One way to do that is by using an icon pack. What it does is changes the look of the selected app icon, making it unrecognizable, occasionally. Are you using one? It is also possible that an icon pack app was included when you installed some other launcher or theme app. That's another thing about Android. A launcher is how you access the app drawer, notifications, and other areas or aspects of the smartphone.
We have covered some great Android launchers on GT. Your launcher may be acting up. A recent update could be responsible in which case, switch to default launcher and check if app icons are still missing. Try resetting the launcher to see if bad data is responsible. Open Settings and go to Manage app or App list. You are looking for a third-party or default launcher here. Samsung calls it TouchWiz , for example. Open it, tap on Storage, and select Clear data. You should also try clearing the cache and data of the launcher app itself.
Go back to the previous screen and select Clear data at the bottom of the screen and tap on Clear all data. You will be clearing the cache and data of the app whose icon is missing the same way you cleared data of the launcher app in the above point. At runtime, Android uses the appropriate resource based on the screen density of the device your app is running on. Image Asset Studio helps you create various types of icons at different densities and shows you exactly where they'll be placed in your project.
The following sections describe the icon types that you can create and the image and text inputs that you can use. A launcher icon is a graphic that represents your app to users. It can: Appear in the list of apps installed on a device and on the Home screen. Represent shortcuts into your app for example, a contact shortcut icon that opens detail information for a contact. Be used by launcher apps. Help users find your app on Google Play.
Adaptive launcher icons can display as a variety of shapes across different device models and are available in Android 8. Android Studio 3. Image Asset Studio generates previews of an adaptive icon in circle, squircle, rounded square, and square shapes, as well as a full bleed preview of the icon. A legacy launcher icon is a graphic that represents your app on a device's home screen and in the launcher window. Legacy launcher icons are intended for use on devices running Android 7.
It also creates a x pixel image that's appropriate for the Google Play store. We recommend that you use the material design style for launcher icons, even if you support older Android versions. Action bar icons are graphical elements placed in the action bar and that represent individual action items.
Tab icons are graphical elements used to represent individual tabs in a multi-tab interface. Each tab icon has two states: unselected and selected. We recommend that you use the material design style for action bar and tab icons, even if you support older Android versions.
Use appcompat and other support libraries to deliver your material design UI to older platform versions. Vector drawables are appropriate for simple icons and can reduce the size of your app. A notification is a message that you can display to the user outside of the normal UI of your app.
If your app supports Android 2. Later Android versions use the white icon that Image Asset Studio generates. For more information, see Material Icons. You can import your own images and adjust them for the icon type.
Image Asset Studio lets you type a text string in a variety of fonts, and places it on an icon. It converts the text-based icon into PNG files for different densities. You can use the fonts that are installed on your computer. Note: If your app supports versions no higher than Android 7.
After you open Image Asset Studio , you can add adaptive and legacy icons by following these steps:. Note: If your app supports Android 8. After you open Image Asset Studio , you can add a launcher icon by following these steps:. Then try installing the app again and it should work fine. Now, try to install or update an app from Google Play Store. Open the Settings app on your Android device. By default, there are some restrictions that this phone operating system includes to protect you.
One of these is that by default, this device does not allow you to install apps from sources other than the Google Play Store or the Amazon App Store for Kindle devices. Look for Download Manager under this section and tap on it to determine whether it is enabled or disabled.
Those users who find it disabled, tap on the Enable option to Enable Download Manager and then download the apps again. Wiping the cache for Google Play can solve a few problems related to the Play Store. Cache files store information that helps your device load the application quickly. These files are recreated once you reaccess the application. The Data files of an application store data that includes all information saved on the app like high scores, usernames, and passwords.
When the data files are deleted, you must make sure that you write down any important information before deleting the files. Go back to the app store and check if the apps begin to download now. If the problem is not fixed yet, then delete the data files by going through the same steps, and then instead of tapping on Clear Cache, you must tap on Clear Data. You will notice a warning that will tell you that all data will be deleted.
Press Ok to confirm and then open the Play Store to look for the app and begin the download. Check if this helps you fix the problem on your Android device. Google Play Services is the process through which your applications communicate with various sections of your device. It enables sync and ensures that push notifications are sent to the device apps on time. Google Play Services plays an essential role in the working of applications.
A problem in the cache or data files of the Play Services can cause a problem when it comes to downloading the applications from the Play Store. Once the cache files have been wiped, check if the problem is fixed. If you can still download apps from the Play Store, then follow the same steps to return to the screen from where you cleared the cache. This time, you must tap on Clear Data to delete the data.
You will notice a warning on your screen. Tap on OK to confirm deleting the data. The data synchronization of your device that allows the syncing of data can help you solve the problem. Several readers found this to be an easy way of resolving their apps not downloading from the Play Store. Once you have completed this step, go back into Google Play Store and check if the app is being downloaded now. Once the new updates are installed, your device will automatically restart.
After the restart, check if the apps are being downloaded to your device now. Resetting the Google Account can help you solve the problem of your Android not downloading the apps. When you reset the account, you will be deleting the entire account and starting all over again.
It means you should know your Google Account username and password. If you do not have these details, then you will not be able to add the account back to your device again.
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