Duolingo users are confused this week as the app icon suddenly looks like it’s melting, but why? Read on to find out what’s going on.

The free app has more than 500 million users and encourages people to learn a new language with bite-size lessons that are easy to understand.

Duolingo app icon is ‘melting’

Duolingo users noticed the change on Wednesday (October 18) and have been taking to Twitter to discuss the ‘melting’ logo.

The app’s famous green owl mascot’s face looks like it’s dripping in the new icon and people are really confused about why.

One person wrote: “WHY IS MY DUOLINGO MELTING?”

“Help my Duolingo is melting,” said another.

A third person added: “What has happened to Duolingo?”

“Is Duolingo ok?” someone else asked.

Why your Duolingo is melting

The new app logo is a limited-time alteration to encourage people to click on the site.

“The melting Duo you see is a new app icon that learners will see for a limited time,” Duolingo said in a statement to Distractify.

“If learners have the latest version of the Duolingo app downloaded, they should see melting Duo as the app icon.”

“The purpose of the new app icon is to encourage learners to open the app,” they explained.

Duolingo offers courses in more than 40 languages, from popular ones like English, French, and Spanish to the less common Welsh, Irish, and Swahili.

Learning a language with the site is free, fun and effective, making the experience enjoyable as you earn points and unlock new levels in a game-like format.

‘Duolingo is in Halloween mode’

The app icon change comes just in time for Halloween, giving the language learning site a spooky appearance for October.

“Duolingo is in Halloween mode!” someone wrote on Twitter.

Another said: “No one warned me they’d be changing the Duolingo logo for Halloween.”

“Here for Duolingo entering the Halloween spirit.”

The app addressed the change with a funny joke on the App Store too, writing: “Our mascot owl, Duo, is trading in his usual diet of mice for bugs this week.”

“Yup, we’re squashing those pesky bugs to make the experience better for all of you.”

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