Updating the Android app icon

This project uses an adaptive icon with a foreground PNG plus a solid background color. The foreground must be padded so it fits inside circular/squircle masks without clipping.

Sources

• Foreground artwork: provided by design (transparent PNG, 1024×1024).
• Background color: currently #FDCE13 (see res/values/colors.xml).

Steps

1. Prepare the foreground

   • Use the provided foreground PNG (transparent background).
   • Center the artwork on a square canvas and add extra padding.
   • Current safe-zone scale is 0.50 (content ~50% of canvas width).
   • This ensures the icon doesn’t clip in adaptive masks.

2. Generate Android assets

   • Adaptive foreground: res/drawable/ic_launcher_foreground.png (432×432).
   • Legacy icons (with background color):
     • res/mipmap-mdpi/ic_launcher.png (48×48)
     • res/mipmap-hdpi/ic_launcher.png (72×72)
     • res/mipmap-xhdpi/ic_launcher.png (96×96)
     • res/mipmap-xxhdpi/ic_launcher.png (144×144)
     • res/mipmap-xxxhdpi/ic_launcher.png (192×192)
   • Also update ic_launcher_round.png in each mipmap folder with the same image.

3. Set the adaptive background color

   • Update res/values/colors.xml:
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     <color name="ic_launcher_background">#FDCE13</color>
     

   • Adaptive icon XMLs already reference this color:
     • res/mipmap-anydpi-v26/ic_launcher.xml
     • res/mipmap-anydpi-v26/ic_launcher_round.xml

4. Verify

   • Install on a device and check the icon under:
     • Circle mask
     • Squircle mask
     • Themed launcher

Notes

• If the icon still clips in circular masks, reduce the foreground safe-zone scale (e.g., 0.45).
• Keep the artwork centered when adjusting padding.