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I think the idea was good, it's just too bad so many apps (many by Google) went the lazy path of leaving the icon as-is and adding a white background layer. Al
by mikelward 8y ago
I think the idea was good, it's just too bad so many apps (many by Google) went the lazy path of leaving the icon as-is and adding a white background layer.
Also note that they're only circular on Pixel.
- conradfr 8y agoI don't know, they are round by default on my OP5. I'm really against the idea of having a uniform shape for all apps, it makes it harder to quickly locate them.
- izacus 8y agoSo use another launcher which allows you to customize that? Nova is very popular and gives you what you want.
- Avamander 8y agoTo be fair the API given is pretty c*p when you have to target older Androids as well (and don't want to give them an uglier icon). If I remember right I had to simplify the icon as well (remove transparency I think) because Android doesn't like many things that are okay in svgs.
- mikelward 8y agoI just used Android Studio to generate the icon for older versions. Yes, I would assume no transparency, since it needs to be a simple single-layered image, AFAIK. https://developer.android.com/studio/write/image-asset-studio#launcher https://developer.android.com/studio/write/image-asset-studi...