Do we still need non-Retina graphics?

Audio and Graphics
#1

I didn’t notice that Corona SDK now only builds for iOS 7.0 (and 7.1 beta), and since Apple had set guidelines in place that require iOS 7 compatibility by February 1, 2014, it got me wondering, do we still need to make two sets of graphic assets (i.e. logo.png and logo@2x.png)?  And what about all the Icons.png and Default.png files? Are there any non-Retina devices that use iOS 7?

I’m always trying to optimize the amount of space my app takes up (and the amount of bandwidth it takes to download my app from the App Store), so has anyone seen or have their own guidelines in place for handling assets?

#2

Hi @BeyondtheTech,

I’d suggest that you still provide them, for now. At some point, the percentage of users with non-Retina devices will become so low, it may be logical to cut off support on those devices, but I don’t think we’re at that point yet. Of course, when that time comes, there will probably be “ultra-Retina” screens or something like that, and we’ll need to consider 2-3 sets of images regardless. :slight_smile:

Brent

#3

Hi @BeyondtheTech,

I’d suggest that you still provide them, for now. At some point, the percentage of users with non-Retina devices will become so low, it may be logical to cut off support on those devices, but I don’t think we’re at that point yet. Of course, when that time comes, there will probably be “ultra-Retina” screens or something like that, and we’ll need to consider 2-3 sets of images regardless. :slight_smile:

Brent