Do I need to specify which icon is to be used for notifications (developer question)?

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Do I need to specify which icon is to be used for notifications (developer question)

I faced the common issue where notification icons came out as what square in Lollipop. I found out that android ignore non-alpha channels. We need to give white-only icons for notification usage.

I have created those. Now I am worried about this -

a) will android start using those white icons everywhere else as well or is it smart enough to automatically use white icons only for notifications?

b) do I need to specify exactly which icon it is use as notification icon in the SDK? If so, where do I do this?

Please help! Have lost a few night's sleep on this!