My app preview image looks like this: 
How can I make it look like the WhatsApp Chat preview, small with shadow. Also other apps in my phone use the same type of preview.
My widget xml:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <appwidget-provider xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" android:initialLayout="@layout/appwidget" android:minHeight="40dp" android:minWidth="320dp" android:previewImage="@mipmap/ic_launcher" android:updatePeriodMillis="300000" > </appwidget-provider> Manifest:
<receiver android:name=".activities.MyWidgetProvider" android:label="Example Widget"> <intent-filter> <action android:name="android.appwidget.action.APPWIDGET_UPDATE" /> </intent-filter> <meta-data android:name="android.appwidget.provider" android:resource="@xml/widget_info" /> </receiver> 2 Answers
Answers 1
You have set your launcher icon as widget preview image.
<appwidget-provider xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" ... android:previewImage="@drawable/widget_preview"> </appwidget-provider> I suggest you to make a screenshot of your widget with the emulator, which has an application (Widget Preview) for creating a preview with just the right size.
Then, you can also edit the picture if you are not satisfied.
Anyway, be sure to put it on drawable-nodpi.
Official guide to follow: https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/appwidgets/index.html#preview For other dev experience, see this link: Android Widget: previewImage size
Answers 2
It seems that you have placed ic_launcher as widget previewImage
- You have to make a custom image, which have large image as Alpha in background, and on it place your icon in small size on top-right corner.
I have done same thing by generating custom image for previewImage with help of photoshop and its working.
Thank you.
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