How to set same text size in android app?

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I'm wondering how to make your MainScreen text same size on all devices(I'm using android studio) I have 65dp text, but once I run it on emulator which has bigger screen my text is much smaller.

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 03 '15 at 13:59

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Never use "dp" for specifying textsizes. Always use "sp" for textsize and "dp" for everything else.

android:textSize="25sp"

android:layout_width="50dp"

answered Jul 03 '15 at 13:59

Durga Mohan

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score 0 · Answer 2 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:01

You could use the current resolution of the screen and the text size will be proportional for every single device. In this way you could use something like this:

//get your textView
TextView text = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.titleField);
text.setText("Your title here");
text.setTextSize(65 * getResources().getDisplayMetrics().density);

you could do this for every TextView in your MainScreen. Hopefully this helps you :)

P.S. You could find more suggestions for your case here: Text size with different resolution

score 0 · Answer 3 · edited May 23 '17 at 11:46

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please check this https://stackoverflow.com/a/7608270/3353195

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WarrenFaith The compiler accepts both "dip" and "dp", though "dp" is more consistent with "sp".

edited May 23 '17 at 11:46

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answered Jul 03 '15 at 14:06

edward perines

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How to set same text size in android app?

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