getting the screen density programmatically in android?
AndroidDpiScreen DensityAndroid Problem Overview
How to get the screen density programmatically in android?
I mean: How to find the screen dpi of the current device?
Android Solutions
Solution 1 - Android
You can get info on the display from the DisplayMetrics struct:
DisplayMetrics metrics = getResources().getDisplayMetrics();
Though Android doesn't use a direct pixel mapping, it uses a handful of quantized Density Independent Pixel values then scales to the actual screen size. So the metrics.densityDpi
property will be one of the DENSITY_xxx
constants (120
, 160
, 213
, 240
, 320
, 480
or 640
dpi).
If you need the actual lcd pixel density (perhaps for an OpenGL app) you can get it from the metrics.xdpi
and metrics.ydpi
properties for horizontal and vertical density respectively.
If you are targeting API Levels earlier than 4. The metrics.density
property is a floating point scaling factor from the reference density (160dpi). The same value now provided by metrics.densityDpi
can be calculated
int densityDpi = (int)(metrics.density * 160f);
Solution 2 - Android
This also works:
getResources().getDisplayMetrics().density;
This will give you:
0.75 - ldpi
1.0 - mdpi
1.5 - hdpi
2.0 - xhdpi
3.0 - xxhdpi
4.0 - xxxhdpi
Solution 3 - Android
DisplayMetrics metrics = new DisplayMetrics();
getWindowManager().getDefaultDisplay().getMetrics(metrics);
switch(metrics.densityDpi) {
case DisplayMetrics.DENSITY_LOW:
break;
case DisplayMetrics.DENSITY_MEDIUM:
break;
case DisplayMetrics.DENSITY_HIGH:
break;
}
This will work on API level 4 and higher.
Solution 4 - Android
Blundell's answer as a static helper method:
private static String getDensityName(Context context) {
float density = context.getResources().getDisplayMetrics().density;
if (density >= 4.0) {
return "xxxhdpi";
}
if (density >= 3.0) {
return "xxhdpi";
}
if (density >= 2.0) {
return "xhdpi";
}
if (density >= 1.5) {
return "hdpi";
}
if (density >= 1.0) {
return "mdpi";
}
return "ldpi";
}
Solution 5 - Android
Try this:
DisplayMetrics dm = context.getResources().getDisplayMetrics();
int densityDpi = dm.densityDpi;
Solution 6 - Android
Here are some density constants, source:
There are, in addition to the standard densities, 5 Intermediate ones. Taking into account this fact, the following code will be a complete working example:
float density = getResources().getDisplayMetrics().density;
if (density == 0.75f)
{
// LDPI
}
else if (density >= 1.0f && density < 1.5f)
{
// MDPI
}
else if (density == 1.5f)
{
// HDPI
}
else if (density > 1.5f && density <= 2.0f)
{
// XHDPI
}
else if (density > 2.0f && density <= 3.0f)
{
// XXHDPI
}
else
{
// XXXHDPI
}
Alternatively, you can find density constants using the densityDpi
:
int densityDpi = getResources().getDisplayMetrics().densityDpi;
switch (densityDpi)
{
case DisplayMetrics.DENSITY_LOW:
// LDPI
break;
case DisplayMetrics.DENSITY_MEDIUM:
// MDPI
break;
case DisplayMetrics.DENSITY_TV:
case DisplayMetrics.DENSITY_HIGH:
// HDPI
break;
case DisplayMetrics.DENSITY_XHIGH:
case DisplayMetrics.DENSITY_280:
// XHDPI
break;
case DisplayMetrics.DENSITY_XXHIGH:
case DisplayMetrics.DENSITY_360:
case DisplayMetrics.DENSITY_400:
case DisplayMetrics.DENSITY_420:
// XXHDPI
break;
case DisplayMetrics.DENSITY_XXXHIGH:
case DisplayMetrics.DENSITY_560:
// XXXHDPI
break;
}
Solution 7 - Android
To get dpi:
DisplayMetrics dm = new DisplayMetrics();
getWindowManager().getDefaultDisplay().getMetrics(dm);
// will either be DENSITY_LOW, DENSITY_MEDIUM or DENSITY_HIGH
int dpiClassification = dm.densityDpi;
// these will return the actual dpi horizontally and vertically
float xDpi = dm.xdpi;
float yDpi = dm.ydpi;
Solution 8 - Android
The following answer is a small improvement based upon qwertzguy's answer.
