[solved] Android: How do I set my own themes.xml?

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Hi,

In Android, I notice there are ways to disable splash screen icon starting from Android 12 (API 31) using themes.xml, like this:

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In typical Android Studio project, I can add them in res/values folder.

The problem is, how do I have access to these files in Defold? The only thing I can access is AndroidManifest.xml.

Thank you!

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You can include additional files, shared or platform specific, with your project bundle using the Bundle Resources field:

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Thank you, it works! :grinning_face_with_smiling_eyes:

What I did:

  • Created “bundle/android/res/values” and “…/values-v31” (for API 31+) folders in the Defold project root
  • Put the themes.xml in those folders, with the one with no splash screen icon feature in values-v31 (with parent=“android:Theme.NoTitleBar.Fullscreen”, cause AppCompat doesn’t work as it will give linking errors, I assume it’s because Defold doesn’t use AndroidX’s AppCompat, not sure. I also assume this relates to some stuff like colorBackground, statusBarColor, navigationBarColor, and windowSplashScreenBackground won’t work, if referring to my first post’s example. Not that it matters for me for now)
  • Created a copy of built-in’s AndroidManifest.xml with android:theme targeted to my theme, in this case “@style/Theme.MyFullScreen”
  • Have the game.project → Android → Manifest to point to the created AndroidManifest.xml
  • Put “bundle” to Bundle Resources in game.project → Bundle Resources

Tested on Android 13 device.

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I followed the steps outlined here to set up the splash screen in my project, but unfortunately, I’m encountering some difficulties. Despite following the instructions carefully, I couldn’t get it to work on my

Here is my folder structure

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Could you please share me your github link so that I can get some insight .

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I can take a quick look if you can share a full Defold project where you have set this up. I’m sure it’s something trivial that you have overlooked, or something that is unclear in the OPs instructions.

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Thanks for the reply britzl ,
I have uploaded the zip file . Could you please take a look?
Mobile game.zip (1.2 MB)

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You have put several of the subfolders into the Bundle Resources field:

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You should only put bundle there:

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It worked , Thanks for the help