Flexible android layout for multiple screen sizes/densities

Question

I am working on creating a card game for android. I am trying to come up with a layout that will allow the game to be played on all screen sizes and densities.

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Answer 1

The android documentation has a great guide on the subject:

Supporting Multiple Screens

They introduce generalized sizes and densities and show how different resources can be loaded dynamically for different screens.

I'm new to android myself, so don't take my word for it, but, I think you can get away with one layout for all screen sizes, and I think RelativeLayout will work well (in most cases), especially with something as complex as a card game. I've mainly used LinearLayouts inside RelativeLayouts when I've wanted to align buttons/text horizontally.