DUOLINGO users have noticed that their icon owl isn’t looking quite itself lately.
The Duolingo owl went from cheery to dreary overnight and debate is circulating online from fans about why. Here’s everything you need to know.
The popular language learning app, Duolingo has left fans baffled after they noticed the app’s iconic owl has changed and now wears a sad and rather ill expression.
There has been much debate online from users speculating why Duolingo is looking rough?.
Duolingo UK hasn’t revealed the exact reason why the app‘s icon has changed to look so sad.
But the company had posted a cryptic meme about it on X / Twitter, with the caption “when you put off your lesson for 5 mins”
In response to one user, the firm said the owl is “in my tired era”.
It is thought that the change may be intended to encourage users to open the app and learn.
Others users speculate say it’s a marketing trick to grab people’s attention and get them talking.
It’s not the first time Duolingo have pulled this stunt.
In October 2023, the Duolingo owl, appeared to melt as part of a limited-time app icon change.
The original Duolingo features a green owl icon that usually has a cheerful appearance.
The giant Duolingo plushy owl that features on the Duolingo UK‘s TikTok page continues to sport the original cheerful and approachable expression as he galivants around the UK.
However, the app thumbnail looks anything but happy.
Duolingo is a free language learning app that helps users learn new words and phrases in a language of their choice.
The app delivers up game style language learning tools in bite-sized lessons.
Users can chose from over 40 languages to learn from scratch, or simply to brush up on their knowledge of speaking a second language.
Fortunately, there are ways to revert back to the original cheery owl icon, but it depends on the type of account you have and your streak.
If you’re a Max or Super Duolingo subscriber you gain access to a special icon that’s super easy to switch on.
The other way you can change the Duolingo app icon is via the Streak Society dashboard.
