceedings.

Last but not least are the props. Once again, there are 20 to choose from, and you can only select one. So, take your time to choose carefully between a guitar and amp, an Xbox controller, a slice of pizza, and many more.

There are thousands of different combinations available, making it very unlikely that you’ll create exactly the same Android mascot as anyone you know—unless you both share a very specific design sensibility.

What You Can Do With Your Custom Android Mascot

Once you’ve finished creating your own Android bot, you can download it for yourself as a PNG file or share the QR code for others to download. Unfortunately, your new Android mascot is just a still image that cannot be integrated into Android in any way—at least for now.

The Android mascot has been around since 2007. While people originally referred to it as “Bugdroid,” Google now calls it simply “The Bot.” Like Android itself, The Bot has undergone many changes, with the most notable being its upgrade to 3D (and therefore, a more dimensional character) in 2023.

However, I’d argue that me turning Google’s Android mascot into a leotard-wearing, leopard print abomination wearing bunny ears and a toolbelt is also notable in its own right.