Some of the steps in this guide involve writing descriptions and supplying screenshots, so you might like to read through the entire guide before implementing any of the steps:
Create an icon. Exactly how to design an icon is beyond the scope of this book, but simply put, you need to create a nice image for each of the Android screen density categories. This is easier than it sounds. Using a simple image, such as the snake head bitmap, you can customize and download a set from http://romannurik.github.io/AndroidAssetStudio/icons-launcher.html. There are many sites that offer a similar free service. Of course, you can just use the images in the enhanced snake project, and skip this step and the next.
Once you have downloaded your
.zipfile from the preceding link, you can simply copy theresfolder from within the download to themainfolder within the project explorer. All icons at all densities will now be updated.Before we proceed further, optionally you will need...