Android Studio: Drawable Folder: How to put Images for Multiple dpi?

Question

Hi as per android documentation the drawable folder needs to have multiple sub-directories for images of different dpis. However in Android Studio creating any sub directory in the drawable folder causes it to fail to detect any images at all. On the other hand if an image is placed directly in the drawable folder it gets detected and becomes available for use view R.drawable.ImageName. In this case how do we use different dpi images for the same ImageName?

Answer 1

The standard procedures are:

1. Choose Project > app > scr > main
2. Right click "res", choose "New" and choose "Android resource directory"
3. In the opened dialog, at Resource Type choose "drawable"
4. In the list Available qualifier choose Density, then click the right arrow at the middle.
5. Choose the Density that you like then press OK

Answer 2

There are two ways of doing it.

1.Right click on drawable New->Image Asset-> select your highest resolution image rest will be created automatically. once you finish you can see different resolution inside drawable folder

2. The way you want. on the project Explorer window you see a dropdown as Android. Click it change to project.

Now yourprojectname->app->src->main->res->

Aila You can see your drawable folders with hdpi mdpi etc.