App Icon Does Not Display On Certain Devices (Galaxy Note And Galaxy Note Ii)

Solar2D Android
#1

Hi All

I am new to corona and I am currently using it for a project for part of my University course, the problem that I seem to be having is that when I build my app for an android based device (havn’t tested it on an IPhone) on both the Samsung Galaxy Note and Galaxy Note II the apps icon does’nt show instead it shows the standard corona icon. However when the app gets installed/shown on other devices such as HTC (I don’t know what model it was) and Sony Ericson Xperia it displays without any issues.

I have followed the steps that are required to get the phones to recognise the apps icon but I am stumped on what needs to be done. Has anyone else encountered this issue or is it just me?

Regards :slight_smile:

#2

Are you including:

Icon-ldpi.png

Icon-mdpi.png

Icon-hdpi.png

Icon-xhdpi.png

In the same folder as your main.lua?  Are they PNG files?  That is all you should need to do.  Note, the I is upper case, the rest of the letters are all lower case.  Case must match.

#3

I have followed it to them exact names including the dimentions that are required, there all PNGs as well. It really has got me puzzled :confused: maybe it is an problem that occurs in the galaxy note and note II

#4

If you are seeing the Corona Icon, then its likely Corona isn’t seeing yours which is why we would put our icon in it’s place.   Can you provide a directory listing of the folder with the icons in it?

#5

The layout of the contents is all in the same folder which goes as follows:

“K:\University\Year 2\Simon\5DM003\Element 2\App\PuppyTurret”

The app folder has all the necessary files in place. Because it is being built from a USB stick (I can’t see this being the problem) could that cause it, but in saying that the Icon displays fine on other phones as I have mentioned above:/

#6

We are facing the same issue on Smasung Galaxy S III 

The apps display the default corona icons.

#7

So it must be something with Samsung devices then :confused:

#8

I’ve installed my app to Samsung Galaxy S III, and it does show my App’s icon properly.  So I don’t think it is an issue with Samsung device. Unless something changed since daily build 1054 (which is the version I’ve used), I don’t think it’s Corona issue either.

Naomi

#9

Everyone,

In my experience, some Samsung devices such as the SII and SIII do not refresh the app icon and app name when installing over your existing app.  It’s a caching issue unique to those devices.  If you uninstall your app from the device first and then install your app, that will force the device to display the app’s icon and name.  It’s a bug with the device and there is nothing you can do on the software end to force it to show the updated icon/name.

#10

Unfortunately that doesn’t work for me as the icon doesn’t even display when you transfer the file over to the phone, do you know if its an issue with the 894 build?

#11

I am experiencing the same issue.  My friend did a fresh, first time install on his galaxy SIII and it came up with the default icon.  I installed this on my galaxy tab 2 with no issues.

#12

I did a build on my Mac and it is working.

I suspect it has something to do with the project path as on windows the project path had spaces (like the one mentioned in the topic).

#13

I don’t think spaces in the path is the issue.  If you build our “ads/inneractive” sample app on Windows, which includes a custom inneractive app icon and is under the “Program Files” directory (notice the space), the inneractive app icons are correctly included.  I suggest that you try building that sample app as well and check if it works for you too.

The only differences that I can see between your build and mine is that I’m building from the C:\ drive (shouldn’t be a factor) and I have a much shorter path (might be a max character limit issue?).  So, try copying your project to “C:\PuppyTurret” and build it from there.  If the icon is then included, then that should give us a clue as to what is going wrong.

#14

Are you including:

Icon-ldpi.png

Icon-mdpi.png

Icon-hdpi.png

Icon-xhdpi.png

In the same folder as your main.lua?  Are they PNG files?  That is all you should need to do.  Note, the I is upper case, the rest of the letters are all lower case.  Case must match.

#15

I have followed it to them exact names including the dimentions that are required, there all PNGs as well. It really has got me puzzled :confused: maybe it is an problem that occurs in the galaxy note and note II

#16

If you are seeing the Corona Icon, then its likely Corona isn’t seeing yours which is why we would put our icon in it’s place.   Can you provide a directory listing of the folder with the icons in it?

#17

The layout of the contents is all in the same folder which goes as follows:

“K:\University\Year 2\Simon\5DM003\Element 2\App\PuppyTurret”

The app folder has all the necessary files in place. Because it is being built from a USB stick (I can’t see this being the problem) could that cause it, but in saying that the Icon displays fine on other phones as I have mentioned above:/

#18

We are facing the same issue on Smasung Galaxy S III 

The apps display the default corona icons.

#19

So it must be something with Samsung devices then :confused:

#20

I’ve installed my app to Samsung Galaxy S III, and it does show my App’s icon properly.  So I don’t think it is an issue with Samsung device. Unless something changed since daily build 1054 (which is the version I’ve used), I don’t think it’s Corona issue either.

Naomi