Custom Icon for Android APK

Kalcetin Studio

Kalcetin Studio

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Hello everyone. Is there any way to add a custom icon to the OpenBOR App for Android? I am referring to the icon that appears in the App once it has been installed on the phone. I have seen that projects like Final Fight LNS have a custom icon.
This requires very complex knowledge to achieve?

Thanks :D
 
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Guess i should update my android building tutorial.

To answer the question it is possible to compile the android build with a custom icon and inject your apk to it works as a stand alone app you can even upload to app store.
 
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msmalik681 said:
Guess i should update my android building tutorial.

To answer the question it is possible to compile the android build with a custom icon and inject your apk to it works as a stand alone app you can even upload to app store.
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I dont think its the tutorial, something in the machines that i am using is getting in the way, unfortunately , after 2 weeks of trying to figure out what the heck it is (so we can warn people) & lack of hardware to test a clean install... i set it aside for later...

maybe expanding it to include instructions for custom buttons, screens & such is a good idea
 
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oldyz said:
you can do it before the android building or compiling, or you can use apk editor studio to modify a finished APK.

i have had no success at compiling a custom APK, so i used the editor studio to make the NS apk

APK Editor for PC and Mac – APK Editor Studio

Powerful yet easy to use APK editor for Windows, macOS, and Linux. Change Android app icon, title, translations, and other resources.
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Thank you very much for the info. I did a test but it says "Error Unpacking APK" when I try to load the OpenBOR APK.
 

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@Kalcetin Studio
I thought you already had a version of your game compiled, that most likely means that the APK has the name of your game.....

what you need to do is download a game like the night slashers APK, replace the .pak file & the icon image plus Other stuff has to be renamed as well (explore everything)
so as a first practice, use the punchman demo apk, or the nighslashers apk
the big caveat is that night slashers uses an old version of openbor for android

the only complete apk using a more recent version of openbor that i have tested the trick with is @Kratus 's Streets of rage 2X apk

at the end of the day its best t' get the hang of the building tutorial, my machines cant do it probably because of a driver confilct or some corruption of visual c files.

i will see if i can gather more info from my PM's to remember what other extras are possible...
 
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oldyz said:
@Kalcetin Studio
I thought you already had a version of your game compiled, that most likely means that the APK has the name of your game.....

what you need to do is download a game like the night slashers APK, replace the .pak file & the icon image plus Other stuff has to be renamed as well (explore everything)
so as a first practice, use the punchman demo apk, or the nighslashers apk
the big caveat is that night slashers uses an old version of openbor for android

the only complete apk using a more recent version of openbor that i have tested the trick with is @Kratus 's Streets of rage 2X apk

at the end of the day its best t' get the hang of the building tutorial, my machines cant do it probably because of a driver confilct or some corruption of visual c files.

i will see if i can gather more info from my PM's to remember what other extras are possible...
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Thanks for the information, I will try to make your recommendations.
 
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Yes, adding a custom icon to the OpenBOR Android app is possible but not trivial. While it doesn't require complex programming knowledge, it involves modifying the app's internal files and understanding their structure. You'll need tools like an APK editor and familiarity with basic file management, and potentially editing image resources within the app's data. Projects like Final Fight LNS likely achieved this by manually replacing the app's default icon files with their custom ones. It's a process requiring some technical savviness, but achievable with a little research and patience.
 
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its not that hard when yo uwrite a gui to just paste chosen image in proper folders, its just nobody done it yet and i dont compile android at the moment to bother writing it
If i did build for android again then would totallly build it cause i remember replacing icon was pita especially with all the requiremens to provide various scale, my gui woul scale that for users automatically with proper naming.
 
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