I'm using android:Theme.Holo in my activity and I'm wondering if there's any way this can be not recommended. I mean if it's possible that Holo theme is not present in the device (obviously in >=Honeycomb).
In case it's not present, I guess the app would just crash, wouldn't it?
Holo theme is mandatory on all Android 4.0 devices that are running Android Market.
Yes Android 4.0 showcases the Holo theme family, further refined since its debut in Android 3.0. Indeed, Google continues its approach to unify the user experience on various Android devices by imposing native Holo theme (and its variations: Holo Holo Light and Light DarkActionBar) to access the Marketplace. So to ask your question all devices that run Android 4.0 uses the Holo theme.
As the other answers say, Holo is mandatory in 4.0, but if you want to support Holo on pre-4.0 phones then check out HoloEverywhere, https://github.com/ChristopheVersieux/HoloEverywhere.
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I have set the theme as DeviceDefaultTheme.Light for my app, but now what the problem is when I was running my app in marshmallow os device and kitkat os device I am seeing the color difference in both the devices I was in struck.
Please help me to fix this.
Thanks in advance.
The problem is that older androids have different system object style (think about material design and older designs), so the theme color is, in the end, the least of the problems.
I am making an Android app and was messing around with styles. Instead of using the Material Light/Dark or other themes that I could find, is it possible to render the phone in Jellybean? I would like the look and feel of Jellybean while keeping the functionality of Lollipop. Does anyone know how to do this?
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So i currently have a low-end Samsung Galaxy Pocket smartphone which uses the factory version of Android 2.3. When i test my apps in this device, it uses the gingerbread theme which is ugly. Android 4.2 UI is very nice and cool. So I want to know how to use the theme of Android 4.2 when im using lower versions of android. Here are some comparisons:
If you want to use the holo theme, you can use this library: HoloEverywhere. Alternatively, you can also create you're own theme.
i'm confused about deploying my android apps, theming isue.
How can i display on diferent devices a progress bar(for example) with his native theme? So if its android 4.0 display it with themes for 4.0 and if its android 2.2 display it with themes for 2.2...beause if i develop for android 2.2, i get his theme on other devices versions.
i get this always
I want this for other versions.
EDIT
If the device has version 2.2 i want that progress bar as a 2.2 progress bar android version. But if it's a 4.0 version i want a 4.0 progress bar style verion. Is that possible?
The effect below is one of features of theme Holo, which is introduced into android since 4.0. So there is possibility you can get such layout effect by introducing style file into lower version of system. See set-holo-theme-in-older-android-versions
I am new in android development. And I have confusion about android layout compatibility.
I am creating one app in android 4.0.3 but it's UI look like android 2.2 related UI.
I used all default controls in app but it not look like 4.0.3 related UI.
So any one can help me in below problems.
If I am creating app in android 4.0.3 then how it's look in android 2.2 and vice versa?
How can I create app which is run in all android version with standard UI?
Please help me.
Thanks in advance.
Your app will use the system theme that you specify, or the custom styles that you specify. If you do not create custom themes or styles your app will use the default styles on each platform. So on 4.0.3 it will use the ICS theme, and on 2.2 it will use the older theme.
To create an app that will run on all versions, you should probably set your target API to 1.5, but there are few devices with 1.5 left, so you'll probably set your API target to 2.2, and this will make your application run on all the devices with Android 2.2+.