Android Question Gray icon in Notifications

DestroShark · Sep 13, 2021

Hello everyone! I faced such a problem: on some devices and the emulator the notification icon is gray, while on my phone (HONOR 9X) the icon is colored and everything is fine. I also used the class Notification, and now I use NB6. Nothing has changed, can anyone have encountered such a problem?

Best regards

TILogistic · Sep 13, 2021

see:

Adaptive Icons & Status Bar

I have followed the guides to adaptive icons. Icons on home screen looks perfect (adaptive). But when the app receives a Firebase message (when the app is not running so it just displays the icon on the status bar, it shows a round rectangle in grey with nothing else, also when yo expand the...

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DestroShark · Sep 14, 2021

oparra said:
see:

Adaptive Icons & Status Bar

I have followed the guides to adaptive icons. Icons on home screen looks perfect (adaptive). But when the app receives a Firebase message (when the app is not running so it just displays the icon on the status bar, it shows a round rectangle in grey with nothing else, also when yo expand the...

www.b4x.com

Hello, thanks.

I did everything according to the guide and I get an error when compiling:

res\mipmap-anydpi\ic_launcher.xml: error: <adaptive-icon> elements require a sdk version of at least 26.

I have this string in my manifest:

B4X:

<uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="16" android:targetSdkVersion="30"/>

If I change the minimum version to 26, what is the risk?
if i change version i get error: failed linking file resources.

the files are in the root directory, if I put them in the "res" folder, then they are deleted during compilation

Erel · Sep 14, 2021

See the change in Android 5.1 (22): https://www.b4x.com/android/forum/threads/android-jar-targetsdkversion-minsdkversion.87610/#content

DestroShark · Sep 15, 2021

Erel said:
See the change in Android 5.1 (22): https://www.b4x.com/android/forum/threads/android-jar-targetsdkversion-minsdkversion.87610/#content

Hi, Erel! Thanks for the reply.
Is there any way to get around this and make the notification icon colored?

It's just strange that on one device the icon will be colored, but on the other not.
Thanks in advance for your answer.

Erel · Sep 15, 2021

DestroShark said:
Is there any way to get around this and make the notification icon colored?

No.

DestroShark · Sep 15, 2021

Erel said:
No.

But after all, many applications have a colored notification icon, or am I mistaken for some reason

Erel · Sep 15, 2021

Maybe I misunderstood. Are you asking about the small status bar notification? It has no colors in Android 5.1+.

Sandman · Sep 15, 2021

DestroShark said:
many applications have a colored notification icon

Post a screenshot where you mark what you mean?

DestroShark · Sep 15, 2021

Erel said:
Maybe I misunderstood. Are you asking about the small status bar notification? It has no colors in Android 5.1+.

I am asking for a notification similar to facebook or telegram notification using NB6 or just Notification class from firebase example

DestroShark · Sep 15, 2021

Sandman said:
Post a screenshot where you mark what you mean?

Hello, Sandman, you're right

and if i use img with background

TILogistic · Sep 15, 2021

DestroShark said:
Hello, thanks.

I did everything according to the guide and I get an error when compiling:

res\mipmap-anydpi\ic_launcher.xml: error: <adaptive-icon> elements require a sdk version of at least 26.

I have this string in my manifest:

B4X:

<uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="16" android:targetSdkVersion="30"/>

If I change the minimum version to 26, what is the risk?
if i change version i get error: failed linking file resources.

the files are in the root directory, if I put them in the "res" folder, then they are deleted during compilation

You can post your manifest and a screenshot here for your review.

DestroShark · Sep 15, 2021

oparra said:
You can post your manifest and a screenshot here for your review.

