React Native 0.60 - Ic_launcher_round Missing For Release Bundle/build

I'm trying to generate a release build of a react-native project, and am having issues with the ic_launcher_round.png not being included; it is simply showing the default android o

Solution 1:

Rename both ic_launcher.png and ic_launcher_round.png to something else like my_ic_launcher.png

Make the change in manifest:

<application
      android:name=".MainApplication"
      android:label="@string/app_name"
      android:icon="@mipmap/my_ic_launcher"
      android:roundIcon="@mipmap/my_ic_launcher_round"
>

Clean and build.

Solution 2:

The res folder in both src/main and src/release contained two files:

- ic_launcher_foreground.xml- ic_launcher_background.xml

As well as a drawable folder with the same two files repeated. Simply removing these files (total of 8 files across 4 locations) and forcing the app to fallback to the .png files specified in the various mipmap folders allows the icon to display correctly in both debug and release builds.