Use Drawable image as Background

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How do i set background image in Linear Layout so that it could fit every devices and what is the resolution for that image?

for different devices you have to put your assets in drawable-hdpi, mdpi,ldpi,xhdpi. — Pradeep Kumar, May 15 '14 at 18:38
Try to set this android:background:"@drawable/imagename" properties to your parent layout and put all size background various drawable size for this look my ans here which can explain you to what size required for various drawable http://stackoverflow.com/questions/19875158/android-background-image-size-in-pixel/19875228#19875228 — Haresh Chhelana, May 16 '14 at 04:04

Lal · Answer 1 · 2014-05-15T18:44:17.343

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If you want to set through xml, then you need to do as below:

android:background="@android:color/white"

in case if you decide to use android's default color code or if you have colors specified in colors.xml, then use

android:background="@colors/white"

If you want to do programmatically, then do:

linearlayout.setBackgroundColor(Color.WHITE);

and if you want to set an image

android:background="@drawable/image"

edited May 15 '14 at 18:44

answered May 15 '14 at 18:36

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and what about supporting it in all devices? and the backgrpund res? – Yogesh Ojha May 15 '14 at 18:38
"supporting it all devices" is up to you to ensure you are targeting the correct versions and use the correct support libraries. – RichieHH Jul 19 '14 at 12:18

score 2 · Answer 2 · answered May 15 '14 at 18:39

Take this repeatable drawable app_background.xml:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<bitmap xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
        android:src="@drawable/your_image"
        android:tileMode="repeat" />

And use it like this:

<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent"
    android:background="@drawable/app_background"/>

And if you want to scale your_image to all screen resolutions, define it as a 9-patch image: http://developer.android.com/tools/help/draw9patch.html

score 2 · Accepted Answer · edited May 16 '14 at 04:56

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Use this link for supporting different screen sizes. You will have to make same image with different resolutions

And to set the image as background,

usage:

android:background:"@drawable/background"

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answered May 15 '14 at 18:40

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score 2 · Answer 4 · answered May 15 '14 at 18:55

You can keep your image in res/drawable folders or create a folder inside res main folder which is name drawable-nodpi which is support all dpi device. and also you can follow Simple Nine-patch Generator

then set background image thus. such as

<LinearLayout
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:background="@drawable/ic_launcher">

Best of luck!

JRE.exe · Answer 5 · 2014-05-16T04:55:45.670

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For using a background from drawable folder,

android:background="@drawable/background" >

prepare 4 images and place them in their respective folders.

xhdpi (xlarge screens) 960dp x 720dp

hdpi (large screens) 640dp x 480dp

mdpi (normal screens) 470dp x 320dp

ldpi (small screens) 426dp x 320dp

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answered May 16 '14 at 04:49

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Use Drawable image as Background

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