Emulator Nexus 7 use layout folder and not layout-sw600dp

Question

I'm trying to handle layout for different screen but I found it hard because emulators always use default layout. I cannot understand why. I create a Nexus 7 emulator and I expected to use layout-sw600dp. The same with Nexus 10 emulator. How came?! Thanks in advance R.

Answer 1

There are 2 versions of the nexus 7 that you can choose from. There's the newer model and the 2012 version. Choose the 2012 version and it should work as expected.

Answer 2

Check your layout directories once again, you might have picked wrong type of resource file. Also I'd suggest to use layout-sw600dp for 7inch tablets and layout-sw720dp for larger ones.

Answer 3

When you create emulator go in Advanced settings and custom skin definition enter "no skin"

emulator skin

Answer 4

There is a bug with Nexus 7 (2013) emulator. It thinks that its resolution is 1280x800, and since it is xhdpi device, final width is 400dp, so it misses sw600dp qualifier. You can track bug here: https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=209440

I will update this answer when the bug is closed.