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Asked: 2026-05-24T00:02:39+00:00

I need to create an application similar to file browser – with opportunity to

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I need to create an application similar to file browser – with opportunity to move through the files tree and looking into files.

What I want – is to make one app for both phone and tablet.

On tablet I want it to look like “Split View Based Application” on IPad
On phone I want to have something like a button which shows the activity with files tree (which will be on the left on tablet)

Is it possible? I need to have a tablet-only-oriented activity with two groups (left one – for files tree, right – for file preview)

I already read about “Supporting multiple screens” on android dev. But they speak about different layouts of same components on different types of screen – I want to add there few “tablet-only” and “phone-only” components…

Or it’s a dead-end?

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  1. Editorial Team

    It is definitely possible. I recommend Fragments for this task. They were introduced with honeycomb and are exactly for this kind of reusable UI parts you have in mind. There is also a compatibility lib for lower android versions (I believe down to 1.6.) inside ANDROID-SDK/extras/android/compatibility.

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