In my time as an Android developer, I’ve run into issues with designing app icons for different Android devices and OS versions. Luckily, however, I found a workable solution: to create adaptive icons with Android Studio that work across devices and versions of Android.
Creating an adaptive Icon for Android using Android Studio is relatively easy—but before we jump into an implementation, let’s first take a closer look at what an adaptive icon actually is.
Adaptive launcher icons were first introduced in Android version 8.0 (Oreo) API Level 26. They’re a new icon format with different shape varieties that correspond to different device models. For example, in some devices, adaptive icons display a circular shape, a rounded shape, or a square shape. The GIF below demonstrates these differences:
