Hi Jaques,

> Am 16.04.2021 um 20:18 schrieb J. Landman Gay via use-livecode 
> <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com>:
> 
> On 4/16/21 11:48 AM, Klaus major-k via use-livecode wrote:
>> Thanks, anyone knows how big the icon needs to be?
>> Maybe even several icons in one file like the ICO files on Windows?
> 
> You can use any size you like and Android will scale it as needed. I used to 
> use 96px because that was about as large as most phones would need, but I see 
> that my last app used 1024px due to higher resolutions on newer devices. 
> However, that app used a different type of icon.
> That's because Android has switched to bundled icons similar to iOS; they 
> call it "adaptive icons". This takes some doing but Panos has outlined the 
> instructions in a bug report here: 
> <https://quality.livecode.com/show_bug.cgi?id=22518>

ah, straigth forward as we are used with LC. 8-)

> This icon format is now required for submissions to the Play Store (or soon 
> will be, I can't recall) and it does make icons look better. You need to 
> create the base files in Android Studio, then make the changes Panos 
> describes. On the other hand, if this is just for you and your client, you 
> can use a single PNG at any size, at least for now. Future versions of 
> Android OS may no longer support the older icon format.

OK, thank you very much!

> Congratulations on your first mobile device. Welcome to the new world. :)

Yo, if the steps to the new world would not be so steep... ;-)

> -- 
> Jacqueline Landman Gay         |     jac...@hyperactivesw.com
> HyperActive Software           |     http://www.hyperactivesw.com

Best

Klaus

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Klaus Major
https://www.major-k.de
https://www.major-k.de/bass
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