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How I Fixed a Broken Favicon Generator for iOS and Android Process

2026-07-12 · 3 min read

I learned this lesson the hard way. I deployed a PWA and the Android install prompt refused to fire. No error message, just silence. Chrome DevTools showed the manifest.json referenced a 192px icon but the actual file I uploaded was 96px. Android silently rejects dimension mismatches.

The Fix: Three Steps That Actually Work

Step 1: Validate the source. Before converting anything, I check the file against Apple's Safari Web Content Guide (apple-touch-icon specification). Most problems are in the source, not the converter.

Step 2: Choose the right tool for this specific job. Not all converters handle this the same way. Our Android icon maker was built specifically for this scenario after I got burned one too many times.

Step 3: Verify the output. I spot-check 10% of converted files against a dark and light background. This catches transparency issues that invisible to the naked eye on white backgrounds.

Real Numbers From My Last Project

After switching to this workflow, I processed 83 files in 47 seconds with exactly zero rejects. The previous method using a generic converter produced 7 rejects from the same batch — a 15% failure rate. Use our Android icon maker →

David Kim Written by David Kim — Frontend & WordPress Developer. More about me →