How to determine device screen size category small normal large xlarge using code

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Is there any way to determine the category of screen size of the current device  such as small  normal  large  xlarge   Not the density  but the screen size

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If you want to easily know the screen density and size of an Android device  you can use this free app  no permission required   https   market android com details id com jotabout screeninfo

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Try this function isLayoutSizeAtLeast int screenSize   To check small screen  atleast 320x426 dp and above getResources   getConfiguration   isLayoutSizeAtLeast Configuration SCREENLAYOUT SIZE SMALL    To check normal screen  atleast 320x470 dp and above getResources   getConfiguration   isLayoutSizeAtLeast Configuration SCREENLAYOUT SIZE NORMAL    To check large screen  atleast 480x640 dp and above getResources   getConfiguration   isLayoutSizeAtLeast Configuration SCREENLAYOUT SIZE LARGE    To check extra large screen  atleast 720x960 dp and above getResources   getConfiguration   isLayoutSizeAtLeast Configuration SCREENLAYOUT SIZE XLARGE

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Here is a Xamarin Android version of Tom McFarlin s answer             Determine screen size         if   Application Context Resources Configuration ScreenLayout  amp  ScreenLayout SizeMask     ScreenLayout SizeLarge                Toast MakeText  this   Large screen   ToastLength Short  Show               else if   Application Context Resources Configuration ScreenLayout  amp  ScreenLayout SizeMask     ScreenLayout SizeNormal                Toast MakeText  this   Normal screen   ToastLength Short  Show               else if   Application Context Resources Configuration ScreenLayout  amp  ScreenLayout SizeMask     ScreenLayout SizeSmall                Toast MakeText  this   Small screen   ToastLength Short  Show               else if   Application Context Resources Configuration ScreenLayout  amp  ScreenLayout SizeMask     ScreenLayout SizeXlarge                Toast MakeText  this   XLarge screen   ToastLength Short  Show               else               Toast MakeText  this   Screen size is neither large  normal or small   ToastLength Short  Show                         Determine density         DisplayMetrics metrics   new DisplayMetrics            WindowManager DefaultDisplay GetMetrics  metrics           var density   metrics DensityDpi          if  density    DisplayMetricsDensity High                Toast MakeText  this   DENSITY HIGH    Density is     density  ToastLength Long  Show               else if  density    DisplayMetricsDensity Medium                Toast MakeText  this   DENSITY MEDIUM    Density is     density  ToastLength Long  Show               else if  density    DisplayMetricsDensity Low                Toast MakeText  this   DENSITY LOW    Density is     density  ToastLength Long  Show               else if  density    DisplayMetricsDensity Xhigh                Toast MakeText  this   DENSITY XHIGH    Density is     density  ToastLength Long  Show               else if  density    DisplayMetricsDensity Xxhigh                Toast MakeText  this   DENSITY XXHIGH    Density is     density  ToastLength Long  Show               else if  density    DisplayMetricsDensity Xxxhigh                Toast MakeText  this   DENSITY XXXHIGH    Density is     density  ToastLength Long  Show               else               Toast MakeText  this   Density is neither HIGH  MEDIUM OR LOW   Density is     density  ToastLength Long  Show

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Thanks for the answers above  that helped me a lot  -  But for those  like me  forced to still support Android 1 5 we can use java reflection for backward compatible   Configuration conf   getResources   getConfiguration    int screenLayout   1     application default behavior try       Field field   conf getClass   getDeclaredField  screenLayout        screenLayout   field getInt conf     catch  Exception e           NoSuchFieldException or related stuff      Configuration SCREENLAYOUT SIZE MASK    15 int screenType   screenLayout  amp  15     Configuration SCREENLAYOUT SIZE SMALL    1    Configuration SCREENLAYOUT SIZE NORMAL    2    Configuration SCREENLAYOUT SIZE LARGE    3    Configuration SCREENLAYOUT SIZE XLARGE    4 if  screenType    1              else if  screenType    2              else if  screenType    3              else if  screenType    4              else      undefined

