Question

I have searched for this for a long time now… I am writing an App which should be compatible between Android 2.2 and Android 4.0.
Since under Android 4.0 Tabs are deprecated I was wondering what would be the right way to do it? If I still use Tabs as in my testings they look quite nice (All the same size, no icons…) but if I then run it on a 2.2 they all look pressed together (just the size of the title each tab has, maybe has to do with me using a HorizontalScrollView?)
What would be the right decision here?
Just using tabs for Android 2.2 and 4.0? And if yes how can I set the Tabs on 2.2 to be all the same size?
Use Fragments on 4.0 and Tabs on 2.2? And if yes how would I implement this?
If I should use Tabs should I only use 4 Tabs (I have between 2 and 10 – dynamically) and put an extra “More” Tab? If yes how would I do that?

I hope the question is understandable. If not feel free to ask for more information.

Answer 1

You could check out ActionBarSherlock – it provides the nice new ICS tabs for Android 2.1+ and has perfect samples.