What would be the simplest approach for the moment do you think? Detect if it is a kindle fire (if possible) then just leave the bottom free, say using the largest 90 pixcel worst case?
Yes, you would have to detect what device model it is at runtime via system.getInfo(“model”) and then leave blank space at the bottom of the screen. If you look at the link I posted up above, it lists all of the Kindle Fire model names such as “KFOT”, “KFTT”, etc. The Corona Simulator can simulate some of these devices and provide these exact model names. However, the Corona Simulator does not support display the bottom status bar unfortunately. In that case, it’s best to test with a real device just in case.
Another approach which isn’t full proof is to letterbox your app via the “config.lua” and fill the letterbox area with some kind of graphics. But I say it’s not full proof because the letterbox area might not be large enough to extend outside of the bottom bar. I don’t really recommend this method, but it is the quicker/lazier approach.
Thanks. I’ll go with the first approach.