Reputation: 91175

getting the screen density programmatically in android?

How to get the screen density programmatically in android?

I mean: How to find the screen dpi of the current device?

Upvotes: 564

Answers (21)

GoBig06

Reputation: 275

For Jetpack compose first get the screen density inside a composable function with

var density = LocalDensity.current.density

then switch off the density value like the other answers

    if (density >= 4.0) {
        return "xxxhdpi";
    }
    if (density >= 3.0) {
        return "xxhdpi";
    }
    if (density >= 2.0) {
        return "xhdpi";
    }
    if (density >= 1.5) {
        return "hdpi";
    }
    if (density >= 1.0) {
        return "mdpi";
    }
    return "ldpi";

Upvotes: 1

Clément Cardonnel

Reputation: 5227

Kotlin

LocalContext.current.resources.displayMetrics.density

To get the density multiplier.

Upvotes: 2

Ayaz Alifov

Reputation: 8588

Here are some density constants, source:

There are, in addition to the standard densities, 5 Intermediate ones. Taking into account this fact, the following code will be a complete working example:

float density = getResources().getDisplayMetrics().density;

if (density == 0.75f)
{
    // LDPI
}
else if (density >= 1.0f && density < 1.5f)
{
    // MDPI
}
else if (density == 1.5f)
{
    // HDPI
}
else if (density > 1.5f && density <= 2.0f)
{
    // XHDPI
}
else if (density > 2.0f && density <= 3.0f)
{
    // XXHDPI
}
else
{
    // XXXHDPI 
}

Alternatively, you can find density constants using the densityDpi:

int densityDpi = getResources().getDisplayMetrics().densityDpi;

switch (densityDpi)
{
    case DisplayMetrics.DENSITY_LOW:
        // LDPI
        break;

    case DisplayMetrics.DENSITY_MEDIUM:
        // MDPI
        break;

    case DisplayMetrics.DENSITY_TV:
    case DisplayMetrics.DENSITY_HIGH:
        // HDPI
        break;

    case DisplayMetrics.DENSITY_XHIGH:
    case DisplayMetrics.DENSITY_280:
        // XHDPI
        break;

    case DisplayMetrics.DENSITY_XXHIGH:
    case DisplayMetrics.DENSITY_360:
    case DisplayMetrics.DENSITY_400:
    case DisplayMetrics.DENSITY_420:
        // XXHDPI
        break;

    case DisplayMetrics.DENSITY_XXXHIGH:
    case DisplayMetrics.DENSITY_560:
        // XXXHDPI
        break;
}

Upvotes: 48

Blundell

Reputation: 76458

This also works:

 getResources().getDisplayMetrics().density;

This will give you:

0.75 - ldpi

1.0 - mdpi

1.5 - hdpi

2.0 - xhdpi

3.0 - xxhdpi

4.0 - xxxhdpi

enter image description here

ref: density

ref 2

Upvotes: 414

Wirling

Reputation: 5375

In Android you can get the screen density like this:

public static String getScreenDensity(Context context)
{
    String density;
    switch (context.getResources().getDisplayMetrics().densityDpi)
    {
        case DisplayMetrics.DENSITY_LOW:
            density = "LDPI";
            break;
        case DisplayMetrics.DENSITY_140:
            density = "LDPI - MDPI";
            break;
        case DisplayMetrics.DENSITY_MEDIUM:
            density = "MDPI";
            break;
        case DisplayMetrics.DENSITY_180:
        case DisplayMetrics.DENSITY_200:
        case DisplayMetrics.DENSITY_220:
            density = "MDPI - HDPI";
            break;
        case DisplayMetrics.DENSITY_HIGH:
            density = "HDPI";
            break;
        case DisplayMetrics.DENSITY_260:
        case DisplayMetrics.DENSITY_280:
        case DisplayMetrics.DENSITY_300:
            density = "HDPI - XHDPI";
            break;
        case DisplayMetrics.DENSITY_XHIGH:
            density = "XHDPI";
            break;
        case DisplayMetrics.DENSITY_340:
        case DisplayMetrics.DENSITY_360:
        case DisplayMetrics.DENSITY_400:
        case DisplayMetrics.DENSITY_420:
        case DisplayMetrics.DENSITY_440:
            density = "XHDPI - XXHDPI";
            break;
        case DisplayMetrics.DENSITY_XXHIGH:
            density = "XXHDPI";
            break;
        case DisplayMetrics.DENSITY_560:
        case DisplayMetrics.DENSITY_600:
            density = "XXHDPI - XXXHDPI";
            break;
        case DisplayMetrics.DENSITY_XXXHIGH:
            density = "XXXHDPI";
            break;
        case DisplayMetrics.DENSITY_TV:
            density = "TVDPI";
            break;
        default:
            density = "UNKNOWN";
            break;
    }

