Android Studio compiles old icon

Question

I started an Android project using the default icon (ic_launcher) using Android Studio. But now I want to change the icon to something else. I tried replacing all the ic_launcher.pngs in the project directory, copying the icons under a new name and change the AndroidManifest.xml but the app still has the old ic_launcher. I also tried restarting Android Studio, Invalidate Cache and Restart, uninstall the app from the device but the icon never changed.

PS : Removing the android:icon="@drawable/logo" (NOTE : I changed ic_launcher.png to logo.png to see if it works then) changed the icon to the default android icon. But putting it back still gives me the same old one.

Is there a different procedure to change the icon of an app using Android Studio?

Answer 1

In Android Studio 1.5.1, here what worked for me :

1. Add this line in manifest application part after the label

   android:label="@string/my_app"

   android:icon="@mipmap/ic_launcher"

2. Clean your app

3. Restart your phone
4. Launch it, it should be OK!

Good Luck

Answer 2

I don't know what is the exact problem (Android Studio even showed the correct icon in the preview despite the app having the incorrect icon) but I resolved it by copying the same icon under a different name and changing the Manifest accordingly.

Answer 3

I had the same problem in Android Studio. All that was required was selecting Build -> Clean Project from the menu and then build again. After that, the correct icon appeared in the compiled APK file.

Answer 4

In Android Studio 3.6 I was also facing the same problem. I just restarted my phone and every thing was fine. I hope that you just have to restart your phone.