Is the new iPad Pro icon and launch images supported in the build.settings ?

Solar2D iOS
#1

I am currently migrating my next update to iOS 9 and have come across something which I cannot find much information on.

As we are probably all aware the new iPad Pro came out recently, according to the official Apple docs it has its own icon size 167 x 167.

https://developer.apple.com/library/ios/documentation/UserExperience/Conceptual/MobileHIG/IconMatrix.html

Can anyone at Corona tell me when this and the two new static launch images will be supported by Corona if they are not already as the docs nor anywhere else mentions these new asset types.

Cheers

Simon

#2

Hi Simon,

The iPad Pro is not officially available yet, and as such, we do not yet include these icons in our “default” bundle. Before the Pro is released, we’ll do our best to get that icon size included in our samples, and also update the documentation on this point.

Thanks,

Brent

#3

Thanks Brent I’ll look out for this addition in the future. You don’t happen to know which icon size the iPad Pro will use as a fall back ? Assuming that our builds will be able to run on this new device using a current daily or public build without an update?

#4

Apple hasn’t used specifically named files since iOS 6. In the build.settings file where you specify the CFBundleIconFiles array, as long as one of the files in the table is 167x167, Apple will pick it up and use it.  But because there are too many cases where people struggle with Icon’s we’ve suggested maintaining Apple’s original naming scheme.  Since a 167px icon is not an even number, its likely not an @2x or @4x icon. It is also not evenly divisible by 3, so it’s not an @3x icon. So I recommend that you use:

Icon-167.png

as the file name to maintain consistency.

Rob

#5

Cheers Rob thats what I was looking for, I assumed that the file name was still a requirement.

Thanks for your help.

#6

Hi Simon,

The iPad Pro is not officially available yet, and as such, we do not yet include these icons in our “default” bundle. Before the Pro is released, we’ll do our best to get that icon size included in our samples, and also update the documentation on this point.

Thanks,

Brent

#7

Thanks Brent I’ll look out for this addition in the future. You don’t happen to know which icon size the iPad Pro will use as a fall back ? Assuming that our builds will be able to run on this new device using a current daily or public build without an update?

#8

Apple hasn’t used specifically named files since iOS 6. In the build.settings file where you specify the CFBundleIconFiles array, as long as one of the files in the table is 167x167, Apple will pick it up and use it.  But because there are too many cases where people struggle with Icon’s we’ve suggested maintaining Apple’s original naming scheme.  Since a 167px icon is not an even number, its likely not an @2x or @4x icon. It is also not evenly divisible by 3, so it’s not an @3x icon. So I recommend that you use:

Icon-167.png

as the file name to maintain consistency.

Rob

#9

Cheers Rob thats what I was looking for, I assumed that the file name was still a requirement.

Thanks for your help.