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

[Klaus major-k via use-livecode]

Hi friends,

the subject says it all, and here a screenshot:


LC 9.6.9 rc 1 on macOS 12.6.

I remembered a posting on this list, that one need to first click "Adaptive 
icon" 
and then back to "Icon" to force the correct creation of the icon from a PNG 
file.
Obviously this doesnt work

Anyway, can I also use an "Adaptive icon" if the app is not meant for the 
Google Play Store?
Not sure I remebered correctly in this respect.


Best

Klaus
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Re: "normal" Android app icon looks strange in LC 9.6.9 rc1

[panagiotis m via use-livecode]

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 :)

Kind regards,
Panos
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On Wed, 12 Oct 2022 at 15:40, Klaus major-k via use-livecode <
use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote:

> Hi friends,
>
> the subject says it all, and here a screenshot:
> 
>
> LC 9.6.9 rc 1 on macOS 12.6.
>
> I remembered a posting on this list, that one need to first click
> "Adaptive icon"
> and then back to "Icon" to force the correct creation of the icon from a
> PNG file.
> Obviously this doesnt work
>
> Anyway, can I also use an "Adaptive icon" if the app is not meant for the
> Google Play Store?
> Not sure I remebered correctly in this respect.
>
>
> Best
>
> Klaus
> --
> Klaus Major
> https://www.major-k.de
> https://www.major-k.de/bass
> kl...@major-k.de
>
>
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Re: "normal" Android app icon looks strange in LC 9.6.9 rc1

[Klaus major-k via use-livecode]

Hi Panos,

> Am 12.10.2022 um 15:08 schrieb panagiotis m via use-livecode 
> :
> 
> 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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Re: "normal" Android app icon looks strange in LC 9.6.9 rc1

[panagiotis m via use-livecode]

Hello Klaus,

Nothing should have changed between 9.6.8 and 9.6.9 rc1 RE legacy/adaptive
icons.

I guess you see this difference because either of these has changed:

- the android device
- the android version on the same device
- the default launcher app
- something else :)

I believe that if you rebuild the same app with 9.6.8 you'll see the same
results as with 9.6.9 rc1 if you deploy to the same android device.

Kind regards,
Panos


On Wed, 12 Oct 2022 at 16:13, Klaus major-k via use-livecode <
use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote:

> Hi Panos,
>
> > Am 12.10.2022 um 15:08 schrieb panagiotis m via use-livecode <
> use-livecode@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
>
> --
> Klaus Major
> https://www.major-k.de
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>
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Re: "normal" Android app icon looks strange in LC 9.6.9 rc1

[Klaus major-k via use-livecode]

Hi Panos,

> Am 12.10.2022 um 16:18 schrieb panagiotis m via use-livecode 
> :
> 
> Hello Klaus,
> 
> Nothing should have changed between 9.6.8 and 9.6.9 rc1 RE legacy/adaptive
> icons.
> 
> I guess you see this difference because either of these has changed:
> - the android device
> - the android version on the same device
> - the default launcher app
> - something else :)
> 
> I believe that if you rebuild the same app with 9.6.8 you'll see the same
> results as with 9.6.9 rc1 if you deploy to the same android device.

OK, anyway, I'll vote for "something else" :-D
Thanks!

> Kind regards,
> Panos

Best

Klaus
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