    return density;
}

And in Kotlin like this:

fun getScreenDensity(context: Context): String {
    val density: String
    when (context.resources.displayMetrics.densityDpi) {
        DisplayMetrics.DENSITY_LOW -> density = "LDPI"
        DisplayMetrics.DENSITY_140 -> density = "LDPI - MDPI"
        DisplayMetrics.DENSITY_MEDIUM -> density = "MDPI"
        DisplayMetrics.DENSITY_180, DisplayMetrics.DENSITY_200, DisplayMetrics.DENSITY_220 -> density = "MDPI - HDPI"
        DisplayMetrics.DENSITY_HIGH -> density = "HDPI"
        DisplayMetrics.DENSITY_260, DisplayMetrics.DENSITY_280, DisplayMetrics.DENSITY_300 -> density = "HDPI - XHDPI"
        DisplayMetrics.DENSITY_XHIGH -> density = "XHDPI"
        DisplayMetrics.DENSITY_340, DisplayMetrics.DENSITY_360, DisplayMetrics.DENSITY_400, DisplayMetrics.DENSITY_420, DisplayMetrics.DENSITY_440 -> density =
            "XHDPI - XXHDPI"
        DisplayMetrics.DENSITY_XXHIGH -> density = "XXHDPI"
        DisplayMetrics.DENSITY_560, DisplayMetrics.DENSITY_600 -> density = "XXHDPI - XXXHDPI"
        DisplayMetrics.DENSITY_XXXHIGH -> density = "XXXHDPI"
        DisplayMetrics.DENSITY_TV -> density = "TVDPI"
        else -> density = "UNKNOWN"
    }

    return density
}

Make sure to regularly check if new densities are added.

Upvotes: 1

Pierre

Reputation: 9052

Another way to get the density loaded by the device:

Create values folders for each density

values (default mdpi)
values-hdpi
values-xhdpi
values-xxhdpi
values-xxxhdpi

Add a string resource in their respective strings.xml:

<string name="screen_density">MDPI</string>    <!-- ..\res\values\strings.xml -->
<string name="screen_density">HDPI</string>    <!-- ..\res\values-hdpi\strings.xml -->
<string name="screen_density">XHDPI</string>   <!-- ..\res\values-xhdpi\strings.xml -->
<string name="screen_density">XXHDPI</string>  <!-- ..\res\values-xxhdpi\strings.xml -->
<string name="screen_density">XXXHDPI</string> <!-- ..\res\values-xxxhdpi\strings.xml -->

Then simply get the string resource, and you have your density:

String screenDensity = getResources().getString(R.string.screen_density);

If the density is larger than XXXHDPI, it will default to XXXHDPI or if it is lower than HDPI it will default to MDPI

I left out LDPI, because for my use case it isn't necessary.

Upvotes: 4

Jan Málek

Reputation: 561

I am using following code to access DPI from modules (no need for having access to a context object):

(Resources.getSystem().getDisplayMetrics().xdpi
Resources.getSystem().getDisplayMetrics().ydpi)/2

Upvotes: 0

Silambarasan Poonguti

Reputation: 9442

Try this...

In kotlin

fun determineScreenDensityCode(): String {
      return when (resources.displayMetrics.densityDpi) {
         DisplayMetrics.DENSITY_LOW -> "ldpi"
         DisplayMetrics.DENSITY_MEDIUM -> "mdpi"
         DisplayMetrics.DENSITY_HIGH -> "hdpi"
         DisplayMetrics.DENSITY_XHIGH, DisplayMetrics.DENSITY_280 -> "xhdpi"
         DisplayMetrics.DENSITY_XXHIGH, DisplayMetrics.DENSITY_360, DisplayMetrics.DENSITY_400, DisplayMetrics.DENSITY_420 -> "xxhdpi"
         DisplayMetrics.DENSITY_XXXHIGH, DisplayMetrics.DENSITY_560 -> "xxxhdpi"
         else -> "Unknown code ${resources.displayMetrics.densityDpi}"
     }
}

You can call by println("density: ${determineScreenDensityCode()}") and the output will be System.out: density: xxxhdpi

Upvotes: 4

joshperry

Reputation: 42227

You can get info on the display from the DisplayMetrics struct:

DisplayMetrics metrics = getResources().getDisplayMetrics();

Though Android doesn't use a direct pixel mapping, it uses a handful of quantized Density Independent Pixel values then scales to the actual screen size. So the metrics.densityDpi property will be one of the DENSITY_xxx constants (120, 160, 213, 240, 320, 480 or 640 dpi).

