android-icons

I was wondering, why are we using different launcher icons (sizes) in android. Currently you "have" to resize your icon to: LDPI - 36 x 36 MDPI - 48 x 48 HDPI - 72 x 72 XHDPI - 96 x 96 And put them in the desired folder. But does it really matter if you would only put a xhdpi icon in your android application, and if you just leave the ldpi, mdpi and hdpi folder empty. If you try the app with this configuration (only a xhdpi icon) on a mdpi device, automatically the xhdpi icon is used (I assume the device scales the icon automatically), and it looks just normal. So what would stop us from only

I have followed the following steps as suggested by tutorials and other stack overflow questions: android:icon="@mipmap/ic_launcher" in the manifest where the app icon is named ic_launcher and all the mipmaps have been appropriately replaced on basis of resolution replaced all mipmap images with the the images generated from Android Asset Studio I have selected the appropriate files in the image asset by right clicking on res. I have uninstalled the old app. Rebuilt the app the ans then run I have invalidated cache and restarted Android Studio too Restarted the mobile Added a 512 * 512 pixel

I want to change an application icon directly from the program and don't want to create shortcut and update it. Some calender app changes icon everyday without creating shortcut. I read that can create activity-alias element for each of my icons in manifest. It's work for me but if I want to have 30 icons like a calender then I should have 30 activity-alias element in manifest and I do't think it's a correct way. I also read that this way works differently across devices. Can anyone help me? Vihanga De Silva You can do this in smart launcher . there is an option in smart launcher to change

If I go to https://design.google.com/icons/ and I select an icon to download, it gives me the option of downloading the 18dp, 24dp, 36dp, or 48dp version. I downloaded the 24dp package and it came with the hdpi, mdpi, xhdpi, xxhdpi, and xxxhdpi images. So I'm not sure what the difference is from downloading the other packages of 18dp, 36dp, or 48dp. Does anyone know the difference? What would be the best one to download to have the best compatibility across the majority of android devices? So I'm not sure what the difference is from downloading the other packages of 18dp, 36dp, or 48dp. If you

In the new Material Design (using AppCompat), I am trying to align some action icons with the drawer icon of the new toolbar. Something like: I think I am looking in all the metrics correctly... Touch Target Size The problem is that I can't perfectly align it, because after that left padding of 16px, the icons should start, but the icon itself has also some "padding" (icon from material github), like: Maybe is silly but I do not know what I am missing. How can I take into account the padding inside the image to properly align it? I have same problem with aligning radio buttons or checkbox with

This is going to sound stupid in a way, but I want to know if it is possible to change the application logo (icon) and Android name in my subsequent releases? Say, today I push my app in the Android market, and tomorrow I want to change the logo/icon (I know I "should" not do this), but is it possible to do so? Also, what about the application name? Thanks GabrielAtan Yes, you can change the name and logo whenever you want by changing android:label and android:logo attribute of your application tag in AndroidManifest.xml file . But, you can't change Package name once you uploaded app on play