mipmaps

There are two distinct uses of mipmaps: For launcher icons when building density specific APKs. Some developers build separate APKs for every density, to keep the APK size down. However some launchers (shipped with some devices, or available on the Play Store) use larger icon sizes than the standard 48dp. Launchers use getDrawableForDensity and scale … Read more

The mipmap folders are for placing your app/launcher icons (which are shown on the homescreen) in only. Any other drawable assets you use should be placed in the relevant drawable folders as before. According to this Google blogpost: It’s best practice to place your app icons in mipmap- folders (not the drawable- folders) because they … Read more