1 image - if i use img with white background
2- with transparent background

my manifest

B4X:

AddManifestText(
<uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="26" android:targetSdkVersion="30"/>
<supports-screens android:largeScreens="true"
    android:normalScreens="true"
    android:smallScreens="true"
    android:anyDensity="true"/>)
   
SetApplicationAttribute(android:icon, "@mipmap/ic_launcher")
SetApplicationAttribute(android:label, "$LABEL$")
'End of default text.
CreateResource(mipmap-anydpi, ic_launcher.xml,
<adaptive-icon xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
    <background android:drawable="@mipmap/background"/>
    <foreground android:drawable="@mipmap/foreground"/>
</adaptive-icon>
)


SetApplicationAttribute(android:label, "$LABEL$")
SetActivityAttribute(main, android:windowSoftInputMode, adjustResize|stateHidden)

CreateResourceFromFile(Macro, Themes.LightTheme)
'End of default text.
CreateResourceFromFile(Macro, FirebaseAnalytics.GooglePlayBase)
CreateResourceFromFile(Macro, FirebaseAnalytics.Crashlytics)
CreateResourceFromFile(Macro, FirebaseAnalytics.Firebase)
CreateResourceFromFile(Macro, FirebaseNotifications.FirebaseNotifications)

TILogistic · Sep 15, 2021

see:

try this.

Adaptive Icons & Status Bar

I have followed the guides to adaptive icons. Icons on home screen looks perfect (adaptive). But when the app receives a Firebase message (when the app is not running so it just displays the icon on the status bar, it shows a round rectangle in grey with nothing else, also when yo expand the...

www.b4x.com

AddApplicationText(
<meta-data
android:name="com.google.firebase.messaging.default_notification_color"
android:resource="@color/icon" />
)

SetApplicationAttribute(android:theme, "@style/Custom")
CreateResource(values-v20, theme.xml,
<resources>
<style name="Custom" parent="@android:style/Theme.Material.Light.NoActionBar">
<item name="android:windowTranslucentNavigation">false</item>
<item name="android:windowBackground">@android:color/transparent</item>
<item name="android:backgroundDimEnabled">false</item>
<item name="android:windowTranslucentStatus">true</item>
<item name="android:forceDarkAllowed">false</item>
<item name="android:windowLightStatusBar">false</item>

</style>
<color name="icon">#1386FF</color> <--- CUSTOM DEFINED BACKGROUND COLOR
</resources>
)

DestroShark · Sep 17, 2021

oparra said:
see:

try this.

Adaptive Icons & Status Bar

I have followed the guides to adaptive icons. Icons on home screen looks perfect (adaptive). But when the app receives a Firebase message (when the app is not running so it just displays the icon on the status bar, it shows a round rectangle in grey with nothing else, also when yo expand the...

www.b4x.com

Hello
I apologize for the absence. Tried this solution, nothing changed. Notification icon still gray

Sifu · Sep 30, 2021

Before Android 6 or 7 you could use multi-color notification icon. After that only gray or white on transparent background. PNG 32bit.
The icon can be independent from the normal program colored icon.
But I will follow the link and check if I can do it.

Sifu · Oct 2, 2021

I followed this post: https://www.b4x.com/android/forum/t...mple-instructions-and-tips.123843/post-788829 #24.
So use that online tool, it creates all needed icons except notification, and do as posted at #24. Also the part you have to copy into the manifest editor.
Then I noticed that in folder \Objects\res\drawable\ , there is where your notification icon.png (32bit 128x128 PNG alpha background, white foreground) has to be stored. If you leave it empty, B4A will copy it's own icon.png to it when build the app.
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Also noticed that if B4A detects an error in manifest, and after you corrected, it still encounters the same error. Restart B4A an build again. Then it works.
I saw this wehn I was tryig to use icons generated by Android Studio, it read xml files and argued about color folder which was not used and not in icon folders at all.
So next I tried the above solution. It works, but no other color than white.

Erel · Oct 3, 2021

Sifu said:
Also noticed that if B4A detects an error in manifest, and after you corrected, it still encounters the same error. Restart B4A an build again.

You don't need to restart B4A. Save the changes and it will be updated.

Sifu · Oct 3, 2021

Erel said:
You don't need to restart B4A. Save the changes and it will be updated.

I did that also, somehow it refused to accept the new written lines. I will keep it in observation if it happens again. I'll let you know.

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