double density = getResources().getDisplayMetrics().density;
if (density >= 4.0) {
//"xxxhdpi";
}
else if (density >= 3.0 && density < 4.0) {
//xxhdpi
}
else if (density >= 2.0) {
//xhdpi
}
else if (density >= 1.5 && density < 2.0) {
//hdpi
}
else if (density >= 1.0 && density < 1.5) {
//mdpi
}
Solution 9 - Android
Actualy if you want to have the real display dpi the answer is somewhere in between if you query for display metrics:
DisplayMetrics dm = new DisplayMetrics();
getWindowManager().getDefaultDisplay().getMetrics(dm);
int dpiClassification = dm.densityDpi;
float xDpi = dm.xdpi;
float yDpi = dm.ydpi;
densityDpi * 160 will give you the values/suggestion which density you should use
0.75 - ldpi - 120 dpi
1.0 - mdpi - 160 dpi
1.5 - hdpi - 240 dpi
2.0 - xhdpi - 320 dpi
3.0 - xxhdpi - 480 dpi
4.0 - xxxhdpi - 640 dpi
as specified in previous posts
but dm.xdpi
won't give you always the REAL dpi of given display:
Example:
Device: Sony ericsson xperia mini pro (SK17i)
Density: 1.0 (e.g. suggests you use 160dpi resources)
xdpi: 193.5238
Real device ppi is arround 193ppi
Device: samsung GT-I8160 (Samsung ace 2)
Density 1.5 (e.g. suggests you use 240dpi resources)
xdpi 160.42105
Real device ppi is arround 246ppi
so maybe real dpi of the display should be Density*xdpi .. but i'm not sure if this is the correct way to do!
Solution 10 - Android
This should help on your activity ...
void printSecreenInfo(){
Display display = getWindowManager().getDefaultDisplay();
DisplayMetrics metrics = new DisplayMetrics();
display.getMetrics(metrics);
Log.i(TAG, "density :" + metrics.density);
// density interms of dpi
Log.i(TAG, "D density :" + metrics.densityDpi);
// horizontal pixel resolution
Log.i(TAG, "width pix :" + metrics.widthPixels);
// actual horizontal dpi
Log.i(TAG, "xdpi :" + metrics.xdpi);
// actual vertical dpi
Log.i(TAG, "ydpi :" + metrics.ydpi);
}
OUTPUT :
I/test( 1044): density :1.0
I/test( 1044): D density :160
I/test( 1044): width pix :800
I/test( 1044): xdpi :160.0
I/test( 1044): ydpi :160.42105
Solution 11 - Android
public static String getDensity(Context context) {
String r;
DisplayMetrics metrics = new DisplayMetrics();
if (!(context instanceof Activity)) {
r = "hdpi";
} else {
Activity activity = (Activity) context;
activity.getWindowManager().getDefaultDisplay().getMetrics(metrics);
if (metrics.densityDpi <= DisplayMetrics.DENSITY_LOW) {
r = "ldpi";
} else if (metrics.densityDpi <= DisplayMetrics.DENSITY_MEDIUM) {
r = "mdpi";
} else {
r = "hdpi";
}
}
return r;
}
Solution 12 - Android
If you want to retrieve the density from a Service it works like this:
WindowManager wm = (WindowManager) this.getSystemService(Context.WINDOW_SERVICE);
DisplayMetrics metrics = new DisplayMetrics();
wm.getDefaultDisplay().getMetrics(metrics);
Solution 13 - Android
You Should Try This. Just Added a Method which will find and Show the Toast. That in Which Category the Device Falls.
