diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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@@ -37,3 +37,5 @@ gen-external-apklibs
 
 # Mac OS X
 .DS_Store
+
+ic_launcher_512_*.png
diff --git a/gen-std-icon.py b/gen-std-icon.py
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@@ -0,0 +1,236 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# vim: ai ts=4 sts=4 et sw=4 nu
+
+''' Generate an Android ic_launcher friendly icon from a PNG logo
+
+    Generated icon is a 512x512 piels wide 24b transparent PNG.
+    It contains a white rounded-square background canvas (which can be
+        customized by changing its template in templates/)
+    It then adds a resized version of the provided logo in the center
+    Then adds two markers:
+        An offline marker indicating it's OFFLINE (bared WiFi icon)
+        A lang  marker using a bubbled flag
+
+    Script can be called with either a local PNG file or an URL to PNG.
+
+    The supported languages are based on the template flag-bubbles icons. '''
+
+from __future__ import (unicode_literals, absolute_import,
+                        division, print_function)
+import logging
+import sys
+import os
+import re
+import struct
+import tempfile
+import shutil
+import StringIO
+from subprocess import call
+
+SIZE = 512  # final icon size
+WHITE_CANVAS_SIZE = 464
+MARKER_SIZE = 85  # square size of the offline and lang markers
+LANG_POSITION = (42, 386)  # X, Y of language code marker
+OFFLINE_POSITION = (LANG_POSITION[0] + MARKER_SIZE + SIZE * 0.05,
+                    LANG_POSITION[1])
+INNER_LOGO_SIZE = 415  # maximum logo square size
+CURRENT_PATH = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
+SUPPORTED_LANGS = [re.search(r'launcher\-flag\-([a-z]{2})\.png', fname)
+                     .group(1)
+                   for fname in os.listdir(os.path.join(CURRENT_PATH,
+                                                        'templates'))
+                   if 'launcher-flag' in fname]
+
+logging.basicConfig(level=logging.DEBUG)
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+# external dependencies (make sure we're all set up!)
+try:
+    import requests
+except ImportError:
+    logger.error("Missing dependency: Unable to import requests.\n"
+                 "Please install requests with "
+                 "`pip install requests "
+                 "either on your machine or in a virtualenv.")
+    sys.exit(1)
+
+
+def get_image_info(data):
+    if is_png(data):
+        w, h = struct.unpack(b'>LL', data[16:24])
+        width = int(w)
+        height = int(h)
+    else:
+        raise Exception('not a png image')
+    return width, height
+
+
+def is_png(data):
+    return (data[:8] == b'\211PNG\r\n\032\n'and (data[12:16] == 'IHDR'))
+
+
+def syscall(args, shell=False, with_print=True):
+    ''' execute an external command. Use shell=True if using bash specifics '''
+    args = args.split()
+    if with_print:
+        print("-----------\n" + u" ".join(args) + "\n-----------")
+
+    if shell:
+        args = ' '.join(args)
+    call(args, shell=shell)
+
+
+def get_remote_content(url):
+    ''' file descriptor from remote file using GET '''
+    req = requests.get(url)
+    try:
+        req.raise_for_status()
+    except Exception as e:
+        logger.error("Failed to load data at `{}`".format(url))
+        logger.exception(e)
+        sys.exit(1)
+    return StringIO.StringIO(req.text)
+
+
+def get_local_content(path):
+    ''' file descriptor from local file '''
+    if not os.path.exists(path) or not os.path.isfile(path):
+        logger.error("Unable to find JSON file `{}`".format(path))
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+    try:
+        fd = open(path, 'r')
+    except Exception as e:
+        logger.error("Unable to open file `{}`".format(path))
+        logger.exception(e)
+        sys.exit(1)
+    return fd
+
+
+def is_remote_path(path):
+    return re.match(r'^https?\:', path)
+
+
+def get_local_remote_fd(path):
+    ''' file descriptor for a path (either local or remote) '''
+    if is_remote_path(path):
+        return get_remote_content(path)
+    else:
+        return get_local_content(path)
+
+
+def copy_to(src, dst):
+    ''' copy source content (local or remote) to local file '''
+    local = None
+    if is_remote_path(src):
+        local = tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(delete=False)
+        download_remote_file(src, local.name)
+        src = local.name
+    shutil.copy(src, dst)
+    if local is not None:
+        os.remove(local.name)
+
+
+def download_remote_file(url, path):
+    ''' download url to path '''
+    syscall('wget -c -O {path} {url}'.format(path=path, url=url))
+
+
+def resize(path, width, height, new_path=None):
+    if new_path is None:
+        new_path = path
+    syscall('convert {inf} -resize {width}x{height} {outf}'
+            .format(inf=path, width=width, height=height, outf=new_path))
+
+
+def sq_resize(path, size, new_path=None):
+    return resize(path, size, size, new_path)
+
+
+def main(logo_path, lang_code):
+
+    if lang_code not in SUPPORTED_LANGS:
+        logger.error("No image template for language code `{}`.\n"
+                     "Please download a square PNG bubble flag for that lang "
+                     "and store it in templates/ with proper name."
