Android Official Icons for XXHDPI and XXXHDPI

Question

With screen resolutions increasing in pixels Google is promoting the use of XXHDPI and XXXHDPI, icons in the official documents.

But in their official Android download packs they only go up to XHDPI.

Do they expect us to create these icons when can't be bothered too?

What are other developers doing especially for the Holo icons, are they creating it from SVG.

Update

If you download the the Icon Pack and not the "all pack", it now contains XXHDPI icons but still no XXXHDPI.

Id go with using XHDPI for now and wait for the official packs to be updated. — Broak, Nov 08 '13 at 11:48
@Poldie XXHDPI describes DPI not inches, you may have 50+inch tv having mdpi or xhdpi..... — QAMAR, Nov 08 '13 at 12:53
Google is making fun from us. However, I found some XXHDPI icons in GIT repository of some app. — miky, Nov 26 '13 at 10:06

score 3 · Answer 1 · answered Nov 28 '13 at 22:39

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Since they provide ai file, which is vector-based, you can export any scale you want.

Btw, Nexus 5 (and many other 1080p phones) is already XXHDPI, so you are supposed to provide at least XXHDPI icons.

answered Nov 28 '13 at 22:39

kevin

Habizzle · Answer 2 · 2015-03-20T11:56:33.850

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As the updated question already says: The official Android icon pack now contains the XXXHDPI icons.

edited Mar 20 '15 at 11:56

answered Nov 29 '13 at 14:24

Habizzle

This is not true. For example Nexus 6 uses xxxhdpi resources. http://goo.gl/zoR4ji Other devices with QHD displays probably are using them as well, the Galaxy S6 for sure. – Sotti Mar 11 '15 at 10:24
When I posted this, it was true :-) - and there was no S6 or Nexus 6 – Habizzle Mar 11 '15 at 12:43
I wrote it just to inform others, not to let you down. Just the way stackoverflow works. Probably I have outdated answers around here. – Sotti Mar 20 '15 at 11:46
Try reading that update again, it says **yes** `xxdpi`, **no** `xxxhdpi`. – TWiStErRob Mar 25 '15 at 13:22

score 2 · Answer 3 · answered Nov 29 '14 at 01:32

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Nexus 6 is somewhere between xxhdpi and xxxhdpi. Google has recently started to encourage the usage of xxxhdpi icons, as you can see here...https://github.com/google/material-design-icons

answered Nov 29 '14 at 01:32

Sotti

Could you please check exactly is Nexus xxxhdpi device using https://github.com/mportuesisf/ScreenInfo see also https://github.com/paulvi/displayclasses – Paul Verest Mar 11 '15 at 08:41
I know what I write. It's not necessary to check it. http://android-developers.blogspot.co.uk/2014/10/getting-your-apps-ready-for-nexus-6-and.html?m=1 – Sotti Mar 11 '15 at 08:45
This is the right answer, it should be replaced on http://developer.android.com. I opened a request for that: http://b.android.com/161513, star it if you care. – TWiStErRob Mar 25 '15 at 13:48

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