Android Tablet Check isTabletDevice(Context activityContext)

Description

public static boolean isTabletDevice(Context activityContext)

Checks if the device is a tablet or a phone on the basis of density and display

License

Apache License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
activityContext	The Activity Context.

Return

Returns true if the device is a Tablet

Declaration

public static boolean isTabletDevice(Context activityContext) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/*/*from w w  w .  j  a v  a2 s  .c o  m*/
 * Copyright 2013 Nagendra K Srivastava.
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 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
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import android.app.Activity;

import android.content.Context;

import android.content.res.Configuration;

import android.util.DisplayMetrics;

public class Main {
    /**
     * <b><i>public static boolean isTabletDevice(<font color="red"><u>Context</u></font> activityContext)</b></i></p>
     * Checks if the device is a tablet or a phone on the basis of density and display
     * @param activityContext
     *            The Activity Context.
     * @return Returns true if the device is a Tablet
     * 
     */
    public static boolean isTabletDevice(Context activityContext) {

        boolean xlarge = ((activityContext.getResources()
                .getConfiguration().screenLayout & Configuration.SCREENLAYOUT_SIZE_MASK) == Configuration.SCREENLAYOUT_SIZE_LARGE);
        if (xlarge) {
            DisplayMetrics metrics = new DisplayMetrics();
            Activity activity = (Activity) activityContext;
            activity.getWindowManager().getDefaultDisplay()
                    .getMetrics(metrics);
            if (metrics.densityDpi == DisplayMetrics.DENSITY_DEFAULT
                    || metrics.densityDpi == DisplayMetrics.DENSITY_HIGH
                    || metrics.densityDpi == DisplayMetrics.DENSITY_MEDIUM) {

                // Yes, this is a tablet!
                return true;
            }
        }

        // No, this is not a tablet!
        return false;
    }
}

Related

1. isTablet(Configuration configuration)
2. isTabletDevice(Display d, Activity context)
3. isTablet(Context context)