Android 4.0+ tablet keyword?

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I heard that there is a keyword or method that Android developers can use to determine whether Android 4.0+ is running on a tablet (without having to do any kludgy screen size comparisons). I can't find it.

So, is this true? If so, what is it?

Edit: I see that people are giving me answers that are not what I'm looking for. I already know how to determine whether a device is a tablet or phone using the kludgy screen size method and using the OS method. I'm looking for a method that has been available starting with API level 14 that will tell me the same information -- hopefully. I can't find it, so I'm wondering whether it even exists.

see http://stackoverflow.com/questions/5832368/tablet-or-phone-android — mfsiega, Oct 19 '12 at 17:58

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Oct 19 '12 at 17:58

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Tablet basically just means a big(er) screen, so it comes down to that. There's an easy way of seeing if it's a tablet sized screen or not:

if ( getResources().getConfiguration().isLayoutSizeAtLeast( Configuration.SCREENLAYOUT_SIZE_XLARGE ) )
{
    //Is a tablet.
}

You could change Configuration.SCREENLAYOUT_SIZE_XLARGE to Configuration.SCREENLAYOUT_SIZE_LARGE if you want to catch smaller ones too.

answered Oct 19 '12 at 17:58

Khantahr

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I actually explicitly asked for the capability in Android 4+. I also explicitly said that I didn't want the solution that involves screen size comparisons. – Jay Namon Oct 19 '12 at 18:22
You said you didn't want "kludgy" screen size comparisons. Though "kludgy" is subjective, most people would probably agree that this method is not "kludgy." Android 4+ is capable of doing this. If you also want to know if it is Android 4+, then you can do `if ( android.os.Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= 14 )`. – Khantahr Oct 19 '12 at 18:27

score 0 · Answer 2 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:18

As described in the android documentation, the SDK level (integer) the phone is running is available in:

android.os.Build.VERSION.SDK_INT;

The enum corresponding to this int is in the android.os.Build.VERSION_CODES class.

Code example:

int currentapiVersion = android.os.Build.VERSION.SDK_INT;
if (currentapiVersion >= android.os.Build.VERSION_CODES.FROYO){
    // Do something for froyo and above versions
} else{
    // do something for phones running an SDK before froyo
}

Edit: This SDK_INT is available since Donut (android 1.6 / API4) so make sure your application is not retro-compatible with Cupcake (android 1.5 / API3) when you use it or your application will crash (thanks to Programmer Bruce for the precision).

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score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Oct 19 '12 at 18:01

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Android 4+ has the configuration object. You can use the "isLayoutSizeAtLeast(int size)" method to do your check. It's less kludgy than some other examples I've seen around.

answered Oct 19 '12 at 18:01

Billdr

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This is closer to the answer that I'm looking for – Jay Namon Oct 19 '12 at 18:32
That's exactly the same as what I posted, and it's been available since API 1, though the specific method was introduced in 11 (Android 3.0). – Khantahr Oct 19 '12 at 18:37
Ralgha's right, this is the same answer. If I remember he beat me to it by 2 minutes (his post went up while I was finding the link). – Billdr Oct 22 '12 at 12:11

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