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Apps The Screen Fragmentation problem
- Thread starter kirkagur
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Android provides some good guidance here: Supporting Multiple Screens | Android Developers
In general though, you don't really need to worry too much about screen resolution. Design for the smallest screen you support, use wrap_content or match_parent for layout dimensions whenever possible, and use "dp" (device independent pixels) as your unit of measure for all dimensions and fonts and the app will automatically scale appropriately.
But, you will still probably want at least 2 sets of layouts: one for handsets and one for tablets. The handset layout would still scale for tablets, but would generally make poor use of the available space.
Good luck!
Steve
In general though, you don't really need to worry too much about screen resolution. Design for the smallest screen you support, use wrap_content or match_parent for layout dimensions whenever possible, and use "dp" (device independent pixels) as your unit of measure for all dimensions and fonts and the app will automatically scale appropriately.
But, you will still probably want at least 2 sets of layouts: one for handsets and one for tablets. The handset layout would still scale for tablets, but would generally make poor use of the available space.
Good luck!
Steve