Correct, screen size is about the amount of space available independent of screen density.
On Thu, Jan 12, 2012 at 4:23 PM, mcterry <[email protected]> wrote: > So if I exclude small screens, and someone has a 480x640 device @hdpi, > they won't be able to see my application in the Android Market? > > On Jan 12, 3:33 pm, Dianne Hackborn <[email protected]> wrote: > > You are missing density. 480x640 @ hdpi == 240x320 @ ldi. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Thu, Jan 12, 2012 at 8:05 AM, mcterry <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Hello All, > > > > > I would like to exclude smallScreens for an application that I'm > > > working on. I understand how to do that - supports-screen tag should > > > set smallScreens to false. > > > > > My question is related to how that impacts the normalScreens devices. > > > > > For example, if I exclude smallScreens, what does that _actually_ > > > mean? > > > > > According to Table 3 for the ScreensSupport Dev Guide, there is a > > > resolution for 480x640 that is considered a "small screen". > > > Here is the link... > > >http://developer.android.com/guide/practices/screens_support.html#tes. > .. > > > > > I had the understanding that all QVGA class phones were considered > > > "small". However, Table 3 seems to indicate that there is some > > > overlap between resolutions of small and normal screens. > > > > > If I exclude small screens, does that have a negative impact of > > > excluding some of the normal screens? Or potentially not excluding > > > all of the small screens? Or what? > > > > > Thanks in advance! > > > > > Other information... > > > I am targeting API 8, for many reasons, so some of the newer filters > > > will not work for me, I believe. > > > Wiki article about display resolutions - > > >http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graphic_display_resolutions > > > Dev Guide for android:smallScreens - > > > > >http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/supports-screens-e. > .. > > > > > -- > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > > Groups "Android Developers" group. > > > To post to this group, send email to > [email protected] > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > > [email protected] > > > For more options, visit this group at > > >http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en > > > > -- > > Dianne Hackborn > > Android framework engineer > > [email protected] > > > > Note: please don't send private questions to me, as I don't have time to > > provide private support, and so won't reply to such e-mails. All such > > questions should be posted on public forums, where I and others can see > and > > answer them. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "Android Developers" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en > -- Dianne Hackborn Android framework engineer [email protected] Note: please don't send private questions to me, as I don't have time to provide private support, and so won't reply to such e-mails. All such questions should be posted on public forums, where I and others can see and answer them. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
