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by valley_guy_12 5185 days ago
Yes, as you guessed, the problem you're seeing is because the app was developed for a very early version of the Android API. Here's how to fix the app (requires a recompile):

http://developer.android.com/guide/practices/optimizing-for-...

"If your [applications] manifest file has either android:minSdkVersion or android:targetSdkVersion set to "4" or higher, then the Android system will scale your application's layout and assets to fit the current device screen, whether the device screen is smaller or larger than the one for which you originally designed your application. As such, you should always test your application on real or virtual devices with various screen sizes and densities."

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Awesome, thanks - I'll take a look at doing this.