public static int differentDensityAndScreenSize(Context context) {
int value = 20;
String str = "";
if ((context.getResources().getConfiguration().screenLayout & Configuration.SCREENLAYOUT_SIZE_MASK) == Configuration.SCREENLAYOUT_SIZE_SMALL) {
switch (context.getResources().getDisplayMetrics().densityDpi) {
case DisplayMetrics.DENSITY_LOW:
str = "small-ldpi";
value = 20;
break;
case DisplayMetrics.DENSITY_MEDIUM:
str = "small-mdpi";
value = 20;
break;
case DisplayMetrics.DENSITY_HIGH:
str = "small-hdpi";
value = 20;
break;
case DisplayMetrics.DENSITY_XHIGH:
str = "small-xhdpi";
value = 20;
break;
case DisplayMetrics.DENSITY_XXHIGH:
str = "small-xxhdpi";
value = 20;
break;
case DisplayMetrics.DENSITY_XXXHIGH:
str = "small-xxxhdpi";
value = 20;
break;
case DisplayMetrics.DENSITY_TV:
str = "small-tvdpi";
value = 20;
break;
default:
str = "small-unknown";
value = 20;
break;
}
} else if ((context.getResources().getConfiguration().screenLayout & Configuration.SCREENLAYOUT_SIZE_MASK) == Configuration.SCREENLAYOUT_SIZE_NORMAL) {
switch (context.getResources().getDisplayMetrics().densityDpi) {
case DisplayMetrics.DENSITY_LOW:
str = "normal-ldpi";
value = 82;
break;
case DisplayMetrics.DENSITY_MEDIUM:
str = "normal-mdpi";
value = 82;
break;
case DisplayMetrics.DENSITY_HIGH:
str = "normal-hdpi";
value = 82;
break;
case DisplayMetrics.DENSITY_XHIGH:
str = "normal-xhdpi";
value = 90;
break;
case DisplayMetrics.DENSITY_XXHIGH:
str = "normal-xxhdpi";
value = 96;
break;
case DisplayMetrics.DENSITY_XXXHIGH:
str = "normal-xxxhdpi";
value = 96;
break;
case DisplayMetrics.DENSITY_TV:
str = "normal-tvdpi";
value = 96;
break;
default:
str = "normal-unknown";
value = 82;
break;
}
} else if ((context.getResources().getConfiguration().screenLayout & Configuration.SCREENLAYOUT_SIZE_MASK) == Configuration.SCREENLAYOUT_SIZE_LARGE) {
switch (context.getResources().getDisplayMetrics().densityDpi) {
case DisplayMetrics.DENSITY_LOW:
str = "large-ldpi";
value = 78;
break;
case DisplayMetrics.DENSITY_MEDIUM:
str = "large-mdpi";
value = 78;
break;
case DisplayMetrics.DENSITY_HIGH:
str = "large-hdpi";
value = 78;
break;
case DisplayMetrics.DENSITY_XHIGH:
str = "large-xhdpi";
value = 125;
break;
case DisplayMetrics.DENSITY_XXHIGH:
str = "large-xxhdpi";
value = 125;
break;
case DisplayMetrics.DENSITY_XXXHIGH:
str = "large-xxxhdpi";
value = 125;
break;
case DisplayMetrics.DENSITY_TV:
str = "large-tvdpi";
value = 125;
break;
default:
str = "large-unknown";
value = 78;
break;
}
} else if ((context.getResources().getConfiguration().screenLayout & Configuration.SCREENLAYOUT_SIZE_MASK) == Configuration.SCREENLAYOUT_SIZE_XLARGE) {
switch (context.getResources().getDisplayMetrics().densityDpi) {
case DisplayMetrics.DENSITY_LOW:
str = "xlarge-ldpi";
value = 125;
break;
case DisplayMetrics.DENSITY_MEDIUM:
str = "xlarge-mdpi";
value = 125;
break;
case DisplayMetrics.DENSITY_HIGH:
str = "xlarge-hdpi";
value = 125;
break;
case DisplayMetrics.DENSITY_XHIGH:
str = "xlarge-xhdpi";
value = 125;
break;
case DisplayMetrics.DENSITY_XXHIGH:
str = "xlarge-xxhdpi";
value = 125;
break;
case DisplayMetrics.DENSITY_XXXHIGH:
str = "xlarge-xxxhdpi";
value = 125;
break;
case DisplayMetrics.DENSITY_TV:
str = "xlarge-tvdpi";
value = 125;
break;
default:
str = "xlarge-unknown";
value = 125;
break;
}
}
// The Toast will show the Device falls in Which Categories.
