How to make the icon background of an Android app transparent?

Question

A PNG image is to be used as the icon foreground, and the background should be completely transparent.

Using Android Studio > New Image Asset > Configure

Answer 1

Method 1:

if you have a png, just copy it and paste it in drawable, and refer to image name from manifest.

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Method 2:

Goto file > new > image asset, make sure you select a png image (with transparent background) & set background shape to none.