Manifest File with Screen Sizes

[aaronk]

Hello,

Doing some research and just want to know if anyone knows if I am correct in saying the following is correct.

In the Manifest file you can set supports-screens.

Does the following mean 7" screen sizes:

android:largeScreens="false"

and the following mean 10" screen sizes:

android:xlargeScreens="false"

Would I be correct in saying the above is correct or is there another way in allowing support for tablet screens?

 

[mistermentality]

The exact details of what is large xlarge etc can be found at http://developer.android.com/guide/practices/screens_support.html but no, my nexus 7 is officially classed as xlarge as xlarge is 960x720 so it isn't possible to identify a ten inch tablet as ten inch like that.

However you could identify the resolution and dpi at runtime to load a tablet specific layout or add tablet specific variants to your current layout.

Dave

Sent from my Nexus 7

 

[aaronk]

However you could identify the resolution and dpi at runtime to load a tablet specific layout or add tablet specific variants to your current layout.

I am planning to include a tablet layout at a later stage in this app but only have had time to make a phone layout and that's why I want to limit only phone size screens to be able to download the app for now.

I then want to make a tablet layout and then allow people with tablets to buy the app. But for the mean time I only want people with phones for now to get the app and then at a later stage when I finish the tablet layout then allow people with tablets to be able to get the app.

 

[Theera]

see this

 

[aaronk]

Hello,

Thanks for pointing me to that site..

I am going to say the following will make it only work on phone size devices..

<supports-screens android:resizeable=["true"| "false"]
                  android:smallScreens=["true" | "false"]
                  android:normalScreens=["true" | "false"]
                  android:largeScreens=["false" | "false"]
                  android:xlargeScreens=["false" | "false"]
                  android:anyDensity=["false" | "false"]
                  android:requiresSmallestWidthDp="320dp"
                  android:compatibleWidthLimitDp="320dp"
                  android:largestWidthLimitDp="320dp"/>

Also, What I am having trouble understanding is the following:

android:requiresSmallestWidthDp="320dp"
android:compatibleWidthLimitDp="320dp"
android:largestWidthLimitDp="320dp"/>

Not quite sure if I have those values set correctly?

 

[Erel]

You should see this page: Distributing to Specific Screens | Android Developers