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androidandroid-layoutscreen-orientation
nimra asad
nimra asad

Reputation: 179

Should I make different layout (xml files) for different android mobiles

Should I create different layout folders to store my xml layout files. To support my application over different screen sizes?

I developed an application and when adding drawables it automatically creates different sizes like xdpi ldpi and more but layouts xml file are not auto created to support different screen sizes. should I do it? and also i will edit manifest file to support different sizes by using support-screen tag. and is this all?? And will it also support my landscape or portrait mode. Please confirm me. I am new to stack and android development.

Edit: I believe different layout files in different folders.. will just be a copy of each other with only folder name change ad shown in code

res/layout/my_layout.xml             // layout for normal screen size ("default")
res/layout-small/my_layout.xml       // layout for small screen size
res/layout-large/my_layout.xml       // layout for large screen size
res/layout-xlarge/my_layout.xml      // layout for extra large screen size
res/layout-xlarge-land/my_layout.xml // layout for extra large in landscape orientation

This is my layout xml file:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<RelativeLayout
    xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
    xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
    android:id="@+id/content_main"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent"

    app:layout_behavior="@string/appbar_scrolling_view_behavior"
    tools:showIn="@layout/app_bar_main"
    tools:context="com.example.root.meeransunday.MainActivity">


    <Button
        android:id="@+id/button1"
        android:layout_width="200dp"
        android:layout_height="90dp"
        android:text="Send Mobile"
        android:drawableLeft="@mipmap/sms"
        android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
        android:layout_marginRight="-1dp"
        android:layout_marginLeft="-3dp"
        android:layout_marginBottom="-4dp"
        android:onClick="message"/>
    <Button
        android:id="@+id/button2"
        android:layout_width="200dp"
        android:layout_height="90dp"
        android:text="QR Code"
        android:drawableLeft="@mipmap/qr"
        android:layout_marginLeft="190dp"
        android:layout_marginRight="-20dp"
        android:layout_marginBottom="-4dp"
        android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
        android:onClick="scan"
        />
<TextView
    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:layout_marginTop="30dp"
    android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
    android:text="        My Account Balance"
    android:textColor="#0D47A1"
    />
    <TextView
        android:text="PKR 1527.87"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_marginTop="40dp"
        android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
          android:drawableLeft="@mipmap/money"
        android:textSize="35sp"
        android:id="@+id/textView2"

        />
</RelativeLayout>

Manifest file:

<supports-screens android:smallScreens="true"
            android:normalScreens="true"
            android:largeScreens="true"
            android:xlargeScreens="true"
            android:anyDensity="true"
            android:resizeable="true"/>

but it does not work on 4 inch screen.

Upvotes: 5

Views: 3111

Answers (4)

Abhishek Kumar
Abhishek Kumar

Reputation: 1265

No need to design all the Layouts,If you are making app for Phone as well as Tablets then you can design 2 Layouts. Otherwise design only these 1. Portrait 2. Landscape

Upvotes: 1

Vinod Pattanshetti
Vinod Pattanshetti

Reputation: 2583

Actually creating different xml layouts for different android devices it's depends on requirement. It's always good to have only one xml layout for all type of devices to avoid redundant code, But we can go for creating xml's for all type devices, android has that feature.

Upvotes: 2

Adrian Coman
Adrian Coman

Reputation: 1536

If the layout is the same, there's no need to create multiple layout files, you should use different dimens files to adjust the size of your elements.

If you want your application to look different on a hdpi device than it looks on a xxxhdpi or if you have a mobile and a tablet version of the screen, then you should use multiple layout files.

Upvotes: 5

user3753721
user3753721

Reputation:

This should be helpful : https://developer.android.com/guide/practices/screens_support.html

Anyway I think that you should use max 2 layouts xmls (1 for horizontal view, 1 for vertical view) for activity.

Upvotes: 4

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