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# Choose an image file to be used as the status LED, rename it to "status_led.png";
 
# Choose an image file to be used as the status LED, rename it to "status_led.png";
 
# Navigate to the predefined directory, create it if not found;
 
# Navigate to the predefined directory, create it if not found;
# Place the renamed file under the selected directory, replace the old file with the same name if exist.
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# Place the renamed file under the selected directory, replace the old file with the same name if exists.
  
 
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Revision as of 09:15, 7 May 2014

It is possible to customize status LED for applications on a mobile device. This can be done by simply placing/replacing the image file SD_CARD/Android/data/APP_PACKAGE_NAME/files/UIConfigurations/status_led.png where

Parameter Purpose
SD_CARD represents the root of the external storage of a device
APP_PACKAGE_NAME is the concatenation of "com.augmensys.ubik." and the application name, e.g. demo, manualtest, companyname etc.
IC Hint square.pngThe recommended max resolution/dimension of the image file is 48x48 pixels for phones and 72x72 pixels for tablets. Once the image size exceeds the row height, the views might not be displayed in an optimal way.

The customization can be achieved through the following steps:

  1. Launch any file browser application;
  2. Choose an image file to be used as the status LED, rename it to "status_led.png";
  3. Navigate to the predefined directory, create it if not found;
  4. Place the renamed file under the selected directory, replace the old file with the same name if exists.