If you need the actual lcd pixel density (perhaps for an OpenGL app) you can get it from the metrics.xdpi and metrics.ydpi properties for horizontal and vertical density respectively.

If you are targeting API Levels earlier than 4. The metrics.density property is a floating point scaling factor from the reference density (160dpi). The same value now provided by metrics.densityDpi can be calculated

int densityDpi = (int)(metrics.density * 160f);

Upvotes: 569

Mitul Nakum

Reputation: 5564

DisplayMetrics metrics = new DisplayMetrics();
getWindowManager().getDefaultDisplay().getMetrics(metrics);

switch(metrics.densityDpi) {
     case DisplayMetrics.DENSITY_LOW:
         break;

     case DisplayMetrics.DENSITY_MEDIUM:
         break;

     case DisplayMetrics.DENSITY_HIGH:
         break;
}

This will work on API level 4 and higher.

Upvotes: 149

Avinash Verma

Reputation: 2762

You Should Try This. Just Added a Method which will find and Show the Toast. That in Which Category the Device Falls.

public static int differentDensityAndScreenSize(Context context) {
  int value = 20;
  String str = "";
  if ((context.getResources().getConfiguration().screenLayout & Configuration.SCREENLAYOUT_SIZE_MASK) == Configuration.SCREENLAYOUT_SIZE_SMALL) {
   switch (context.getResources().getDisplayMetrics().densityDpi) {
   case DisplayMetrics.DENSITY_LOW:
    str = "small-ldpi";
    value = 20;
    break;
   case DisplayMetrics.DENSITY_MEDIUM:
    str = "small-mdpi";
    value = 20;
    break;
   case DisplayMetrics.DENSITY_HIGH:
    str = "small-hdpi";
    value = 20;
    break;
   case DisplayMetrics.DENSITY_XHIGH:
    str = "small-xhdpi";
    value = 20;
    break;
   case DisplayMetrics.DENSITY_XXHIGH:
    str = "small-xxhdpi";
    value = 20;
    break;
   case DisplayMetrics.DENSITY_XXXHIGH:
    str = "small-xxxhdpi";
    value = 20;
    break;
   case DisplayMetrics.DENSITY_TV:
    str = "small-tvdpi";
    value = 20;
    break;
   default:
    str = "small-unknown";
    value = 20;
    break;
   }

  } else if ((context.getResources().getConfiguration().screenLayout & Configuration.SCREENLAYOUT_SIZE_MASK) == Configuration.SCREENLAYOUT_SIZE_NORMAL) {
   switch (context.getResources().getDisplayMetrics().densityDpi) {
   case DisplayMetrics.DENSITY_LOW:
    str = "normal-ldpi";
    value = 82;
    break;
   case DisplayMetrics.DENSITY_MEDIUM:
    str = "normal-mdpi";
    value = 82;
    break;
   case DisplayMetrics.DENSITY_HIGH:
    str = "normal-hdpi";
    value = 82;
    break;
   case DisplayMetrics.DENSITY_XHIGH:
    str = "normal-xhdpi";
    value = 90;
    break;
   case DisplayMetrics.DENSITY_XXHIGH:
    str = "normal-xxhdpi";
    value = 96;
    break;
   case DisplayMetrics.DENSITY_XXXHIGH:
    str = "normal-xxxhdpi";
    value = 96;
    break;
   case DisplayMetrics.DENSITY_TV:
    str = "normal-tvdpi";
    value = 96;
    break;
   default:
    str = "normal-unknown";
    value = 82;
    break;
   }
  } else if ((context.getResources().getConfiguration().screenLayout & Configuration.SCREENLAYOUT_SIZE_MASK) == Configuration.SCREENLAYOUT_SIZE_LARGE) {
   switch (context.getResources().getDisplayMetrics().densityDpi) {
   case DisplayMetrics.DENSITY_LOW:
    str = "large-ldpi";
    value = 78;
    break;
   case DisplayMetrics.DENSITY_MEDIUM:
    str = "large-mdpi";
    value = 78;
    break;
   case DisplayMetrics.DENSITY_HIGH:
    str = "large-hdpi";
    value = 78;
    break;
   case DisplayMetrics.DENSITY_XHIGH:
    str = "large-xhdpi";
    value = 125;
    break;
   case DisplayMetrics.DENSITY_XXHIGH:
    str = "large-xxhdpi";
    value = 125;
    break;
   case DisplayMetrics.DENSITY_XXXHIGH:
    str = "large-xxxhdpi";
    value = 125;
    break;
   case DisplayMetrics.DENSITY_TV:
    str = "large-tvdpi";
    value = 125;
    break;
   default:
    str = "large-unknown";
    value = 78;
    break;
   }

