Android wallpaper/background dimensions

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hpique picture hpique · Jan 6, 2010 · Viewed 23.5k times · Source

Which are the default dimension of the Home wallpaper/background for the various Android screen configurations (small, normal and large screens with low, medium and high density)?

Are 9-patch PNG files supported for the wallpaper? Should I be using these instead?

I found a method in API level 5 that gives you the minimum size of the wallpaper, but I would like to support previous versions of Android as well.

Thanks!

Answer

Romain Guy picture Romain Guy · Jan 6, 2010

A wallpaper is twice as wide as the device held in portrait mode. So 960x800 on a Nexus One, 960x854 on a Droid, 640x480 on a G1/Magic/Hero, etc.

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