Jan-2017 The following was pulled from website:
http://iconhandbook.co.uk/reference/chart/android/
Pixel DensitiesAndroid icons require five separate sizes for different screen pixel densities. Icons for lower resolution are created automatically from the baseline. |
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| mdpi (Baseline): | 160 dpi | 1× |
| hdpi: | 240 dpi | 1.5× |
| xhdpi: | 320 dpi | 2× |
| xxhdpi: | 480 dpi | 3× |
| xxxhdpi: | 640 dpi | 4× |
| Sizes (px) | Format and naming | Notes |
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Launcher icons |
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48 × 48 (mdpi)
72 × 72 (hdpi) 96 × 96 (xhdpi) 144 × 144 (xxhdpi) 192 × 192 (xxxhdpi) 512 × 512 (Google Play store) |
.png | Three-dimensional, front view, with a slight perspective as if viewed from above, so that users perceive some depth. |
Action bar, Dialog & Tab icons |
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24 × 24 area in 32 × 32 (mdpi)
36 × 36 area in 48 × 48 (hdpi) 48 × 48 area in 64 × 64 (xhdpi) 72 × 72 area in 96 × 96 (xxhdpi) 96 × 96 area in 128 × 128 (xxxhdpi) |
.png | These icons are used in the action bar menu. The first number is the size of the icon area, and the second is file size. |
Small Contextual Icons |
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16 × 16 (mdpi)
24 × 24 (hdpi) 32 × 32 (xhdpi) 48 × 48 (xxhdpi) 64 × 64 (xxxhdpi) |
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Small icons are used to surface actions and/or provide status for specific items. For example, in the Gmail app, each message has a star icon that marks the message as important. |
Notification icons |
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22 × 22 area in 24 × 24 (mdpi)
33 × 33 area in 36 × 36 (hdpi) 44 × 44 area in 48 × 48 (xhdpi) 66 × 66 area in 72 × 72 (xxhdpi) 88 × 88 area in 96 × 96 (xxxhdpi) |
.png | These are used to represent application notifications in the status bar. They should be flat (no gradients), white and face-on perspective |
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