Android: Handling images size for multiple screens

Question

I find it really hard to handle images with Android, I think it\'s the hardest part of Android development...

1) I have an image, I want it to be the background of m

Answer 1

Android categorizes device screens using two general properties: size and density. You should expect that your app will be installed on devices with screens that range in both size and density. As such, you should include some alternative resources that optimize your app’s appearance for different screen sizes and densities. There are four generalized sizes: small, normal, large, xlargeAnd four generalized densities: low (ldpi), medium (mdpi), high (hdpi), extra high (xhdpi)

To declare different layouts and bitmaps you'd like to use for different screens, you must place these alternative resources in separate directories, similar to how you do for different language strings.

Also be aware that the screens orientation (landscape or portrait) is considered a variation of screen size, so many apps should revise the layout to optimize the user experience in each orientation.

See android.com's "Supporting Different Screens" article for more information.