diff --git a/common/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/common/Constants.java b/common/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/common/Constants.java
index 9a244d4..d374642 100644
--- a/common/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/common/Constants.java
+++ b/common/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/common/Constants.java
@@ -305,6 +305,16 @@
     public static final int SCREEN_METRICS_LARGE_TABLET = 2;
     public static final int SCREEN_METRICS_SMALL_TABLET = 3;
 
+    public static boolean isPhone(final int screenMetrics) {
+        return screenMetrics == SCREEN_METRICS_SMALL_PHONE
+                || screenMetrics == SCREEN_METRICS_LARGE_PHONE;
+    }
+
+    public static boolean isTablet(final int screenMetrics) {
+        return screenMetrics == SCREEN_METRICS_SMALL_TABLET
+                || screenMetrics == SCREEN_METRICS_LARGE_TABLET;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Default capacity of gesture points container.
      * This constant is used by {@link com.android.inputmethod.keyboard.internal.BatchInputArbiter}
diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/settings/AppearanceSettingsFragment.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/settings/AppearanceSettingsFragment.java
index a9884ba..554edc8 100644
--- a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/settings/AppearanceSettingsFragment.java
+++ b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/settings/AppearanceSettingsFragment.java
@@ -19,9 +19,9 @@
 import android.os.Bundle;
 
 import com.android.inputmethod.latin.R;
+import com.android.inputmethod.latin.common.Constants;
 import com.android.inputmethod.latin.define.ProductionFlags;
 
-
 /**
  * "Appearance" settings sub screen.
  */
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@
     public void onCreate(final Bundle icicle) {
         super.onCreate(icicle);
         addPreferencesFromResource(R.xml.prefs_screen_appearance);
-        if (!ProductionFlags.IS_SPLIT_KEYBOARD_SUPPORTED
-                || !Settings.getInstance().getCurrent().isTablet()) {
+        if (!ProductionFlags.IS_SPLIT_KEYBOARD_SUPPORTED ||
+                Constants.isPhone(Settings.readScreenMetrics(getResources()))) {
             removePreference(Settings.PREF_ENABLE_SPLIT_KEYBOARD);
         }
     }
@@ -43,4 +43,4 @@
                 findPreference(Settings.PREF_CUSTOM_INPUT_STYLES));
         ThemeSettingsFragment.updateKeyboardThemeSummary(findPreference(Settings.SCREEN_THEME));
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/settings/Settings.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/settings/Settings.java
index 2ac6e85..6d23fcb 100644
--- a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/settings/Settings.java
+++ b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/settings/Settings.java
@@ -213,6 +213,10 @@
         return mSettingsValues.mBlockPotentiallyOffensive;
     }
 
+    public static int readScreenMetrics(final Resources res) {
+        return res.getInteger(R.integer.config_screen_metrics);
+    }
+
     // Accessed from the settings interface, hence public
     public static boolean readKeypressSoundEnabled(final SharedPreferences prefs,
             final Resources res) {
diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/settings/SettingsValues.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/settings/SettingsValues.java
index e488cb1..bdb4e64 100644
--- a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/settings/SettingsValues.java
+++ b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/settings/SettingsValues.java
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@
 import com.android.inputmethod.latin.R;
 import com.android.inputmethod.latin.RichInputMethodManager;
 import com.android.inputmethod.latin.SubtypeSwitcher;
-import com.android.inputmethod.latin.common.Constants;
 import com.android.inputmethod.latin.utils.AsyncResultHolder;
 import com.android.inputmethod.latin.utils.ResourceUtils;
 import com.android.inputmethod.latin.utils.TargetPackageInfoGetterTask;
@@ -158,7 +157,7 @@
         mHasHardwareKeyboard = Settings.readHasHardwareKeyboard(res.getConfiguration());
         mEnableMetricsLogging = prefs.getBoolean(Settings.PREF_ENABLE_METRICS_LOGGING, true);
         mIsSplitKeyboardEnabled = prefs.getBoolean(Settings.PREF_ENABLE_SPLIT_KEYBOARD, false);
-        mScreenMetrics = res.getInteger(R.integer.config_screen_metrics);
+        mScreenMetrics = Settings.readScreenMetrics(res);
 
