It's probably not possible to change the icons on the homescreen, as I think it caches them when your APK is installed.
If you're trying to share dynamic information (such as # of new emails/ messages), the Notification framework would be the best place to do that. http://code.google.com/android/reference/android/app/NotificationManager.html http://code.google.com/android/reference/android/app/Notification.html j On Sep 12, 10:53 am, Slater <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > On an iphone, its common to see a bubble over home screen icons > indicating some kind of a count information (for example, phone icon > on the home screen has a bubble which indicates how many missed calls > I have). Does android api offer anything in built to draw something > like that over an icon. > > Also I want to know if its possible to dynamically draw a bubble > counter(value changes) over an icon on a tab within an android > application. > > Any kind of sample code will be highly appreciated. > > Thanks, > SNEP. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
