Screen layouts

[vb1992]

I have a question with screen layouts, I noticed in the publishing part of Android market, that it supports the following:

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Supported Devices

This application is only available to devices with these features, as defined in your application manifest.
Screen layouts: SMALL NORMAL LARGE XLARGE

Required device features
android.hardware.touchscreen
android.hardware.screen.portrait
This application is available to over 694 devices.
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How are we testing for the Small, Normal, Large, Xlarge
screen layouts?

And if I wanted to lock them into Portrait mode
does that reduce the amount of devices it can
be on? Like is that killing accessibility by choosing
that option.

thanks

 

[JonPM]

No, it won't reduce the number of devices.

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[adamioan]

In order to test your app, create multiple AVDs in the emulator with different screen size and resolution

 

[Erel]

A quicker solution is to use the new Abstract Designer. You can easily switch between different screens.

 

[nfordbscndrd]

How are we testing for the Small, Normal, Large, Xlarge
screen layouts?

See Designer - Basic4android Wiki

And if I wanted to lock them into Portrait mode does that reduce the amount of devices it can be on? Like is that killing accessibility by choosing
that option.

It shouldn't. What makes you think it might? I mean, every device can be viewed by the user in Portrait (or Landscape) orientation simply by turning it.

 

[vb1992]

It shouldn't. What makes you think it might? I mean, every device can be viewed by the user in Portrait (or Landscape) orientation simply by turning it.

You never know - It's worth asking.

With so many devices using android and tablets,
I didn't know if it would exclude any devices out there.

I think it would be easy to check during the publishing part
to android market because it tells you how many devices
it will be available to.