I can't build my old projects into an apk, Generating icons, task errored

[Mike_long]

Whenever I try to build an old app that I made it always brings me an error and I can't download my program
Please tell me a way to fix this I don't want to lose my old projects

this is the error I get

[Taifun]

The icon requirements are more restrictive nowadays
Try png 512 x l512

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Taifun

[Mike_long]

Hey, I tried but still got the same error, the image I used was 512x512

[Taifun]

Are you using png?
Did you upload that icon in the media section and assign it as icon in the settings?

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Taifun

[Mike_long]

Thank you very much it's working with the 192x192 image, can't they just auto compress images?

[Anke]

@Mike_long

it's working with the 192x192 image

Fine.

@Mike_long

can't they just auto compress images?

[Taifun]

@Mike_long

can't they just auto compress images

Which means, what about an App Inventor feature, which reduces an uploaded icon automatically to the size which is necessary...

Taifun

[Anke]

@Taifun

which reduces an uploaded icon automatically to the size which is necessary

...or expands/enlarge the image to...

[ChrisWard]

@Mike_long

Please tell me a way to fix this I don't want to lose my old projects

Making an APK only preserves the App, not the Project that defined it.

[ewpatton]

We do this automatically. Generally, we will want a 1024x1024 image in the future since that's also needed for App Store builds. App Inventor will generate all of the various sizes for both platforms (so generally higher resolution is better).