Creating layout for tablet and phone android

Question

Ok, so, I have read a lot about creating layout for android devices. I thought I was on the right path when I wasnt. My situation is next:

I created layout-normal, layout-normal-land, layout-small, layout-small-land, etc... Then, I got values-normal-ldpi, values-normal-mdpi, and all the other qualifiers. I put the dimensions in those folders and in my layout, I use just them. Here is my layout code:

    <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    xmlns:ads="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent"
    android:background="#e8e8e8"
    android:orientation="vertical">


    <android.support.v7.widget.Toolbar xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
        android:id="@+id/toolbarMainScreen"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="@dimen/visinaHeadera"
        android:background="#1d6cb5"
        android:minHeight="?attr/actionBarSize"
        android:theme="@style/Widget.AppCompat.Toolbar">

        <ImageButton
            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
            android:layout_height="match_parent"
            android:layout_gravity="left"
            android:background="@drawable/senkaokoikonica"
            android:scaleType="center"
            android:src="@drawable/homeicon" />

        <LinearLayout
            android:layout_width="match_parent"
            android:layout_height="match_parent"
            android:orientation="horizontal">

            <TextView
                android:layout_width="0dp"
                android:layout_height="match_parent"
                android:layout_marginLeft="@dimen/razmakOdHomeDoTexta"
                android:layout_weight="1"
                android:paddingTop="@dimen/marginaTextaZaIspisuHeaderu"
                android:text="Akcije i katalozi"
                android:textAlignment="center"
                android:textColor="#ffffff"
                android:textSize="15sp"
                android:typeface="sans" />


            <ImageButton
                android:id="@+id/imageButtonOtvoriSearch"
                android:layout_width="wrap_content"
                android:layout_height="match_parent"
                android:background="@drawable/search_klik"
                android:scaleType="center"
                android:src="@drawable/searchicon" />

            <View
                android:layout_width="@dimen/razmakIzmedjuLupeIShare"
                android:layout_height="match_parent" />

            <ImageButton
                android:id="@+id/shareButtonKataloziMainScreen"
                android:layout_width="wrap_content"
                android:layout_height="match_parent"
                android:background="@drawable/senkaokoikonica"
                android:scaleType="center"
                android:src="@drawable/shareicon" />

            <View
                android:layout_width="@dimen/razmakIzmedjuLupeIShare"
                android:layout_height="match_parent" />

            <ImageButton
                android:id="@+id/settingsButtonMainScreen"
                android:layout_width="wrap_content"
                android:layout_height="match_parent"
                android:background="@drawable/senkaokoikonica"
                android:scaleType="center"
                android:src="@drawable/settingsicon" />

            <View
                android:layout_width="@dimen/razmakIzmedjuSettingsIDesnogKraja"
                android:layout_height="match_parent" />


        </LinearLayout>


    </android.support.v7.widget.Toolbar>

    <LinearLayout
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="3.33dp"
        android:layout_below="@+id/toolbarMainScreen"
        android:background="@drawable/headshad480" />


    <LinearLayout
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="3.33dp"
        android:layout_below="@+id/linearLayoutZaSearchMainScreen"
        android:background="@drawable/headshad480"
        android:visibility="invisible" />


    <LinearLayout
        android:id="@+id/linearLayoutZaSearchMainScreen"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="@dimen/visinaDrugogHeadera"
        android:layout_below="@+id/toolbarMainScreen"
        android:background="@drawable/searchbg"
        android:orientation="horizontal"
        android:visibility="invisible">

        <LinearLayout
            android:layout_width="0dp"
            android:layout_height="match_parent"
            android:layout_weight="1"
            android:background="@drawable/searchbg">

            <EditText
                android:id="@+id/editTextMainScreen"
                android:layout_width="match_parent"
                android:layout_height="@dimen/editTextSearchVisina"
                android:layout_marginBottom="@dimen/editTextMarginaBot"
                android:layout_marginLeft="@dimen/editTextMarginaLeft"
                android:layout_marginRight="@dimen/editTextMarginaRight"
                android:layout_marginTop="@dimen/editTextMarginaTop"
                android:layout_weight="1"
                android:background="@drawable/edittext_conrer"
                android:hint="Pretraga"
                android:textColor="#000000"
                android:textColorHint="#000000"
                android:textStyle="italic" />
        </LinearLayout>


        <ImageButton
            android:id="@+id/imageButtonSearch"
            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
            android:layout_height="@dimen/searchButtSearchVisina"
            android:layout_gravity="right"
            android:layout_marginBottom="@dimen/searchButtMarginaBot"
            android:layout_marginRight="@dimen/searchButtMarginaRight"
            android:layout_marginTop="@dimen/searchButtMarginaTop"
            android:background="@drawable/search_klik"
            android:scaleType="center"
            android:src="@drawable/searchiconkrug" />