         mShouldShowLxxSuggestionUi = Settings.SHOULD_SHOW_LXX_SUGGESTION_UI
                 && prefs.getBoolean(DebugSettings.PREF_SHOULD_SHOW_LXX_SUGGESTION_UI, true);
@@ -224,11 +223,6 @@
         return mEnableMetricsLogging;
     }
 
-    public boolean isTablet() {
-        return mScreenMetrics == Constants.SCREEN_METRICS_SMALL_TABLET
-                || mScreenMetrics == Constants.SCREEN_METRICS_LARGE_TABLET;
-    }
-
     public boolean isApplicationSpecifiedCompletionsOn() {
         return mInputAttributes.mApplicationSpecifiedCompletionOn;
     }
diff --git a/tests/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/KeyboardLayoutSetTestsBase.java b/tests/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/KeyboardLayoutSetTestsBase.java
index ec836cc..2361968 100644
--- a/tests/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/KeyboardLayoutSetTestsBase.java
+++ b/tests/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/KeyboardLayoutSetTestsBase.java
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@
         setContext(new ContextThemeWrapper(getContext(), keyboardTheme.mStyleId));
         KeyboardLayoutSet.onKeyboardThemeChanged();
 
-        mScreenMetrics = res.getInteger(R.integer.config_screen_metrics);
+        mScreenMetrics = Settings.readScreenMetrics(res);
         RichInputMethodManager.init(context);
         final RichInputMethodManager richImm = RichInputMethodManager.getInstance();
 
@@ -121,8 +121,7 @@
     }
 
     protected final boolean isPhone() {
-        return mScreenMetrics == Constants.SCREEN_METRICS_SMALL_PHONE
-                || mScreenMetrics == Constants.SCREEN_METRICS_LARGE_PHONE;
+        return Constants.isPhone(mScreenMetrics);
     }
 
     protected final InputMethodSubtype getSubtype(final Locale locale,
diff --git a/tests/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/settings/SpacingAndPunctuationsTests.java b/tests/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/settings/SpacingAndPunctuationsTests.java
index f44673e..ed632db 100644
--- a/tests/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/settings/SpacingAndPunctuationsTests.java
+++ b/tests/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/settings/SpacingAndPunctuationsTests.java
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
 import android.test.AndroidTestCase;
 import android.test.suitebuilder.annotation.SmallTest;
 
-import com.android.inputmethod.latin.R;
 import com.android.inputmethod.latin.SuggestedWords;
 import com.android.inputmethod.latin.common.Constants;
 import com.android.inputmethod.latin.utils.RunInLocale;
@@ -37,13 +36,11 @@
     private int mScreenMetrics;
 
     private boolean isPhone() {
-        return mScreenMetrics == Constants.SCREEN_METRICS_SMALL_PHONE
-                || mScreenMetrics == Constants.SCREEN_METRICS_LARGE_PHONE;
+        return Constants.isPhone(mScreenMetrics);
     }
 
     private boolean isTablet() {
-        return mScreenMetrics == Constants.SCREEN_METRICS_SMALL_TABLET
-                || mScreenMetrics == Constants.SCREEN_METRICS_LARGE_TABLET;
+        return Constants.isTablet(mScreenMetrics);
     }
 
     private SpacingAndPunctuations ENGLISH;
@@ -70,7 +67,7 @@
     protected void setUp() throws Exception {
         super.setUp();
 
-        mScreenMetrics = mContext.getResources().getInteger(R.integer.config_screen_metrics);
+        mScreenMetrics = Settings.readScreenMetrics(getContext().getResources());
 
         // Language only
         ENGLISH = getSpacingAndPunctuations(Locale.ENGLISH);