home-assistant / home-assistant/iOS

macOS menu bar icon size and resolution

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Description

**Device model, version and app version**

Model Name:
macOS Version: 26.5.1
App Version: 2026.05.0 (2026.1984)
Safari Version:

**Home Assistant Core Version**

2026.7.1

**Describe the bug**
The menu bar icon is bigger than other menu bar icons. To follow best practices and have consistency in the menu bar it [should be 16x16pt.](https://bjango.com/articles/designingmenubarextras/)
There is also no retina asset used, which makes the icon look blurry on retina screens.

**To Reproduce**

**Expected behavior**

**Screenshots**

Image

**Additional context**
I would suggest either using a vector file or adding @2x asset.
I've created the files for your convenience:
pdf: [statusItemIcon.pdf](https://github.com/user-attachments/files/29843362/statusItemIcon.pdf)
svg: Image
png 16x16: Image
png retina: Image

Contributor guide

Open the contributing guide

Research direction

Start at the macOS menu bar status-item icon entry point and inspect the existing icon assets; the issue supplies statusItemIcon.pdf plus SVG, 16x16 PNG, and retina PNG alternatives. Verify the rendered icon is 16x16pt and sharp on a Retina display, and confirm the menu bar appearance matches neighboring icons.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
macos, swift
Domain
desktop-dev
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
65/100

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