Replacing Icons — What Could Be Simpler?
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A case study of replacing app icons across two large Android apps made of hundreds of modules, covering module-structure analysis, problems with auto-generating icons from Figma, Android Studio tooling issues, team communication, practical tips, and a retrospective on the large-scale refactor process.
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chapters (11)
- 0:00Introduction
- 1:28Why simple tasks are hard
- 4:21Preparing icon replacement
- 9:15First steps and challenges
- 13:54Tips and environment
- 19:38Icon color issues
- 23:48UI test failures
- 28:32Icon visual mismatches
- 34:14Results and outcomes
- 36:00Advice and takeaways
- 40:37Q&A
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