+                     .format(lang_code))
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+    # create a temp directory to store our stalls
+    tmpd = tempfile.mkdtemp()
+
+    logger.info("Creating android launcher icon for {}/{} using {}"
+                .format(logo_path, lang_code, tmpd))
+
+    # download/copy layer1 (logo)
+    layer1 = os.path.join(tmpd, 'layer1.png')
+    copy_to(logo_path, layer1)
+
+    if not os.path.exists(layer1) or not os.path.isfile(layer1):
+        logger.error("Unable to find logo file at `{}`".format(layer1))
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+    try:
+        logo_w, logo_h = get_image_info(open(layer1, 'r').read())
+    except:
+        logger.error("Unable to get logo width and height. Is it a PNG file?")
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+    if not logo_w == logo_h:
+        logger.warning("Your logo image is not square ({}x{}). "
+                       "Result might be ugly..."
+                       .format(logo_w, logo_h))
+    else:
+        logger.debug("PNG file is {}x{}".format(logo_w, logo_h))
+
+    # resize logo so it fits in both image and white canvas
+    if logo_w > INNER_LOGO_SIZE or logo_h > INNER_LOGO_SIZE:
+        logger.debug("resizing logo to fit in {0}x{0}".format(INNER_LOGO_SIZE))
+        sq_resize(layer1, INNER_LOGO_SIZE, layer1)
+
+    # multiply white background and logo
+    layer0 = os.path.join(CURRENT_PATH, 'templates',
+                          'launcher-background-white.png')
+    layer0p1 = os.path.join(tmpd, 'layer0_layer1.png')
+
+    syscall('composite -gravity center {l1} {l0} {l0p1}'
+            .format(l1=layer1, l0=layer0, l0p1=layer0p1))
+
+    # prepare layer2 (offline marker)
+    offline_mk = os.path.join(CURRENT_PATH, 'templates',
+                              'launcher-marker-offline.png')
+    layer2 = os.path.join(tmpd, 'layer2.png')
+    sq_resize(offline_mk, MARKER_SIZE, layer2)
+
+    # prepare layer3 (lang marker)
+    lang_mk = os.path.join(CURRENT_PATH, 'templates',
+                           'launcher-flag-{}.png'.format(lang_code))
+    layer3 = os.path.join(tmpd, 'layer3.png')
+    sq_resize(lang_mk, MARKER_SIZE, layer3)
+
+    # multiply layer0p1 (white + logo) with offline marker (layer2)
+    layer1p2 = os.path.join(tmpd, 'layer1_layer2.png')
+    syscall('composite -geometry +{x}+{y} {l2} {l0p1} {l1p2}'
+            .format(l2=layer2, l0p1=layer0p1, l1p2=layer1p2,
+                    x=OFFLINE_POSITION[0], y=OFFLINE_POSITION[1]))
+
+    # multiply layer1p2 (white + logo + offline) with lang marker (layer3)
+    layer2p3 = os.path.join(tmpd, 'layer2_layer3.png')
+    syscall('composite -geometry +{x}+{y} {l3} {l1p2} {l2p3}'
+            .format(l3=layer3, l1p2=layer1p2, l2p3=layer2p3,
+                    x=LANG_POSITION[0], y=LANG_POSITION[1]))
+
+    # copy final result to current directory
+    icon_path = os.path.join(CURRENT_PATH,
+                             'ic_launcher_512_{}.png'.format(lang_code))
+    shutil.copy(layer2p3, icon_path)
+
+    # remove temp directory
+    shutil.rmtree(tmpd)
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    if len(sys.argv) != 3:
+        print('Usage:\t{} <logo_path> <lang-code>'.format(sys.argv[0]))
+        sys.exit(1)
+    main(*sys.argv[1:])
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