  } else if ((context.getResources().getConfiguration().screenLayout & Configuration.SCREENLAYOUT_SIZE_MASK) == Configuration.SCREENLAYOUT_SIZE_XLARGE) {
   switch (context.getResources().getDisplayMetrics().densityDpi) {
   case DisplayMetrics.DENSITY_LOW:
    str = "xlarge-ldpi";
    value = 125;
    break;
   case DisplayMetrics.DENSITY_MEDIUM:
    str = "xlarge-mdpi";
    value = 125;
    break;
   case DisplayMetrics.DENSITY_HIGH:
    str = "xlarge-hdpi";
    value = 125;
    break;
   case DisplayMetrics.DENSITY_XHIGH:
    str = "xlarge-xhdpi";
    value = 125;
    break;
   case DisplayMetrics.DENSITY_XXHIGH:
    str = "xlarge-xxhdpi";
    value = 125;
    break;
   case DisplayMetrics.DENSITY_XXXHIGH:
    str = "xlarge-xxxhdpi";
    value = 125;
    break;
   case DisplayMetrics.DENSITY_TV:
    str = "xlarge-tvdpi";
    value = 125;
    break;
   default:
    str = "xlarge-unknown";
    value = 125;
    break;
   }
  }
// The Toast will show the Device falls in Which Categories.
Toast.makeText(MainActivity.this, ""+str, Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();

  return value;
 }

http://www.androidwarriors.com/2016/01/how-to-find-different-devices-screen.html

Upvotes: 8

Jared Rummler

Reputation: 38121

Yet another answer:

/**
* @return "ldpi", "mdpi", "hdpi", "xhdpi", "xhdpi", "xxhdpi", "xxxhdpi", "tvdpi", or "unknown".
*/
public static String getDensityBucket(Resources resources) {
    switch (resources.getDisplayMetrics().densityDpi) {
        case DisplayMetrics.DENSITY_LOW:
            return "ldpi";
        case DisplayMetrics.DENSITY_MEDIUM:
            return "mdpi";
        case DisplayMetrics.DENSITY_HIGH:
            return "hdpi";
        case DisplayMetrics.DENSITY_XHIGH:
            return "xhdpi";
        case DisplayMetrics.DENSITY_XXHIGH:
            return "xxhdpi";
        case DisplayMetrics.DENSITY_XXXHIGH:
            return "xxxhdpi";
        case DisplayMetrics.DENSITY_TV:
            return "tvdpi";
        default:
            return "unknown";
    }
}

Upvotes: 7

San

Reputation: 2088

The following answer is a small improvement based upon qwertzguy's answer.

double density = getResources().getDisplayMetrics().density;
if (density >= 4.0) {
   //"xxxhdpi";
}
else if (density >= 3.0 && density < 4.0) {
   //xxhdpi
}
else if (density >= 2.0) {
   //xhdpi
}
else if (density >= 1.5 && density < 2.0) {
   //hdpi
}
else if (density >= 1.0 && density < 1.5) {
   //mdpi
}

Upvotes: 29

Marek Halmo

Reputation: 2199

Actualy if you want to have the real display dpi the answer is somewhere in between if you query for display metrics:

DisplayMetrics dm = new DisplayMetrics();
getWindowManager().getDefaultDisplay().getMetrics(dm);
int dpiClassification = dm.densityDpi;
float xDpi = dm.xdpi;
float yDpi = dm.ydpi;

densityDpi * 160 will give you the values/suggestion which density you should use

