Android icon vs logo

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Android Problem Overview


The <application> tag for the Android Manifest contains a logo attribute which I have never seen before. What is the difference between your application's icon and its logo? Is it used purely for market?

Android Solutions


Solution 1 - Android

> The ActionBar will use the android:logo attribute of your manifest, if > one is provided. That lets you use separate drawable resources for the > icon (Launcher) and the logo (ActionBar, among other things).

Source: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/6351479/android-how-to-change-the-actionbar-home-icon-to-be-something-other-than-the-a/6351736#6351736


> setDisplayUseLogoEnabled() > Enables the use of an alternative image (a "logo") in the Action > Bar, instead of the default application icon. A logo is often a wider, > more detailed image that represents the application. When this is > enabled, the system uses the logo image defined for the application > (or the individual activity) in the manifest file, with the > android:logo attribute. The logo will be resized as necessary to fit > the height of the Action Bar. (Best practice is to design the logo at > the same size as your application icon.)

Source: http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/ui/actionbar.html#Style


> To replace the icon with a logo, specify your application logo in the > manifest file with the android:logo attribute, then call > setDisplayUseLogoEnabled(true) in your activity.

Source: http://developer.android.com/sdk/android-3.0.html#api

Solution 2 - Android

It appears that:

  • android:logo is available in API Level 10, but not API Level 8
  • using android:logo without android:icon does not set the application icon in the app drawer

My hunch is that "logo" refers to a company logo instead of an application icon.

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