Different design for landscape and portrait orientation android

Question

Can we have a different xml for landscape and different xml for portrait orientation?

I am working on a simple app, have few buttons and textviews, the xml looks good in portrait, But with same xml when I check the landscape orientation, design doesn't look good.

Any suggestions are appreciated.. Thank you.

score 37 · Accepted Answer · edited Mar 02 '17 at 03:22

37

Yes ofcourse.

You will have to create two versions of xml files and put in layout-port and layout-land folder inside res folder.

eg :

res/layout [Portrait Mode; default]
 main.xml
res/layout-land [Landscape Mode]
 main.xml

You can refer further more on the same at http://developer.android.com/training/basics/supporting-devices/screens.html

edited Mar 02 '17 at 03:22

OneCricketeer

179,855
19
132
245

answered Oct 08 '12 at 12:10

Kartik Domadiya

29,868
19
93
104

score 5 · Answer 2 · answered Oct 08 '12 at 12:10

5

If you want to make another layout for landscape then put it in

res -> layout-land folder .

Both the names of the xml are must be same for which is used for portrait and landscape .

answered Oct 08 '12 at 12:10

Chirag

56,621
29
151
198

Sorry for late reply! Thanks a lot ! :) – Adarsh H S Oct 12 '12 at 06:10

score 1 · Answer 3 · edited Jan 30 '16 at 17:33

1

you should make a different xml file for landscape orientation. below link can help you

http://developer.android.com/training/basics/supporting-devices/screens.html

edited Jan 30 '16 at 17:33

Stefan

5,203
8
27
51

answered Oct 08 '12 at 12:11

Hardik Nadiyapara

2,436
2
17
24

Sorry for late reply! Thanks a lot for the answer :) – Adarsh H S Oct 12 '12 at 06:10

score 1 · Answer 4 · edited Oct 09 '14 at 08:45

1

public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.activity_screen_orientation_app);
   if(getResources().getDisplayMetrics().widthPixels>getResources().getDisplayMetrics().
            heightPixels) 
        {  
            Toast.makeText(this,"Screen switched to Landscape mode",Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show(); 
        } 
        else 
        { 
            Toast.makeText(this,"Screen switched to Portrait mode",Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show(); 
        }
    }

edited Oct 09 '14 at 08:45

laaposto

11,835
15
54
71

answered Oct 09 '14 at 08:26

udaysagar

11
2

3

try to add some explanation rather than just adding code snippet as an answer – user2720864 Oct 09 '14 at 08:35
Shouldn't this code be in onStart()? I don't think onCreate() is called when turning the device. – Al Lelopath Oct 26 '16 at 15:17
Al Lelopath, when a device is rotated, the activity is completely removed. OnDestroy is called, then the Activity is restarted. So yes, onCreate is called again – jb15613 Jan 11 '17 at 03:47

Different design for landscape and portrait orientation android

4 Answers4

Linked