0.75 - ldpi - 120 dpi
1.0 - mdpi - 160 dpi
1.5 - hdpi - 240 dpi
2.0 - xhdpi - 320 dpi
3.0 - xxhdpi - 480 dpi
4.0 - xxxhdpi - 640 dpi

as specified in previous posts

but dm.xdpi won't give you always the REAL dpi of given display: Example:

Device: Sony ericsson xperia mini pro (SK17i)
Density: 1.0 (e.g. suggests you use 160dpi resources)
xdpi: 193.5238
Real device ppi is arround 193ppi


Device: samsung GT-I8160 (Samsung ace 2)
Density 1.5 (e.g. suggests you use 240dpi resources)
xdpi 160.42105
Real device ppi is arround 246ppi

so maybe real dpi of the display should be Density*xdpi .. but i'm not sure if this is the correct way to do!

Upvotes: 21

qwertzguy

Reputation: 17677

Blundell's answer as a static helper method:

private static String getDensityName(Context context) {
    float density = context.getResources().getDisplayMetrics().density;
    if (density >= 4.0) {
        return "xxxhdpi";
    }
    if (density >= 3.0) {
        return "xxhdpi";
    }
    if (density >= 2.0) {
        return "xhdpi";
    }
    if (density >= 1.5) {
        return "hdpi";
    }
    if (density >= 1.0) {
        return "mdpi";
    }
    return "ldpi";
}

Upvotes: 64

prabhu

Reputation: 311

This should help on your activity ...

void printSecreenInfo(){

    Display display = getWindowManager().getDefaultDisplay();
    DisplayMetrics metrics = new DisplayMetrics();
    display.getMetrics(metrics);

    Log.i(TAG, "density :" +  metrics.density);

    // density interms of dpi
    Log.i(TAG, "D density :" +  metrics.densityDpi);

    // horizontal pixel resolution
    Log.i(TAG, "width pix :" +  metrics.widthPixels);

     // actual horizontal dpi
    Log.i(TAG, "xdpi :" +  metrics.xdpi);

    // actual vertical dpi
    Log.i(TAG, "ydpi :" +  metrics.ydpi);

}

OUTPUT :

I/test( 1044): density :1.0

I/test( 1044): D density :160

I/test( 1044): width pix :800

I/test( 1044): xdpi :160.0

I/test( 1044): ydpi :160.42105

Upvotes: 18

Wizist

Reputation: 553

Try this:

DisplayMetrics dm = context.getResources().getDisplayMetrics();
int densityDpi = dm.densityDpi;

Upvotes: 45

Display name

Reputation: 2747

If you want to retrieve the density from a Service it works like this:

WindowManager wm = (WindowManager) this.getSystemService(Context.WINDOW_SERVICE);
DisplayMetrics metrics = new DisplayMetrics();
wm.getDefaultDisplay().getMetrics(metrics);

Upvotes: 11

Felipe

Reputation: 17181

public static String getDensity(Context context) {
    String r;
    DisplayMetrics metrics = new DisplayMetrics();

    if (!(context instanceof Activity)) {
        r = "hdpi";
    } else {
        Activity activity = (Activity) context;
        activity.getWindowManager().getDefaultDisplay().getMetrics(metrics);

        if (metrics.densityDpi <= DisplayMetrics.DENSITY_LOW) {
            r = "ldpi";
        } else if (metrics.densityDpi <= DisplayMetrics.DENSITY_MEDIUM) {
            r = "mdpi";
        } else {
            r = "hdpi";
        }
    }

    return r;
}

Upvotes: 13

Jere.Jones

Reputation: 10123

To get dpi:

DisplayMetrics dm = new DisplayMetrics();
getWindowManager().getDefaultDisplay().getMetrics(dm);

// will either be DENSITY_LOW, DENSITY_MEDIUM or DENSITY_HIGH
int dpiClassification = dm.densityDpi;

// these will return the actual dpi horizontally and vertically
float xDpi = dm.xdpi;
float yDpi = dm.ydpi;

Upvotes: 38

Robby Pond

Reputation: 73484

This should work.

DisplayMetrics dm = new DisplayMetrics();
getWindowManager().getDefaultDisplay().getMetrics(dm);
int width = dm.widthPixels; //320
int height = dm.heightPixels; //480

Upvotes: 7

getting the screen density programmatically in android?

Answers (21)

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