I would dare say you are right Michael. With the launch of Gingerbread imminent it may see the launch of the marketplace website as well that was shown at google I/O
On Nov 18, 6:29 am, "Michael A." <[email protected]> wrote: > Android Market Website is my guess. > > On Nov 17, 6:19 pm, Olivier Guilyardi <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > To me, this high-res icon could be used on the market on mobile devices, by > > using server-side resizing. > > > There are problems with using the apk icon in the market listings: > > > 1. the market displays icons in odd sizes such as 51px, etc.. Resizing from > > 48px > > or 72px to such sizes can only produce ugly results. Downsizing from 512px > > should be much better (some graphic designers do that in certain cases). > > > 2. the icon guidelines say that a launcher icon must include quite a lot of > > padding. But on the market your icon then look ridiculously small when > > compared > > to others. By having a market-specific icon (different from the one in the > > apk), > > one could use a larger one on the market, while still respecting the > > guidelines > > for the launcher icon. > > > So, this is just a supposition, but I think it could be used on mobile > > devices. > > > That said, maybe that you're right, and that it's only for Google TV... > > > Anyway, high res icon or not, what are your methods to get > > non-blurred/pixel-sharp icons in the market listings?? > > > Olivier > > > On 11/17/2010 05:09 PM, Kostya Vasilyev wrote: > > > > I'm also wondering what devices / scenarios it's for. > > > > Android Market on mobile devices uses actual screen-size screenshots for > > > application details view, and there is not enough room for such large > > > icons in the application list view. > > > > Perhaps it's for Google TV or for desktop-oriented Market? > > > > Hopefully there is an explanation coming soon enough. > > > > -- Kostya > > > > 17.11.2010 19:03, Olivier Guilyardi пишет: > > >> Hi, > > > >> I have noticed that there's a new high-res icon field in the market > > >> console. > > >> Does anyone know what that's for? > > > >> I have tested this new field, and I can tell for sure that it was > > >> ignored when > > >> rendering the android market icon. Maybe that it will get used after a > > >> market > > >> upgrade... > > > >> Furthermore, I have had problems with the market icon. After various > > >> tests, I > > >> have realized that it is always the mdpi icon, scaled to some random > > >> size (51px, > > >> etc..), even if there's a hdpi icon, and whatever device I used. > > > >> But I see some icons which seem to be pixel-sharp. Is this just an > > >> illusion or > > >> is there a trick? > > > >> TIA > > > >> -- > > >> Olivier -- 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
