Why is Duolingo melting? What happened to the Duo Owl icon and how can I change it?

Anyone who’s ever used Duolingo—that rare app that allows us to be productive while we stare at our phones—knows that its mascot, Duo the Green Owl, can be a little… needy.

Duo keeps you busy with your daily language homework with fun push notifications, but now it’s found a more inventive way to get your attention.

Many Duolingo users have opened their phones over the past few days to find the Duo logo melting away. The poor owl looks more than a little upset, there is no obvious reason why he is in such danger and a quick search on social media shows many users are worried about their friend.

Fortunately, the company itself solved the problem for us.

Why is the Duolingo symbol melting?

True to form, the Duo melts for one reason: to get attention.

A Duolingo spokesperson said, “The melting duo you see is a new app icon that students will see for a limited time.” If students have downloaded the latest version of the Duolingo app, they should see the melting duo as “View app icon.” The goal of the new app icon is to encourage students to open the app.”

Melting Duo is only available to users of the latest version of the Duolingo app. So if your Duo looks good, you need an upgrade.

Can you remove the melting duo icon?

There are several ways to remove the melting Duo icon, but they are only available to some users.

The first option is to become a Super Duolingo or Duolingo Max subscriber, which, among other benefits, gives you the ability to change your icon to colorful Super or Max themes.

To do this, click Duo icon Scroll down at the top right corner of the screen Super app icon or Max app iconand tap Include.

Members of the exclusive Duolingo Streak Society can also change their app logo to an orange duo with glowing eyes by following the same steps.

To become a part of Streak Society, you must have extensive experience using the applications – at least 50 days.