    </LinearLayout>


    <LinearLayout
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="0dp"
        android:layout_above="@+id/linearLayoutZaReklameMainScreen"
        android:layout_alignParentEnd="true"
        android:layout_alignParentRight="true"
        android:layout_below="@+id/toolbarMainScreen"
        android:layout_weight="1"
        android:baselineAligned="false"
        android:orientation="vertical">


        <LinearLayout
            android:layout_width="match_parent"
            android:layout_height="0dp"
            android:layout_weight="1">

            <LinearLayout
                android:layout_width="0dp"
                android:layout_height="match_parent"
                android:layout_weight="1"
                android:orientation="vertical">


                <ImageButton
                    android:id="@+id/buttonProdavci"
                    android:layout_width="match_parent"
                    android:layout_height="0dp"
                    android:layout_marginBottom="@dimen/marginIzmedjuSlika"
                    android:layout_marginLeft="@dimen/marginIzmedjuSlikaIZida"
                    android:layout_marginRight="@dimen/marginIzmedjuSlika"
                    android:layout_marginTop="@dimen/marginTopZaGornjeSlike"
                    android:layout_weight="1"
                    android:background="@drawable/prodavci"
                    android:scaleType="center" />


            </LinearLayout>


            <LinearLayout
                android:layout_width="0dp"
                android:layout_height="match_parent"
                android:layout_weight="1"
                android:orientation="vertical">


                <ImageButton
                    android:id="@+id/buttonProizvodi"
                    android:layout_width="match_parent"
                    android:layout_height="0dp"
                    android:layout_marginBottom="@dimen/marginIzmedjuSlika"
                    android:layout_marginLeft="@dimen/marginIzmedjuSlika"
                    android:layout_marginRight="@dimen/marginIzmedjuSlikaIZida"
                    android:layout_marginTop="@dimen/marginTopZaGornjeSlike"
                    android:layout_weight="1"
                    android:background="@drawable/proizvodi"
                    android:scaleType="center" />


            </LinearLayout>


        </LinearLayout>


        <LinearLayout
            android:layout_width="match_parent"
            android:layout_height="0dp"
            android:layout_weight="1">


            <LinearLayout
                android:layout_width="0dp"
                android:layout_height="match_parent"
                android:layout_weight="1"
                android:orientation="vertical">

                <ImageButton
                    android:id="@+id/buttonBarkod"
                    android:layout_width="match_parent"
                    android:layout_height="0dp"
                    android:layout_marginBottom="@dimen/marginIzmedjuSlikaIZida"
                    android:layout_marginLeft="@dimen/marginIzmedjuSlikaIZida"
                    android:layout_marginRight="@dimen/marginIzmedjuSlika"
                    android:layout_marginTop="@dimen/marginIzmedjuSlika"
                    android:layout_weight="1"
                    android:adjustViewBounds="true"
                    android:background="@drawable/barcode"
                    android:scaleType="center" />


            </LinearLayout>

            <LinearLayout
                android:layout_width="0dp"
                android:layout_height="match_parent"
                android:layout_weight="1"
                android:orientation="vertical">


                <ImageButton
                    android:id="@+id/buttonSviKatalozi"
                    android:layout_width="match_parent"
                    android:layout_height="0dp"
                    android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
                    android:layout_marginBottom="@dimen/marginIzmedjuSlikaIZida"
                    android:layout_marginLeft="@dimen/marginIzmedjuSlika"
                    android:layout_marginRight="@dimen/marginIzmedjuSlikaIZida"
                    android:layout_marginTop="@dimen/marginIzmedjuSlika"
                    android:layout_weight="1"
                    android:adjustViewBounds="true"
                    android:background="@drawable/svikatalozi"
                    android:scaleType="center" />


            </LinearLayout>


        </LinearLayout>


    </LinearLayout>


    <LinearLayout
        android:id="@+id/linearLayoutZaReklameMainScreen"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
        android:gravity="center|bottom">

        <com.google.android.gms.ads.AdView
            android:id="@+id/adViewMainScreen"
            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
            android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
            android:layout_gravity="bottom|center"
            ads:adSize="BANNER"
            ads:adUnitId="@string/aik_ad_unit_id"></com.google.android.gms.ads.AdView>


    </LinearLayout>


    <LinearLayout
        android:id="@+id/lejoutZaTransparentonstMainScreen"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="match_parent"
        android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
        android:layout_below="@id/toolbarMainScreen"
        android:alpha=".35"
        android:background="#000000"
        android:orientation="horizontal"
        android:visibility="invisible" />


</RelativeLayout>

Still, when I test it on my device(Samsung Galaxy s2 plus) it looks very good. WHen I test it on Nexus 5, it doesnt look even close.

Any suggestions on how to create adequate number of layout for the best solution for phones and tablets?

Answer 1

You can use these layouts to support all screen sizes:

layout # For handsets (smaller than 600dp available width)

layout-sw600dp # For 7” tablets (600dp wide and bigger)

layout-sw720dp # For 10” tablets (720dp wide and bigger)