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Android

Pamela Alvarez
Pamela Alvarez
5,681 Points
Posted by Pamela Alvarez
Pamela Alvarez
5,681 Points

I was wondering if the App icon images have to be saved as png.? Could we use svg instead, since it is scaleable.

This is in regards of Android Studio.

3 Answers

Khaled Reguieg
Khaled Reguieg
2,515 Points
Khaled Reguieg
Khaled Reguieg
2,515 Points

Hello Stacey,

You are absolutely right. This is of course a very good idea, because .svg is indeed scalable. And since Android Studio 2 and Marshmallow they are well supported. So if you made some icons as .svg you can add them by right clicking on the "res" folder an selecting "New -> Vector Asset". The Vector Asset Studio opens and you just have to select your .svg file and follow the steps. After adding it, it will appear as .xml file in your drawables and if the device which your app gets installed on is under Android 20 Android Studio will generate .png files in every resolution in the out folder. ;)

If you want to know more, just checkout the Android Docs on this topic: http://developer.android.com/tools/help/vector-asset-studio.html

Cheers, Khaled. :)

P.S.: Sorry for my bad English, I'm German. ^^

Ruan Lopes de Souza
Ruan Lopes de Souza
4,854 Points
Ruan Lopes de Souza
Ruan Lopes de Souza
4,854 Points

Yes, you can use SVG for your icons and Android has a tool to help you with that. I suggest you to read the link below for detailed information

http://developer.android.com/intl/in/tools/help/vector-asset-studio.html#about

Pamela Alvarez
Pamela Alvarez
5,681 Points
Pamela Alvarez
Pamela Alvarez
5,681 Points

Thank you so much, I will definitely read through the article in the link!

Ruan Lopes de Souza
Ruan Lopes de Souza
4,854 Points

Stacey Alvarez take a look on this link as well http://android-developers.blogspot.ca/2016/02/android-support-library-232.html

Pamela Alvarez
Pamela Alvarez
5,681 Points
Pamela Alvarez
Pamela Alvarez
5,681 Points

Thank you again for the extra information! I've gotten familiar with using the vector asset studio.

Pamela Alvarez
Pamela Alvarez
5,681 Points
Pamela Alvarez
Pamela Alvarez
5,681 Points

It's okay^^ Your English isn't bad at all! It's comprehensible. Thank you so much for your detailed instruction, as well as including a link. It helped me a lot! Thank you.~