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Jim Leask
Jim Leask

Reputation: 6429

@mipmap/ic_launcher not being used for app icon

I'm changing the app launcher icon and have modified the res/mipmap/ic_launcher icons using the instructions. In Android Studio, I see the correct modified icon.

However, the original default icon is still being shown on the device, not the new one that I have tied to ic_launcher. My manifest is using pointing to the new values AFAICT.

<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    package="app.anytune.rxsongbrowsertrials">

    <application
        android:allowBackup="true"
        android:icon="@mipmap/ic_launcher"
        android:roundIcon="@mipmap/ic_launcher"
        android:label="@string/app_name"
        android:supportsRtl="true"
        android:theme="@style/AppTheme">
        <activity
            android:name=".MainActivity"
....
</manifest>

Why isn't the ic_launcher icon being used?

Upvotes: 1

Views: 6856

Answers (2)

Joaqu&#237;n
Joaqu&#237;n

Reputation: 1126

Try importing your new icon with this plugin, and rename it like customIcon, set replace @mipmap/ic_launcher for @drawable/customIcon . extension isn't needed, make sure to replace it in rounded and normal

https://plugins.jetbrains.com/plugin/7658-android-drawable-importer

Here you have a example from one working project

<application
    android:allowBackup="true"
    android:icon="@drawable/ic_launcher_new"
    android:label="AMVT App Móvil"
    android:roundIcon="@drawable/ic_launcher_new"
    android:supportsRtl="true"
    android:theme="@style/AppTheme">

also if you need to create a simple icon you can use this tool Android Asset Studio

Upvotes: 0

Jim Leask
Jim Leask

Reputation: 6429

I found the error. Using the Image Asset Studio tool it created my new launch icon in the the ic_launcher resources for both the normal (res/mipmap/ic_launcher) and round versions (res/mipmap/ic_launcher_round) versions in the following resolutions: dpi, dpi, xhdpi, xxhdpi, xxxhdpi. These are all png files though, so something may still be wrong with these files, as I'm expecting them to be .xml files.

However, it did not update the anydpi-v26 resolution. This was still referring to the original drawable with the template image. I needed to manually update the foreground tag to use my new drawable.

Upvotes: 1

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