Detect soft navigation bar availability in android device progmatically?
Following method worked for me and tested in many devices.
public boolean hasNavBar (Resources resources)
{
int id = resources.getIdentifier("config_showNavigationBar", "bool", "android");
return id > 0 && resources.getBoolean(id);
}
Note: Verified this method in real device
As i know you can detect it by
boolean hasSoftKey = ViewConfiguration.get(context).hasPermanentMenuKey();
But it required APIs 14+
If above solution doesn't work for you then try below method
public boolean isNavigationBarAvailable(){
boolean hasBackKey = KeyCharacterMap.deviceHasKey(KeyEvent.KEYCODE_BACK);
boolean hasHomeKey = KeyCharacterMap.deviceHasKey(KeyEvent.KEYCODE_HOME);
return (!(hasBackKey && hasHomeKey));
}
Its a hack but it works fine. Try it.
public static boolean hasSoftKeys(WindowManager windowManager){
Display d = windowManager.getDefaultDisplay();
DisplayMetrics realDisplayMetrics = new DisplayMetrics();
d.getRealMetrics(realDisplayMetrics);
int realHeight = realDisplayMetrics.heightPixels;
int realWidth = realDisplayMetrics.widthPixels;
DisplayMetrics displayMetrics = new DisplayMetrics();
d.getMetrics(displayMetrics);
int displayHeight = displayMetrics.heightPixels;
int displayWidth = displayMetrics.widthPixels;
return (realWidth - displayWidth) > 0 || (realHeight - displayHeight) > 0;
}