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DomBurf
DomBurf

Reputation: 2522

How to create Status Bar icons for Android

I have created a Xamarin Forms app and have enabled push notifications. The notifications are appearing just fine, but the icon is always just a grey box on the Android version.

I need to create icons for the app that can be displayed in the status bar. I'm not a graphic designer, and just want to display a very simple icon. I read somewhere that if I specify just the -xxhdpi version that Android will automatically resize all icons for smaller screens, but this doesn't seem to be working.

What is an easy way to create the icons I need for -hdpi, -xhdpi, -xxhdpi resolutions?

Upvotes: 0

Views: 1962

Answers (1)

Bruno Caceiro
Bruno Caceiro

Reputation: 7179

You can use AndroidAssetStudio.

Android Asset Studio is a web-based set of tools for generating graphics and other assets for Android applications that helps developers create graphic assets with just a few clicks. Currently available asset generators include:

  • Launcher icons - the visual representation of your app

  • Action bar icons - are graphic buttons from top application bar and represent the most important actions

  • Notification icons - is the icon that the system it’s display in the status bar when a new notification appears

  • Generic icons - are small / contextual icons used in the body of your app

  • Simple nine-patches - generate graphics elements for different screen densities

  • App Theme - create simple and attractive custom action bar style

Upvotes: 4

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