Android DisplayMetrics returns incorrect screen size in pixels on ICS

Question

I\'ve tried this....

DisplayMetrics metrics = new DisplayMetrics();
getWindowManager().getDefaultDisplay().getMetrics(metrics);
int fullscreenheight = metric         


        

Answer 1

On some devices, e.g. tablets, the navigation bar can't be hidden at all (source, see section 'Controls for system UI visibility') because there's no hardware buttons as backup. If on your device you've managed to hide the bar though, you could make a full screen View and request its size with getWidth() and getHeight().

As far as I know, there isn't a reliable way to get the screen size on all ICS devices.