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Djdios Lost but trying Posts: 175 Reg: Mar 20, 2013 Valby, Denmark 3,550	confirm \| cancel 11/20/14 06:07 AM (9 years ago) Android icons Hi I see that the folder with the android app contains some drawable folders with icons. Can I just add the xxhdpi and xxxhdpi to the res folder for these hires icons? Title Comments Hi I see that the folder with the android app contains some drawable folders with icons. Can I just add the xxhdpi and xxxhdpi to the res folder for these hires icons?

SmugWimp Smugger than thou... Posts: 6316 Reg: Nov 07, 2012 Tamuning, GU 81,410	11/20/14 06:49 AM (9 years ago) The way it works is, 'mdpi' is the default 'size'. placing things in 'res/drawable' and 'res/drawable-mdpi' is effectively doing the same thing. the Android OS will check for the kind of device it is, and look for images in the 'appropriate' folder first... and if it does not find any, it will seek the 'res/drawable' as a backup. So you want to place the images in the correct folder for their resolution, be they low, mid, hi, xtra high, etc... Android will take care of the choosing, much like iOS uses @2x/@3x for their high res images. Hope this makes sense. Cheers! -- Smug Comments The way it works is, 'mdpi' is the default 'size'. placing things in 'res/drawable' and 'res/drawable-mdpi' is effectively doing the same thing. the Android OS will check for the kind of device it is, and look for images in the 'appropriate' folder first... and if it does not find any, it will seek the 'res/drawable' as a backup. So you want to place the images in the correct folder for their resolution, be they low, mid, hi, xtra high, etc... Android will take care of the choosing, much like iOS uses @2x/@3x for their high res images. Hope this makes sense. Cheers! -- Smug

Djdios Lost but trying Posts: 175 Reg: Mar 20, 2013 Valby, Denmark 3,550	11/20/14 07:52 AM (9 years ago) Alright I'll try it out. Thanks Comments Alright I'll try it out. Thanks

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