Questions tagged [android-icons]

Android comes with detailed guidelines and default Icon packs for applications developers to ensure readability and clarity even at small sizes. This tag covers this android aspect.

Android comes with detailed guidelines and default Icon packs for applications developers to ensure readability and clarity even at small sizes. This tag covers this android aspect.

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Launcher icon is changed but in recent apps still default icon i seen

I have changed the launcher icons in File -> New -> Image Asset and the icons are changed. When I click on recent apps icon in it displays the default icon where as correct icon is shown in the main icon list. Verified the Android manifest where…
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Can I change my Android app icon and name in later release?

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…
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How to add "menu" indicator next to Action Bar's app icon?

At least Gmail and Youtube Android apps use a side menu (navigation drawer?) that opens by swiping, or by clicking the app icon (home button): Is the menu indicator / icon in the screenshot above a ready-made part of Android SDK? (Or a custom icon…
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Android Studio change transparency of Image Assets

When I create new "Image Asset" (Action Bar and Tab Icon) in Android Studio using my own icon as base, I get finally semi-transparent icons. (Android Studio change original color transparency). How to prevent it and save original colors? This is…
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Vector drawables that are automatically converted to pngs

At Google IO, the Tools team briefly showed the possibility to define vector drawables with a specific suffix (e.g. ic_heart_48px.xml) that will then be converted to pngs of all necessary densities. Unfortunately I don't find any documentation about…
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Add Icons to SlidingTabLayout instead of Text

I'm implementing a SlidingTabLayout in my android application. What my query is that I'd like to implement icons in my Sliding Tabs instead of texts for navigation. I searched heavily on the internet for any such tutorial or sample but found none. I…
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My app icon appears smaller then other

I used android asset studio to create Launcher icon:…
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How to show notification count on app icon like Facebook?

I want to show unread notification count on my app icon when app is not opened. this post seems to be close but it is 3 years old. Has there been any change on this or I should go with solutions provided in the accepted answer?
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Android options menu icon won't display

I'm following a book on Android Development to get myself started writing my first real app. I got up to the point where I'm making an options menu for one of my activities. The menu shows up, but the corresponding icon of the menu item refuses to…
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How to change the ic_launcher_round.png folder content?

I am having difficulties in changing the icon of an Android app. I have followed the instruction: 1.Right click on the project 2.Select New -> Image Asset 3.Select 'Asset Type' as Image 4.Select Path of and .png image 5.Optional: padding, trimming…
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Android Launcher Icon Rounded Corner Edge Radii

Are there any official guidelines for how many pixels the edge radii should be when giving Android launcher icons rounded corners? I've found guidelines for launcher icon pixel sizes (but rounded corners aren't mentioned), a tool called Android…
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Android Studio´s Asset Studio doesn´t show Material Icons option

In the Asset Studio, inside Android Studio, the option, where should be Material Icon, the option available is "Clip Art". It´s require to install any plugin to be able to add material icons?
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App icon not being set, it is always showing default green android icon

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…
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Align an icon with the Toolbar icon - Android Material Design

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…
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Is it possible to have animated launcher icons for android apps?

I am just curios if Android supports animated launcher icons like the iOS has the Calendar app which always shows the current day or the Clock which has a moving hand on the icon.
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