App Icon Shows Empty White Space on Bottom and Sides After Installing APK

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A smartphone screen displays a large full moon behind a silhouetted tree with a folder of four apps labeled AWallpapers Admin Panel, Block Blast, and Kodular, along with a dock of five colorful app icons at the bottom. (Captioned by AI)
A smartphone screen displays a large full moon behind a silhouetted tree with a folder of four apps labeled AWallpapers Admin Panel, Block Blast, and Kodular, along with a dock of five colorful app icons at the bottom. (Captioned by AI)1080×1644 121 KB

Hi everyone,
I’m facing an issue with all of my Kodular apps.
After building and installing the APK, the app icon shows a small empty space/padding on the bottom and sides. The icon does not fully fill the launcher icon area.
Details:
Builder: Kodular
Icon size: 1024 × 1024 PNG
No transparent border in the icon
Icon is selected in Assets and Project Settings
This happens in all of my Kodular apps, not just one.
The same icon fills correctly when used in another non-Kodular project, so the icon file itself doesn’t seem to be the problem.
I’ve attached a screenshot showing the issue.
My questions:
Is this caused by Kodular’s icon generation?
Is this related to Adaptive Icons?
Is there any way to make the icon fully fill the launcher without the empty padding?
Has anyone found a solution for this?
Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

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Hi dear,

Can you share an icon that you are using?
Have you made sure that it is not an icon with already rounded edges and that it extends all the way to the borders?

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If it doesn’t work even this way, then I think it is an Android settings configuration.

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Use icon size 512x512 only!

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A glowing app icon labeled 'AiWallpapers' is displayed against a dark, mystical forest background with a tree silhouette and sparkling lights. (Captioned by AI)
A glowing app icon labeled 'AiWallpapers' is displayed against a dark, mystical forest background with a tree silhouette and sparkling lights. (Captioned by AI)688×712 66 KB

A vibrant digital artwork features a stack of colorful photo prints with the top image showing a dramatic sunset over a mountain lake surrounded by trees. (Captioned by AI)
A vibrant digital artwork features a stack of colorful photo prints with the top image showing a dramatic sunset over a mountain lake surrounded by trees. (Captioned by AI)512×512 263 KB

Bro iam already set only 512x512 px logo with full size but again showing the empty space problem

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I ran a test and I didn’t detect any issues, so we can rule out the logo as the cause of the problem.

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Logo OK
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I see that you have different icons from the standard Android ones. Could it be that you are using a theme or a launcher that is causing this issue?

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I’m using the default oriain os 6 launcher on my Vivo device. I am not using any third-party launcher or custom icon pack. The issue only happens with APKs built using Kodular. Apps built with other tools display the icon correctly without the extra white space. Is there any setting in Kodular’s build process or AndroidManifest related to adaptive icons that could cause this?

A nighttime scene of a warmly lit house entrance with stone steps and a lamp post, overlaid with two app icons labeled 'AiWallpapers' and 'test.' (Captioned by AI)
A nighttime scene of a warmly lit house entrance with stone steps and a lamp post, overlaid with two app icons labeled 'AiWallpapers' and 'test.' (Captioned by AI)648×504 71 KB

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I tried separating the icon from the background (with Gemini AI)

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and generated an adaptive icon using this website

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Try to see if it still has the problem.

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A nighttime smartphone home screen with a scenic path leading to a warmly lit cabin surrounded by trees as the wallpaper, featuring app icons for Google Chrome, messaging, phone, gallery, and camera with two additional app folders labeled 'AlWallpapers' and 'Test'. (Captioned by AI)
A nighttime smartphone home screen with a scenic path leading to a warmly lit cabin surrounded by trees as the wallpaper, featuring app icons for Google Chrome, messaging, phone, gallery, and camera with two additional app folders labeled 'AlWallpapers' and 'Test'. (Captioned by AI)1080×1260 148 KB

Iam try but again showing tha problem

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Unfortunately, I don’t have the chance to run many tests because I’m at work and I reply whenever I can.
Another idea that comes to mind is replacing the logos in the APK’s res folder, but it requires decompiling and recompiling it, so you need a bit of experience. However, I think AI could guide you through it correctly.

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Are you sure :grinning_face_with_smiling_eyes:

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:man_shrugging: I hope that at least explaining to a user how to install/use apktool is something it can handle :grin:
Then, at most, for how to use it, you can rely on the official documentation.

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