Toast.makeText(MainActivity.this, ""+str, Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
return value;
}
http://www.androidwarriors.com/2016/01/how-to-find-different-devices-screen.html
Solution 14 - Android
This should work.
DisplayMetrics dm = new DisplayMetrics();
getWindowManager().getDefaultDisplay().getMetrics(dm);
int width = dm.widthPixels; //320
int height = dm.heightPixels; //480
Solution 15 - Android
Yet another answer:
/**
* @return "ldpi", "mdpi", "hdpi", "xhdpi", "xhdpi", "xxhdpi", "xxxhdpi", "tvdpi", or "unknown".
*/
public static String getDensityBucket(Resources resources) {
switch (resources.getDisplayMetrics().densityDpi) {
case DisplayMetrics.DENSITY_LOW:
return "ldpi";
case DisplayMetrics.DENSITY_MEDIUM:
return "mdpi";
case DisplayMetrics.DENSITY_HIGH:
return "hdpi";
case DisplayMetrics.DENSITY_XHIGH:
return "xhdpi";
case DisplayMetrics.DENSITY_XXHIGH:
return "xxhdpi";
case DisplayMetrics.DENSITY_XXXHIGH:
return "xxxhdpi";
case DisplayMetrics.DENSITY_TV:
return "tvdpi";
default:
return "unknown";
}
}
Solution 16 - Android
Try this...
In kotlin
fun determineScreenDensityCode(): String {
return when (resources.displayMetrics.densityDpi) {
DisplayMetrics.DENSITY_LOW -> "ldpi"
DisplayMetrics.DENSITY_MEDIUM -> "mdpi"
DisplayMetrics.DENSITY_HIGH -> "hdpi"
DisplayMetrics.DENSITY_XHIGH, DisplayMetrics.DENSITY_280 -> "xhdpi"
DisplayMetrics.DENSITY_XXHIGH, DisplayMetrics.DENSITY_360, DisplayMetrics.DENSITY_400, DisplayMetrics.DENSITY_420 -> "xxhdpi"
DisplayMetrics.DENSITY_XXXHIGH, DisplayMetrics.DENSITY_560 -> "xxxhdpi"
else -> "Unknown code ${resources.displayMetrics.densityDpi}"
}
}
You can call by println("density: ${determineScreenDensityCode()}")
and the output will be System.out: density: xxxhdpi
Solution 17 - Android
Another way to get the density loaded by the device:
Create values
folders for each density
- values (default mdpi)
- values-hdpi
- values-xhdpi
- values-xxhdpi
- values-xxxhdpi
Add a string resource in their respective strings.xml
:
<string name="screen_density">MDPI</string> <!-- ..\res\values\strings.xml -->
<string name="screen_density">HDPI</string> <!-- ..\res\values-hdpi\strings.xml -->
<string name="screen_density">XHDPI</string> <!-- ..\res\values-xhdpi\strings.xml -->
<string name="screen_density">XXHDPI</string> <!-- ..\res\values-xxhdpi\strings.xml -->
<string name="screen_density">XXXHDPI</string> <!-- ..\res\values-xxxhdpi\strings.xml -->
Then simply get the string resource, and you have your density:
String screenDensity = getResources().getString(R.string.screen_density);
If the density is larger than XXXHDPI
, it will default to XXXHDPI
or if it is lower than HDPI
it will default to MDPI
I left out LDPI
, because for my use case it isn't necessary.
