[Bug] App icons with white backgrounds render as indistinguishable white blocks in Now Bar

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Quick summary

Icons for certain apps (like X/Twitter or apps with white branding) are rendered as solid white squares in the Now Bar, making it impossible to identify the source app at a glance.

Diagnostics JSON

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Type of bug

UI/UX issue

Steps to reproduce

1. Receive a notification from an app that uses a white icon or a white background (e.g., X/Twitter, or an app with custom themed icons).
2. Observe the Live Notification chip generated by Live Bridge in the Samsung Now Bar.
3. The icon area appears as a flat white shape without contrast.

Expected behavior

The icon should be clearly visible. The app should either:

1. Use the monochrome "Small Icon" instead of the "Large Icon".
2. Automatically apply a subtle border or shadow when a low-contrast (white-on-white) scenario is detected.
3. Apply a background tint to the icon container to make the white icon pop.

Actual behavior

The icon blends entirely with its container or background, resulting in a "blank" white square as seen in the attached screenshot.

Notification sample / conversion log JSON (optional)

Media / screenshots (optional)

Additional context (optional)

This issue seems to affect apps that provide a "Large Icon" with transparency or white backgrounds. In the provided screenshot, the "X" (formularacers) notification is a clear example where the branding is lost due to this rendering bug. This happens on One UI while using Live Bridge to bridge notifications to the native Now Bar.