For devices using Android O and higher, it is necessary to store an additional app icon (an adaptive app icon). This icon is displayed on the home screen of the reader's Android device (smartphone or tablet) and ideally contains the logo/icon of your app. The best practice is to have all app icons across both iOS and Android devices share the same look and feel, to ensure brand consistency. 

In this article, you learn how the adaptive app icons are structured. 

Please read this description prior to creating your adaptive app icon. 

You can find a template to hand over to your designer here:

Download template as Adobe Illustrator (ai) or Encapsulated PostScript (eps) file

 It's important that your logo/Icon for the foreground has enough space to the outer border, so that the icon is not getting cut.

The following dimensions must be taken into account:

 is the safe area for the different shapes of the adaptive icon.

 is a small distance between the logo and the edges of the adaptive icon to avoid cropping.

In order to check whether the dimensions of the icon fit, we recommend the following website, where you can upload and check the foreground and background files. 

The adaptive App Icon will be uploaded to the Purple Manager, so that you can use it for your Purple Android App. 

 provides additional information on this.

This document provides guidelines for creating an adaptive app icon for Android devices using Android O and higher. The adaptive app icon should have a logo or icon representing the app and should be consistent with the app icons on iOS devices. 

Creating adaptive app icons for Android

This document provides guidelines for creating an adaptive app icon for Android devices using Android O and higher. The adaptive app icon should have a logo or icon representing the app and should be consistent with the app icons on iOS devices. The document includes specifications for the dimensions and layers of the app icon, as well as a template for designers to use. It also provides an example of how the app icon should look and a recommendation for checking the dimensions using a website. The adaptive app icon will be uploaded to the Purple Manager for use in the Purple Android App. Additional information on storing the adaptive app icon in Purple Manager is provided in a separate document.