Solution 18 - Android
I am using following code to access DPI from modules (no need for having access to a context object):
(Resources.getSystem().getDisplayMetrics().xdpi
Resources.getSystem().getDisplayMetrics().ydpi)/2
Solution 19 - Android
In Android you can get the screen density like this:
public static String getScreenDensity(Context context)
{
String density;
switch (context.getResources().getDisplayMetrics().densityDpi)
{
case DisplayMetrics.DENSITY_LOW:
density = "LDPI";
break;
case DisplayMetrics.DENSITY_140:
density = "LDPI - MDPI";
break;
case DisplayMetrics.DENSITY_MEDIUM:
density = "MDPI";
break;
case DisplayMetrics.DENSITY_180:
case DisplayMetrics.DENSITY_200:
case DisplayMetrics.DENSITY_220:
density = "MDPI - HDPI";
break;
case DisplayMetrics.DENSITY_HIGH:
density = "HDPI";
break;
case DisplayMetrics.DENSITY_260:
case DisplayMetrics.DENSITY_280:
case DisplayMetrics.DENSITY_300:
density = "HDPI - XHDPI";
break;
case DisplayMetrics.DENSITY_XHIGH:
density = "XHDPI";
break;
case DisplayMetrics.DENSITY_340:
case DisplayMetrics.DENSITY_360:
case DisplayMetrics.DENSITY_400:
case DisplayMetrics.DENSITY_420:
case DisplayMetrics.DENSITY_440:
density = "XHDPI - XXHDPI";
break;
case DisplayMetrics.DENSITY_XXHIGH:
density = "XXHDPI";
break;
case DisplayMetrics.DENSITY_560:
case DisplayMetrics.DENSITY_600:
density = "XXHDPI - XXXHDPI";
break;
case DisplayMetrics.DENSITY_XXXHIGH:
density = "XXXHDPI";
break;
case DisplayMetrics.DENSITY_TV:
density = "TVDPI";
break;
default:
density = "UNKNOWN";
break;
}
return density;
}
And in Kotlin like this:
fun getScreenDensity(context: Context): String {
val density: String
when (context.resources.displayMetrics.densityDpi) {
DisplayMetrics.DENSITY_LOW -> density = "LDPI"
DisplayMetrics.DENSITY_140 -> density = "LDPI - MDPI"
DisplayMetrics.DENSITY_MEDIUM -> density = "MDPI"
DisplayMetrics.DENSITY_180, DisplayMetrics.DENSITY_200, DisplayMetrics.DENSITY_220 -> density = "MDPI - HDPI"
DisplayMetrics.DENSITY_HIGH -> density = "HDPI"
DisplayMetrics.DENSITY_260, DisplayMetrics.DENSITY_280, DisplayMetrics.DENSITY_300 -> density = "HDPI - XHDPI"
DisplayMetrics.DENSITY_XHIGH -> density = "XHDPI"
DisplayMetrics.DENSITY_340, DisplayMetrics.DENSITY_360, DisplayMetrics.DENSITY_400, DisplayMetrics.DENSITY_420, DisplayMetrics.DENSITY_440 -> density =
"XHDPI - XXHDPI"
DisplayMetrics.DENSITY_XXHIGH -> density = "XXHDPI"
DisplayMetrics.DENSITY_560, DisplayMetrics.DENSITY_600 -> density = "XXHDPI - XXXHDPI"
DisplayMetrics.DENSITY_XXXHIGH -> density = "XXXHDPI"
DisplayMetrics.DENSITY_TV -> density = "TVDPI"
else -> density = "UNKNOWN"
}
return density
}
Make sure to regularly check if new densities are added.