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Configuration Qualifiers In Android Application

In this article, we will discuss about configuration qualifiers in android application.

What Is Configuration Qualifiers?

Android works on multiple devices like handsets, tablets etc. Each device has its own configuration like screen size, pixel density etc.

Android provides you an option to create resources (images, strings, and layouts) based on these configurations.

Different Categories Of Configurations

Android configurations are broadly categorized as

Screen size

Qualifier	Description
Default folder (like layout, Drawable etc.)	You can define resource for norma screens
-large	You can define resource for large screens
-xlarge	You can define resource for extra large screens

Orientation

Qualifier	Description
-land	For landscape orientation
-port	For portrait orientation

3. Bitmap density (number of pixels per inch)

Qualifier	Description
-ldpi (120 pixels per inch)	Low density
-mdpi (160 pixels per inch)	Medium density
-hdpi (240 pixels per inch)	High density
-xhdpi (320 pixels per inch)	Extra high density (@2x)
-xxhdpi (480 pixels per inch)	Extra extra high density (@3x)
-xxxhdpi (640 pixels per inch)	Extra extra high density (@4x)

Posted By -	Karan Gupta

Posted On -	Wednesday, October 9, 2019

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