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Need to check for xlarge screens  amp  x  high densities  This is the altered code from the chosen answer     Determine screen size if   getResources   getConfiguration   screenLayout  amp       Configuration SCREENLAYOUT SIZE MASK     Configuration SCREENLAYOUT SIZE LARGE             Toast makeText this   Large screen  Toast LENGTH LONG  show      else if   getResources   getConfiguration   screenLayout  amp       Configuration SCREENLAYOUT SIZE MASK     Configuration SCREENLAYOUT SIZE NORMAL             Toast makeText this   Normal sized screen    Toast LENGTH LONG  show      else if   getResources   getConfiguration   screenLayout  amp       Configuration SCREENLAYOUT SIZE MASK     Configuration SCREENLAYOUT SIZE SMALL             Toast makeText this   Small sized screen    Toast LENGTH LONG  show      else if   getResources   getConfiguration   screenLayout  amp       Configuration SCREENLAYOUT SIZE MASK     Configuration SCREENLAYOUT SIZE XLARGE             Toast makeText this   XLarge sized screen    Toast LENGTH LONG  show      else       Toast makeText this   Screen size is neither large  normal or small    Toast LENGTH LONG  show         Determine density DisplayMetrics metrics   new DisplayMetrics    getWindowManager   getDefaultDisplay   getMetrics metrics   int density   metrics densityDpi   if  density  DisplayMetrics DENSITY HIGH        Toast makeText this   DENSITY HIGH    Density is     String valueOf density    Toast LENGTH LONG  show      else if  density  DisplayMetrics DENSITY MEDIUM        Toast makeText this   DENSITY MEDIUM    Density is     String valueOf density    Toast LENGTH LONG  show      else if  density  DisplayMetrics DENSITY LOW        Toast makeText this   DENSITY LOW    Density is     String valueOf density    Toast LENGTH LONG  show      else if  density  DisplayMetrics DENSITY XHIGH        Toast makeText this   DENSITY XHIGH    Density is     String valueOf density    Toast LENGTH LONG  show      else if  density  DisplayMetrics DENSITY XXHIGH        Toast makeText this   DENSITY XXHIGH    Density is     String valueOf density    Toast LENGTH LONG  show      else if  density  DisplayMetrics DENSITY XXXHIGH        Toast makeText this   DENSITY XXXHIGH    Density is     String valueOf density    Toast LENGTH LONG  show      else       Toast makeText this   Density is neither HIGH  MEDIUM OR LOW   Density is     String valueOf density    Toast LENGTH LONG  show

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private String getDeviceDensity         int density   mContext getResources   getDisplayMetrics   densityDpi      switch  density                case DisplayMetrics DENSITY MEDIUM              return  MDPI           case DisplayMetrics DENSITY HIGH              return  HDPI           case DisplayMetrics DENSITY LOW              return  LDPI           case DisplayMetrics DENSITY XHIGH              return  XHDPI           case DisplayMetrics DENSITY TV              return  TV           case DisplayMetrics DENSITY XXHIGH              return  XXHDPI           case DisplayMetrics DENSITY XXXHIGH              return  XXXHDPI           default              return  Unknown

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In 2018  if you need Jeff s answer in Kotlin  here it is     private fun determineScreenSize    String          Thanks to https   stackoverflow com a 5016350 2563009      val screenLayout   resources configuration screenLayout     return when         screenLayout and Configuration SCREENLAYOUT SIZE MASK    Configuration SCREENLAYOUT SIZE SMALL - gt   Small        screenLayout and Configuration SCREENLAYOUT SIZE MASK    Configuration SCREENLAYOUT SIZE NORMAL - gt   Normal        screenLayout and Configuration SCREENLAYOUT SIZE MASK    Configuration SCREENLAYOUT SIZE LARGE - gt   Large        screenLayout and Configuration SCREENLAYOUT SIZE MASK    Configuration SCREENLAYOUT SIZE XLARGE - gt   Xlarge        screenLayout and Configuration SCREENLAYOUT SIZE MASK    Configuration SCREENLAYOUT SIZE UNDEFINED - gt   Undefined        else - gt  error  Unknown screenLayout   screenLayout

