Android emulator, creating and AVD with screenLayout = SIZE_LARGE

Question

I'm developing an app targeting android 4+, that behaves differently depending on screen size. More in detail:

On small/medium screens, orientation is forced on portrait, and app runs by switching activities.
On large/x-large screens, orientation is forced on landscpe, screen is split into two, with the menu fragment on the left, and other fragments on the right.

Problem is, I can't create an AVD that gets detected as a large screen.

Just tested on an AVD with 640x1024 resolution, 240 density, this code never goes into the first IF.

@Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {

    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);

    // forcing layout to landscape if display is LARGE or more
    if ((getResources().getConfiguration().screenLayout & Configuration.SCREENLAYOUT_SIZE_MASK) == Configuration.SCREENLAYOUT_SIZE_LARGE ||
            (getResources().getConfiguration().screenLayout & Configuration.SCREENLAYOUT_SIZE_MASK) == Configuration.SCREENLAYOUT_SIZE_XLARGE) {
        setRequestedOrientation(ActivityInfo.SCREEN_ORIENTATION_LANDSCAPE);
        dualPane = true;
    }
    else {
        setRequestedOrientation(ActivityInfo.SCREEN_ORIENTATION_PORTRAIT);
        dualPane = false;
    }
}

Any help?

score 0 · Answer 1 · edited Mar 09 '13 at 22:50

Assuming you have the Android SDK plugins for Eclipse installed, you can create an emulator that uses only LARGE layouts:

In Eclipse, click on the little green Android button (to "Open the Android Virtual Device Monitor").
New...
Name = [Whatever]
Target = Android 4.x
CPU/ABI = [Whatever] but the Intel emulators are often better/faster.
Resolution = 1024 x 600. This is the important part. Don't use 600 x 1024. It must be a landscape device (like a 'Mini Tablet')
Also important: Set the density manually to MDPI: Click on "Abstracted LCD density" -> Change the number to 160 for MDPI.
Create AVD

Now start the device. It will only use LARGE layouts (Configuration.SCREENLAYOUT_SIZE_LARGE). Rotate to portrait using Ctrl+F11. Portrait mode will also use LARGE layouts.

Android emulator, creating and AVD with screenLayout = SIZE_LARGE

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