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UX Specifications (Fire Tablets)

Fire tablets have a common user interface. However, the device specifications vary by tablet, so the pixel dimensions of the user experience elements also vary.

Resolution

The following table shows the resolution for elements of the user interface in Fire OS 5, in device-independent pixels (dp). Note that the following screen elements are changing or are not included in Fire OS 5:

• Carousel app icons are not included.
• The Library Grid view is not included.
• Favorite app icons are replaced by the standard app grid icons.

Status bar height (top)	24dp
Soft key bar height (when toolbar is visible)	48dp
Library list app icons	56dp x 56dp
Notifications app icon	24dp x 24dp
App icon	72dp x 72dp

Gestures

All Fire tablets support two-finger touch gestures, which Android supports on Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS) and later. Except for Kindle Fire (1st Generation/2011) and Kindle Fire (2nd Generation/2012), Fire tablets detect five simultaneous points of touch and recognize the two-finger touch gestures. Your app can take advantage of the 5-point multitouch capability and optionally implement custom touch gestures that use more than two fingers.

On any Fire tablet, the user interface for your app needs to respond to the following gesture patterns.

Gesture pattern	Chrome	Standard application	Media	Maps	Images
Single-tap	Invoke action	Invoke action	Hide/show chrome	Invoke action	Invoke action
Double-tap	none	Zoom	none	Zoom	Zoom
Pinch/Pull	none	Zoom	none	Zoom	Zoom
Press-and-hold	Context menu (in text field)	Text select, context menu	none	Location flag	Context menu
Swipe/Fling (horizontal)	Show/hide chrome	Scroll	none	Scroll	Scroll (photo or thumbnails)
Swipe/Fling (vertical)	Show/hide chrome	Scroll	none	Scroll	Scroll
Drag	Drag and drop	Pan	none	Pan	Pan

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Last updated: Oct 29, 2020