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Jeff Gilfelt s answer as a static helper method   private static String getSizeName Context context        int screenLayout   context getResources   getConfiguration   screenLayout      screenLayout  amp   Configuration SCREENLAYOUT SIZE MASK       switch  screenLayout        case Configuration SCREENLAYOUT SIZE SMALL          return  small       case Configuration SCREENLAYOUT SIZE NORMAL          return  normal       case Configuration SCREENLAYOUT SIZE LARGE          return  large       case 4     Configuration SCREENLAYOUT SIZE XLARGE is API  gt   9         return  xlarge       default          return  undefined

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You can use the Configuration screenLayout bitmask   Example   if   getResources   getConfiguration   screenLayout  amp       Configuration SCREENLAYOUT SIZE MASK              Configuration SCREENLAYOUT SIZE LARGE           on a large screen device

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The code below fleshes out the answer above, displaying the screen size as a Toast.

//Determine screen size
if ((getResources().getConfiguration().screenLayout & Configuration.SCREENLAYOUT_SIZE_MASK) == Configuration.SCREENLAYOUT_SIZE_LARGE) {
    Toast.makeText(this, "Large screen", Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
}
else if ((getResources().getConfiguration().screenLayout & Configuration.SCREENLAYOUT_SIZE_MASK) == Configuration.SCREENLAYOUT_SIZE_NORMAL) {
    Toast.makeText(this, "Normal sized screen", Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
}
else if ((getResources().getConfiguration().screenLayout & Configuration.SCREENLAYOUT_SIZE_MASK) == Configuration.SCREENLAYOUT_SIZE_SMALL) {
    Toast.makeText(this, "Small sized screen", Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
}
else {
    Toast.makeText(this, "Screen size is neither large, normal or small", Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
}

This code below displays the screen density as a Toast.

//Determine density
DisplayMetrics metrics = new DisplayMetrics();
getWindowManager().getDefaultDisplay().getMetrics(metrics);
int density = metrics.densityDpi;

if (density == DisplayMetrics.DENSITY_HIGH) {
    Toast.makeText(this, "DENSITY_HIGH... Density is " + String.valueOf(density), Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
}
else if (density == DisplayMetrics.DENSITY_MEDIUM) {
    Toast.makeText(this, "DENSITY_MEDIUM... Density is " + String.valueOf(density), Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
}
else if (density == DisplayMetrics.DENSITY_LOW) {
    Toast.makeText(this, "DENSITY_LOW... Density is " + String.valueOf(density), Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
}
else {
    Toast.makeText(this, "Density is neither HIGH, MEDIUM OR LOW.  Density is " + String.valueOf(density), Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
}

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Copy and paste this code into your Activity and when it is executed it will Toast the device s screen size category   int screenSize   getResources   getConfiguration   screenLayout  amp          Configuration SCREENLAYOUT SIZE MASK   String toastMsg  switch screenSize        case Configuration SCREENLAYOUT SIZE LARGE          toastMsg    Large screen           break      case Configuration SCREENLAYOUT SIZE NORMAL          toastMsg    Normal screen           break      case Configuration SCREENLAYOUT SIZE SMALL          toastMsg    Small screen           break      default          toastMsg    Screen size is neither large  normal or small     Toast makeText this  toastMsg  Toast LENGTH LONG  show

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Couldn t you do this using a string resource and enums  You can define a string resource that had the name of the screen size  such as SMALL  MEDIUM  or LARGE  Then you could use the value of the string resource to create an instance of the enum     Define an Enum in your code for the different screen sizes you care about     public Enum ScreenSize       SMALL      MEDIUM      LARGE      Define a string resource  say screensize  whose value will be either SMALL  MEDIUM  or LARGE      lt string name  screensize  gt MEDIUM lt  string gt   Put a copy of screensize in a string resource in each dimension you care about  For example   lt string name  screensize  gt MEDIUM lt  string gt  would go in values-sw600dp strings xml and values-medium strings xml and  lt string name  screensize  gt LARGE lt  string gt  would go in sw720dp strings xml and values-large strings xml  In code  write ScreenSize size   ScreenSize valueOf getReources   getString R string screensize

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