"normal" Android app icon looks strange in LC 9.6.9 rc1

Klaus major-k klaus at major-k.de
Wed Oct 12 09:12:59 EDT 2022


Hi Panos,

> Am 12.10.2022 um 15:08 schrieb panagiotis m via use-livecode <use-livecode at lists.runrev.com>:
> 
> Hello Klaus,
> 
> What you see is the expected result. In fact, this is the reason one has to
> use adaptive icons. You can use adaptive icons for non Google Play Store
> apps as well.
> 
> So, when you use a legacy icon, which is a square png, this does not
> guarantee that the app icon in the Home screen will appear as a square
> icon. If the app launcher shows all icons as e.g. circle icons, or as round
> rectangles, then there are two possible outcomes when you provide a legacy
> icon:
> - either your app will stand out from the others (in a negative sense)
> because it will appear as the square icon among circle icons
> - or your app icon will appear as a circle that has the original square
> icon in it.
> I hope this makes sense :)

yes, perfectly, thank you!

So LC 9.6.8 did not behave as it should?
I mean the legacy icon looked as exspected on Android in 9.6.8
and I did not change anythings since then, read update Android Studio 
or something.

> Kind regards,
> Panos

Best

Klaus

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