Disable Android resource / image / PNG optimization

Question

How do I prevent the Android \"build process\" from optimizing .png images?

I have an Android project with the following res directories:

- /res/
- /         


        

Answer 1

Android Studio: Since Gradle Android plugin 1.0.0:

android {
...
  aaptOptions {
    useNewCruncher false
  }
....
}

Eclipse: Override the crunch task writing this in your build.xml: