Thanks. I just verified that xdpi and ydpi return 254 on a Nexus One
device.

Ashutosh

On Jan 25, 3:01 pm, Romain Guy <[email protected]> wrote:
> > Is it then true that the OS works only in the stepped values of 120,
> > 160 and 240?
>
> Yes indeed.
>
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> > Also, any idea if xdpi and ydpi would be fixed anytime soon? Or if
> > some APIs would allow us to query the physical dimensions of the
> > screen?
>
> In a future version of Android. Note that this issue is specific to Droid.
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> > Thanks,
> > Ashutosh
>
> > On Jan 25, 2:39 pm, Romain Guy <[email protected]> wrote:
> >> This is a known bug. Although screenDPI=240 is the correct value (it's
> >> not the real density of the display, but the density used by the OS
> >> for that screen.)
>
> >> On Mon, Jan 25, 2010 at 1:37 AM, Ashutosh Sharma <[email protected]> 
> >> wrote:
> >> > Hi,
>
> >> > xdpi and ydpi are currently returning 96 on a Motodola Droid device.
> >> > screenDPI returns a stepped value of 240, which still isn't the
> >> > correct value. This issue was also present much earlier (pre-cupcake)
> >> > -http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers/browse_thread/threa...
>
> >> > Is this a known bug? Is this expected to be  fixed soon? Given the
> >> > varying pixel densities of devices that are coming up, having a way to
> >> > obtain accurate screen DPI is essential.
>
> >> > Thanks,
> >> > Ashutosh
>
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