Targeting a specific version

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#1

Unless I am missing something how do I target a specific version of iOS on compilation.
I have in the past downgraded an app as knowing it is backward compatible would increase my audience. However, my assumption is that the compiler is working to the latest version 5.1 (at time of writing) is this assumption correct?

I have seen screenshots on the forums and docs showing an option on the device compiler to choose a target but this doesn’t seem to be available. [import]uid: 103970 topic_id: 19949 reply_id: 319949[/import]

#2

Thanks Naomi I can’t believe I missed something so obvious with my obsession with compressing files :slight_smile: [import]uid: 103970 topic_id: 19949 reply_id: 77639[/import]

#3

You’re very welcome!

Naomi [import]uid: 67217 topic_id: 19949 reply_id: 77643[/import]

#4

Hey, @ mygamingproject, here’s what you may want to add to the plist in build.settings. See below.

Is this what you are looking for? Anyhow, my understanding is that, with the most recent daily build, i.e., if the build is later than 706, the minimum target will need to be 4.3 or higher.

Naomi

[lua]-- set minimum OS version if desirable
– http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_iOS_devices#Models
– Edit: iPhone = 3.1.3, iPhone3G = 4.2.1, iPhone3GS = 5.0.1, iPhone4 = 5.0.1, iPhone4S = 5.0.1 (as of Jan. 2012)
–Corona will automatically set the minimum that its build covers.
–Only time this is useful is when you want to set the minimum higher than what is automatically set.

MinimumOSVersion=“3.1.3”,[/lua]
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#5

Naomi is correct 4.3 is the minimum going forward [import]uid: 84637 topic_id: 19949 reply_id: 77656[/import]

#6

Hey Danny,

Can you tell me why Corona has decided to drop support for older devices? My game runs very smoothly on the iPod Touch 3rd Generation with OS 4.2.1 but now after getting daily build 715, I can’t even install it on it anymore. [import]uid: 111494 topic_id: 19949 reply_id: 78053[/import]

#7

It was more of a move by apple. Which we had to go along with.

You can still use previous versions to build for those devices if you must.

There is a big thread here somewhere that discussed this in length. AfAIK the survey said less than %5 of users are on lower than 4.3 [import]uid: 84637 topic_id: 19949 reply_id: 78066[/import]