Installed unsigned APK is missing launcher icon

Question

I've gone through the following steps in Android Studio to build an unsigned APK:

Build > Build APK(s)

Once the APK is built, I press the Locate hyperlink in the popup in the bottom right hand of my screen to locate the APK in my Finder.

I put this APK on dropbox and open up the public link to it on the phone I want to test with. I download and install the APK on phone, and everything works fine. The app launches fine.

The only problem is that it doesn't seem to have a launcher icon associated with it.

Here's what's in my manifest file:

<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET"/>
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO"/>
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE"/>

<application
    android:allowBackup="true"
    android:icon="@mipmap/ic_launcher"
    android:label="@string/app_name"
    android:roundIcon="@mipmap/ic_launcher_round"
    android:supportsRtl="true"
    android:theme="@style/AppTheme">
    <activity
        android:name=".SelectCoin"
        android:label="@string/app_name">
        <intent-filter>
            <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN"/>
            <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER"/>
        </intent-filter>
    </activity>
</application>

Answer 1

Use Image Asset Studio in following manner:

Then create a legacy launcher icon.

For more reference read android developer Doc.

Answer 2

Embarrassed to admit that I found the launcher icon under the expandable 6-dot icon among all the other apps installed on this particular phone. I had only been looking on the home screen.

Answer 3

You should import your desired launcher icon by pressing new -> image asset in your android studio

hope this helps