Settee shows its icon and name on older Fire TV Sticks

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Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Newbie friendliness
72/100
Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Clearly specified
Activity status
Active
Tech stack
android, kotlin
Domain
mobile

Research direction

Start by checking the manifest's launcher icon reference and the resources in res/mipmap-anydpi-v26/, then review res/drawable/banner.xml and the linked Fire TV design constraints document. Add a launcher icon that resolves on API 24–25 and a raster TV banner that includes “Settee”; done means both assets are packaged for the older devices and the app tile and icon display in the Fire TV launcher.

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Description

bug ready-for-agent

Problem

Found while researching What does Fire TV require of an app's look, and what can its GPU afford? for the rebrand map (Map: Settee gets its own look).

  • No launcher icon below API 26. The manifest's android:icon="@mipmap/ic_launcher" exists only in res/mipmap-anydpi-v26/ (an adaptive icon), but minSdk is 24. On API 24–25, e.g. a Fire TV Stick 4K 1st gen on Fire OS 6, there's no ic_launcher resource to resolve.
  • The TV banner has no app name. res/drawable/banner.xml is a 320×180 dp vector with no text; Android's TV guidelines say the banner must include the app's name. It's also unconfirmed whether the Fire OS launcher draws a vector banner for a sideloaded app; a PNG banner in mipmap-xhdpi is the safe choice.

Expected

  • A non-adaptive ic_launcher (PNG or vector in plain mipmap-*/drawable) that API 24–25 resolves.
  • A banner carrying "Settee", as a raster the Fire OS launcher is sure to draw.
  • Checked on a stick: the app's tile and icon show in the Fire TV launcher.

Notes

This is a stopgap with today's look; the rebrand map will replace the artwork later (logo, app icon and TV banner are in its fog). Details: docs/research/fire-tv-design-constraints.md on the research/fire-tv-design-constraints branch.

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