supporting different screen sizes

Many many users are affected by android apps not showing in their Market, just because they have a screen with a different resolution that is not the most common one.
this is the case of HTC Tattoo, with its 2.7" QVGA screen.
But this can be easily fixed by app makers, by simpling including this litte code in their manifest.xml

<uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="3" /> <uses-sdk android:targetSdkVersion="8" />
<supports-screens android:smallScreens="true" android:normalScreens="true" android:largeScreens="true" android:anyDensity="true" /> 

with minSdkVersion="3" you are still supporting Android 1.5, and with supports-screens android:smallScreens="true" you tell Market that it will work in small screens too :D

Everyone wins.

Currently supported resolutions and densities byt the SDK:

1.QVGA (240x320)
2.WQVGA (240x400)
3.FWQVGA (240x432)
4.HVGA (320x480)
5.WVGA (480x800)
6.FWVGA (480x854)

* A set of three generalized sizes: large, normal, and small, and
* A set of three generalized densities: high (hdpi), medium (mdpi), and low (ldpi) 

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iPad Knockoff Upgraded with Android 2.1 and Larger Display

fonte: micgadget.com/3381/ipad-knockoff-upgrade...-and-larger-display/

Let me remind you. About 2 weeks ago, the knockoff makers created an awesome $900RMB iPad knockoff which runs Android. And now, here’s the upgrade of it. The upgrade includes faster processor, bigger screen and updated Android OS. It’s probably the best Android tablet now.

This 10-inch iPad knockoff is equipped with a 1GHz Cortex-A8 processor (up to 1.4Ghz) with 512MB of RAM. Also, it has a promised 5 hours of battery life (WiFi on) with its 2400mAH battery capacity. Quite different with its 7-inch version, it includes a built-in 16GB flash drive storage (512MB, 1GB, 2GB, 4GB, 8GB are available), an SD card slot, 3 USB 2.0 ports (support 3G USB modem and external webcam), headphone & mic jacks, Ethernet port, HDMI port and built-in WiFi. One more thing, you get Android 2.1 for its OS. The price of it is still unknown, but it’s definitely be selling not more than $2000 RMB (about $293). [Shanzhaiben.com]

e por 300US$ EU KERO UM... por isso façam la uma vaquinha para me dar um destes RMB

Filed under  //  2.1   devices   iPad