Hi,
I asked a question a couple of days ago in regard to some issues I was having with the Samsung Galaxy Note 3. That led to a good bit of reading but I am still a bit confused. Erel responded but I may not have provided enough info for him to provide an answer that would help me. Thanks Erel for your attempt!
I originally developed my app for a tablet with no plans to go smaller than that. I then installed the app on other tablets and that's when I first discovered the differences that we are all aware of. I then learned what I could about the Designer Scripts feature and I made all of the adjustments I needed in order for the app to work on multiple displays. I have had no issues there...so far.
However, I recently scaled it down to fit the Note 3 and the Samsung Galaxy SIII. I tested it in the UI Cloud and everything fit perfectly for the Note (although the Cloud may not be a Note 3...not sure). I then sent it out to several people to try and it didn't work. Much of the text and several of the buttons were off the screen. So, I got my hands on a Note 3 and an S3 and I designed it specifically for these 2 phones. It worked perfectly although I knew that I would now be forced to provide multiple versions...not something I originally wanted to do. I have now sent the app back out to these people and I have gotten mixed results. I have 3 people, all with Note 3's. Two of the people have no problems with the app. Everything looks great and it functions correctly. However, 1 individual still has the initial problem, even after uninstalling the old app and installing the new. In addition, I "borrowed" an S3 from someone else and tried to install it but it did not fit correctly as it did on the first S3. Why would there be differences within the same family of devices? Is there a scale/resolution setting on each device that makes it render the app differently? Do some devices have better displays (higher density???) than others even within the same family of devices? I'm very confused over this.
I will admit to not fully understanding the various resolutions/variants, etc. but I am trying to learn all that I can. However, this puzzles me because it would seem that an app installed to two different Note 3's or S3's would look the same on both devices. I hate to think that I not only have to develop for a particular device but also for every individual who has the device. I'm sure that's not the case but any direction someone can provide would be greatly appreciated. I'm not asking for someone to do the work for me. I just need a push in the right direction....perhaps a "dumbed" down version for those of us who can't grasp this concept.
I might add that the new version for the Note 3 now leaves a lot of extra space when rendered in the UI Cloud.
Anyway, thanks for your help!
I asked a question a couple of days ago in regard to some issues I was having with the Samsung Galaxy Note 3. That led to a good bit of reading but I am still a bit confused. Erel responded but I may not have provided enough info for him to provide an answer that would help me. Thanks Erel for your attempt!
I originally developed my app for a tablet with no plans to go smaller than that. I then installed the app on other tablets and that's when I first discovered the differences that we are all aware of. I then learned what I could about the Designer Scripts feature and I made all of the adjustments I needed in order for the app to work on multiple displays. I have had no issues there...so far.
However, I recently scaled it down to fit the Note 3 and the Samsung Galaxy SIII. I tested it in the UI Cloud and everything fit perfectly for the Note (although the Cloud may not be a Note 3...not sure). I then sent it out to several people to try and it didn't work. Much of the text and several of the buttons were off the screen. So, I got my hands on a Note 3 and an S3 and I designed it specifically for these 2 phones. It worked perfectly although I knew that I would now be forced to provide multiple versions...not something I originally wanted to do. I have now sent the app back out to these people and I have gotten mixed results. I have 3 people, all with Note 3's. Two of the people have no problems with the app. Everything looks great and it functions correctly. However, 1 individual still has the initial problem, even after uninstalling the old app and installing the new. In addition, I "borrowed" an S3 from someone else and tried to install it but it did not fit correctly as it did on the first S3. Why would there be differences within the same family of devices? Is there a scale/resolution setting on each device that makes it render the app differently? Do some devices have better displays (higher density???) than others even within the same family of devices? I'm very confused over this.
I will admit to not fully understanding the various resolutions/variants, etc. but I am trying to learn all that I can. However, this puzzles me because it would seem that an app installed to two different Note 3's or S3's would look the same on both devices. I hate to think that I not only have to develop for a particular device but also for every individual who has the device. I'm sure that's not the case but any direction someone can provide would be greatly appreciated. I'm not asking for someone to do the work for me. I just need a push in the right direction....perhaps a "dumbed" down version for those of us who can't grasp this concept.
I might add that the new version for the Note 3 now leaves a lot of extra space when rendered in the UI Cloud.
Anyway, thanks for your help!