On another thread I got the information that the background can be set dynamically by using mg-style. Unfortunately I can't get it work.
syntax like this:
ng-style="{'background-image':'url(https://www.google.com/images/srpr/logo4w.png)'}"
I have a fiddle for testing: fiddle
fiddle:
<ion-item class="item-icon-right item-avatar defaultItem" data-ng-repeat="item in items " data-ng-style="{'background-image':'url({{item.url}})'}">
The background-image of the ion-item should be set to the mg-style element.