Android 1.5 Could Distort Some Apps

[phandroid]

With the Android 1.5 SDK update not only came feature changes, API updates and bug fixes but also a lot of cosmetic UI polishing and improvements. An example provided on the Android Developers Blog shows the “Creating A New Contact” Screen in the current Android version (on left) and then the new Android 1.5 [...]

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[Graham]

It shouldn't distort old applications.
Only applications that have been recompiled on the 1.5 SDK without their dimensions been set.