From e4cd2d1ad08a452e75c3ea316cf4c41d15fe8f60 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Mohamed Boudra <boudra.moha@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 6 Sep 2026 12:34:17 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] fix(desktop): preserve the packaged macOS Dock icon (#4389)

The startup override replaced the bundle icon with a flat PNG even in packaged builds. Limit the override to development so macOS retains the bundle icon appearance.
---
 packages/desktop/src/main.ts | 3 ++-
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/packages/desktop/src/main.ts b/packages/desktop/src/main.ts
index 05230b2556..64cf4a9519 100644
--- a/packages/desktop/src/main.ts
+++ b/packages/desktop/src/main.ts
@@ -634,7 +634,8 @@ async function getEffectiveAppIconPath(): Promise<string | null> {
 }
 
 async function applyAppIcon(): Promise<void> {
-  if (process.platform !== "darwin") {
+  // Packaged apps keep the bundle icon and its macOS system appearance.
+  if (app.isPackaged || process.platform !== "darwin") {
     return;
   }