Android-App: Overview of App Graphics

1. Google Play Store-Icon

The Google Play Store icon is visible in the profile of your app in the Google Play Store.

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2. Android Adaptive Icon

The Android adaptive app icon is visible on the home screen of your Android device. Android also calls this icon the launcher icon. The adaptive icon is visible on devices with Android 8 or higher. On Android devices, each launcher displays the app icons differently. Some launchers place the icons on square backgrounds, while others fit the icons into a round shape. Adaptive icons have been introduced to make all icons look more consistent in terms of size and shape.

This new type of icons has a specific safe zone that is always displayed to accommodate all these different icon types. Flip supports adaptive icons to make your app icon look perfect on all devices and Android versions.
More info can be found here: Android App Icons and Understanding Android Adaptive Icons

Requirements

• If you use letters or numbers in the app icon: maximum 6 - 10 characters including spaces.
• Pay attention to the safety zone. Place the logo in the centre within the safety zone and leave the border free. Use your logo elements only within the security zone.
• The background outside the security zone may contain shadows, colour gradients or patterns.
  
  

3. Android Legacy Icon

The Android app icon is visible on the home screen of your Android device. Android also refers to this icon as the launcher icon. The compatible app icon is used for devices with Android 7 and earlier. App icons are handled differently on Android devices.

The compatible app icons for Android 7 and earlier have specific requirements and look the same on all Android devices.

Requirements

• If you use letters or numbers in the app icon: maximum 6 - 10 characters including spaces
• Use the available place and position the logo using the whole space
• Any shape
• Shadow/border as part of the app icon

4. Android Push Icon

Push notifications are automated notifications that the app sends to mobile users when the push notification feature is enabled. When a push notification is sent, Android devices display a small notification icon in the status bar and in the notification summary list when swiping down from the status bar.

Requirements

Default notification icon

If you do not provide a custom notification icon, Flip provides a default icon that is used for your application:

5. Android Feature Graphic

The Android feature graphic helps promote your app. It is a promotional feature from Google that visually summarises the essence of the app. The feature graphic is visible on Android devices and also serves as a preview image for your app in various messengers and social media platforms. However, it is not displayed in the browser version of the computer. The Android feature graphic is necessary to distribute your app via the Google Play Store.

Requirements

• Colored image is recommended