[Question] How do I set a custom icon for the notification?

I am trying to set up a custom icon so it no longer shows the white square, but I can’t seem to get it to target a new icon. How do i include more icons in my project and aim this plugin to use a new icon?

I tried adding <resource-file src="img_res/icons/android/icon_noti.png" target="res/drawable/iconnoti.png" /> to my config

<platform name="android">
    <resource-file src="img_res/icons/android/icon_noti.png" target="res/drawable/iconnoti.png" />
    <icon density="ldpi" src="img_res/icons/android/ldpi.png" />
    <icon density="mdpi" src="img_res/icons/android/mdpi.png" />
    <icon density="hdpi" src="img_res/icons/android/hdpi.png" />
    <icon density="xhdpi" src="img_res/icons/android/xhdpi.png" />
    <icon density="xxhdpi" src="img_res/icons/android/xxhdpi.png" />
    <icon density="xxxhdpi" src="img_res/icons/android/xxxhdpi.png" />
    <splash density="port-ldpi" src="img_res/screens/android/splash-port-ldpi.png" />
    <splash density="port-mdpi" src="img_res/screens/android/splash-port-mdpi.png" />
    <splash density="port-hdpi" src="img_res/screens/android/splash-port-hdpi.png" />
    <splash density="port-xhdpi" src="img_res/screens/android/splash-port-xhdpi.png" />
    <splash density="port-xxhdpi" src="img_res/screens/android/splash-port-xxhdpi.png" />
    <splash density="port-xxxhdpi" src="img_res/screens/android/splash-port-xxxhdpi.png" />
</platform>

And using it like this

cordova.plugins.backgroundMode.setDefaults({
    resume: true,
    hidden: false,
    bigText: false,
    icon:'iconnoti'
});

When I search the platforms folder, it did add the icon to the drawable folder. But I still get the white square. I tried different icons, black on transparent, white on transparent, xxxhdpi size, ldpi size, but always a white square.

I’m a bit lost on this. I don’t want to lose the colour icon in the launcher. How do I add an extra icon to the app, and have the plugin use the icon?

Thanks

[TDola]

Update for Cordova Android 7.1’s new file layout

<platform name="android">
        <resource-file src="img_res/icons/android/ldpinoti.png" target="app/src/main/res/mipmap-ldpi/iconnoti.png" />
        <resource-file src="img_res/icons/android/mdpinoti.png" target="app/src/main/res/mipmap-mdpi/iconnoti.png" />
        <resource-file src="img_res/icons/android/hdpinoti.png" target="app/src/main/res/mipmap-hdpi/iconnoti.png" />
        <resource-file src="img_res/icons/android/xhdpinoti.png" target="app/src/main/res/mipmap-xhdpi/iconnoti.png" />
        <resource-file src="img_res/icons/android/xxhdpinoti.png" target="app/src/main/res/mipmap-xxhdpi/iconnoti.png" />

[TDola]

Update for Cordova Android 7.1’s new file layout

<platform name="android">
        <resource-file src="img_res/icons/android/ldpinoti.png" target="app/src/main/res/mipmap-ldpi/iconnoti.png" />
        <resource-file src="img_res/icons/android/mdpinoti.png" target="app/src/main/res/mipmap-mdpi/iconnoti.png" />
        <resource-file src="img_res/icons/android/hdpinoti.png" target="app/src/main/res/mipmap-hdpi/iconnoti.png" />
        <resource-file src="img_res/icons/android/xhdpinoti.png" target="app/src/main/res/mipmap-xhdpi/iconnoti.png" />
        <resource-file src="img_res/icons/android/xxhdpinoti.png" target="app/src/main/res/mipmap-xxhdpi/iconnoti.png" />

This guide does not allow you to customize the notification icon, because it uses the same launch icon that is installed with the application.

Duplicate those resource lines for every additional icon you need.

Also this plugin is a little bit dead. Try this fork https://bitbucket.org/TheBosZ/cordova-plugin-run-in-background/src/master/ Currently working on android X support