Android Code Snippet Adaptive Icons - simple instructions and tips

All apps should have an adaptive icon. If you are not familiar with these icons then start here: Adaptive Icons

Instruction steps:

1. Create a new folder in the root project folder named icon.
2. Create two folders inside that folder with the following files:
   1. mipmap:
      1. ic_launcher.png - non-adaptive icon for Android 7- devices. There is no specific size. Should be 128x128 or or more.
      2. background.png - 108x108 - the solid background layer.
      3. foreground.png - 108x108 - the foreground layer.
   2. mipmap-xxxhdpi (high resolution images):
      1. background.png - 432x432 - solid background layer
      2. foreground.png - 432x432 - foreground layer
3. Add to main module:
   
   #AdditionalRes: ../icon
4. Add to manifest editor:
   
   SetApplicationAttribute(android:icon, "@mipmap/ic_launcher")
   CreateResource(mipmap-anydpi-v26, ic_launcher.xml,
   <adaptive-icon xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
   <background android:drawable="@mipmap/background"/>
   <foreground android:drawable="@mipmap/foreground"/>
   </adaptive-icon>
   )

No need to set any file to be read-only.

Example: https://github.com/AnywhereSoftware/B4X-Pleroma/tree/master/B4A

 

[Erel]

Best to delete them.

 

[Vinians2006]

I use this very simple tool

EasyAppIcon - Create Mobile App Icon

EasyAppIcon helps you to create your own app icons easily. Supporting Android Adaptive Icon! You can simply import the icons to Android Studio and Xcode.

easyappicon.com

This tool do not generate "background" and "foreground" icon, or I am doing wrong ?

 

[Vinians2006]

I will wait for this resource to be added to Basic4Android because I tryed a lot but my program crash, so I ended up with simple "Choose Icon" on the menu that works fine.

 

[TILogistic]

1.- Download.

2. Unzip and find the android directory.

3. Add the resource directory where the icons are in your project.

Note: rename android directory to icon

4. Add the directory where the icons are to your project.

4. Add the following to the manifest.

SetApplicationAttribute(android:icon, "@mipmap/ic_launcher")
SetApplicationAttribute(android:roundIcon, "@mipmap/ic_launcher_round")

CreateResource(mipmap-anydpi-v26, ic_launcher.xml,
<adaptive-icon xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
<background android:drawable="@color/ic_launcher_background" />
<foreground android:drawable="@mipmap/ic_launcher_foreground" />
</adaptive-icon>
)

If you want to upload your own custom icon

1.- Choose file

And proceed with the steps mentioned above.

See the loaded demo

Regards.

 

[Vinians2006]

1.- Download.

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2. Unzip and find the android directory.

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3. Add the resource directory where the icons are in your project.

Note: rename android directory to icon

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4. Add the directory where the icons are to your project.

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4. Add the following to the manifest.



If you want to upload your own custom icon

1.- Choose file

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And proceed with the steps mentioned above.

See the loaded demo

Regards.

Friend your explanation is clear, but the icon do not appears and the program closes before open the main actitvity. I dont know what is wrong, I tryed everything.
Please, can you help-me ? I attached the whole project in this post.

 

[Vinians2006]

These should be used on your website and on Play Store.

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Unzip the zip file and copy it to your project directory:

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Your project is fine icon resource declarations.
the problem could be elsewhere..

Thank you but I think the zip I attached were not complete. Now this one is complete. Please, can you look at the files and see if you find any error ? Because Android dont even is able to load the apk. This is realted to icon because if I use that options to set an icon it works propertly.
The file is big to attach so here is the linke to google drive:
Link to download

 

[TILogistic]

Thank you but I think the zip I attached were not complete. Now this one is complete. Please, can you look at the files and see if you find any error ? Because Android dont even is able to load the apk. This is realted to icon because if I use that options to set an icon it works propertly.
The file is big to attach so here is the linke to google drive:
Link to download

Open a new post for inquiries.

 

[johnaaronrose]

I use this very simple tool

EasyAppIcon - Create Mobile App Icon

EasyAppIcon helps you to create your own app icons easily. Supporting Android Adaptive Icon! You can simply import the icons to Android Studio and Xcode.

easyappicon.com

I've tried using that web site. i changed the colour and selected the file (named as ic_launcher). What do I do after that?

 

[johnaaronrose]

Apologies for my last incorrect post: it's obvious what to do if I had not had a senile moment! I just noticed the Download button on the web site. I've clicked on the Android instruction. But when I click on the Download button, it gives 2 options: one for iOS with Adaptive icon button & one with iOS with Legacy button only. I clicked on the Adaptive button and I noticed that the ic_launcher zip contains a folder for iOS and a folder for Android.

The generated images (in their sub-folders) look Ok. But the changes in the manifest are not reflected in the example project! I have attached a file showing the manifest in the example project together with a zip file of that project as well as the changes. If the changes are correct where do hey go in the standard manifest?

Would not doing the Adaptive Icons procedure prevent a search (from a phone) on Google Play Store from finding an app even though it's gone live on the Play Store?