Question:
Is there any way to detect that the app is running on a Tablet or Smartphone ?
So far I do it by detecting the width of pixeles , but I find the Samsung Galaxy S3, S4 range … which have more resolution than a tablet and is not optimal.
Answer:
Forget about detecting the pixel width or density, this method is the one I use and it is the one suggested by google:
public static boolean esTablet(Context context) {
return (context.getResources().getConfiguration().screenLayout
& Configuration.SCREENLAYOUT_SIZE_MASK)
>= Configuration.SCREENLAYOUT_SIZE_LARGE;
}
Additional info: http://developer.android.com/reference/android/content/res/Configuration.html#screenLayout
public void deterScreenSize() {
if((getResources().getConfiguration().screenLayout &
Configuration.SCREENLAYOUT_SIZE_MASK) == Configuration.SCREENLAYOUT_SIZE_LARGE) {
Toast.makeText(this, "Large screen",Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
}else if ((getResources().getConfiguration().screenLayout &
Configuration.SCREENLAYOUT_SIZE_MASK) == Configuration.SCREENLAYOUT_SIZE_NORMAL) {
Toast.makeText(this, "Normal sized screen" , Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
}else if ((getResources().getConfiguration().screenLayout &
Configuration.SCREENLAYOUT_SIZE_MASK) == Configuration.SCREENLAYOUT_SIZE_SMALL) {
Toast.makeText(this, "Small sized screen" , Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
}else if ((getResources().getConfiguration().screenLayout &
Configuration.SCREENLAYOUT_SIZE_MASK) == Configuration.SCREENLAYOUT_SIZE_XLARGE) {
Toast.makeText(this, "XLarge sized screen" , Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
}else {
Toast.makeText(this, "El tamaño de la pantalla no es ni X grande, ni grande, ni normal o pequeña" , Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
}
}