{"id":1947,"date":"2014-09-14T07:10:18","date_gmt":"2014-09-14T14:10:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wellgolly.com\/?p=1947"},"modified":"2014-10-08T09:43:27","modified_gmt":"2014-10-08T16:43:27","slug":"ios-launch-images","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wellgolly.com\/?p=1947","title":{"rendered":"iOS Launch Images"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Apple hasn\u2019t updated the documentation yet for the new, larger, phones but you can easily find the size for the launch images using Xcode. If you look at the launch images you won\u2019t see the new versions.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/iOS Launch Images Old.png\" alt=\"iOS Launch Images Old\" \/><\/p>\n<p>If you have an existing app, you\u2019ll need to press the add button to add the new set of images. <\/p>\n<p>I cleaned up the asset file so there is just one set. I looks like this.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/iOS Launch Images.png\" alt=\"iOS Launch Images\" \/><\/p>\n<p>To view the sizes, select the image you are interested in and click the inspector. The size shows up at the bottom RHS. These are the new numbers.<\/p>\n<p>iOS 8 iPhone Portrait<br \/>\nRetina HD 5.5  1242&#215;2208<br \/>\nRetina HD 4.7  750&#215;1334<\/p>\n<p>iOS 8 Landscape<br \/>\nRetina HD 5.5  2208&#215;1242<\/p>\n<p>I have 27 apps in my project so I prefer to edit the .xcassets package directly, and add the files, rather than dragging and dropping into Xcode.<\/p>\n<p>This is the JSON file I use in the image above. Note that some images are used in multiple phones. Since several versions use the same file size, if you add the files using Xcode, multiple copies of the file will be created. You don\u2019t need multiple copies if you edit the JSON directly. You can use any names you want for the files. I kept the naming convention that was used before .xcassets files were introduced.<\/p>\n<p><pre><code class=\"\u2019smaller\u2019 preserve-code-formatting\">\n{\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;images&quot; : [\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;{\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;extent&quot; : &quot;full-screen&quot;,\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;idiom&quot; : &quot;iphone&quot;,\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;subtype&quot; : &quot;736h&quot;,\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;filename&quot; : &quot;Default-736h@3x.png&quot;,\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;minimum-system-version&quot; : &quot;8.0&quot;,\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;orientation&quot; : &quot;portrait&quot;,\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;scale&quot; : &quot;3x&quot;\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;},\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;{\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;extent&quot; : &quot;full-screen&quot;,\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;idiom&quot; : &quot;iphone&quot;,\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;subtype&quot; : &quot;736h&quot;,\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;filename&quot; : &quot;Default-Landscape@3x.png&quot;,\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;minimum-system-version&quot; : &quot;8.0&quot;,\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;orientation&quot; : &quot;landscape&quot;,\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;scale&quot; : &quot;3x&quot;\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;},\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;{\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;extent&quot; : &quot;full-screen&quot;,\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;idiom&quot; : &quot;iphone&quot;,\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;subtype&quot; : &quot;667h&quot;,\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;filename&quot; : &quot;Default-667h@2x.png&quot;,\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;minimum-system-version&quot; : &quot;8.0&quot;,\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;orientation&quot; : &quot;portrait&quot;,\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;scale&quot; : &quot;2x&quot;\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;},\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;{\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;orientation&quot; : &quot;portrait&quot;,\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;idiom&quot; : &quot;iphone&quot;,\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;extent&quot; : &quot;full-screen&quot;,\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;minimum-system-version&quot; : &quot;7.0&quot;,\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;filename&quot; : &quot;Default@2x.png&quot;,\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;scale&quot; : &quot;2x&quot;\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;},\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;{\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;extent&quot; : &quot;full-screen&quot;,\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;idiom&quot; : &quot;iphone&quot;,\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;subtype&quot; : &quot;retina4&quot;,\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;filename&quot; : &quot;Default-568h@2x.png&quot;,\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;minimum-system-version&quot; : &quot;7.0&quot;,\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;orientation&quot; : &quot;portrait&quot;,\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;scale&quot; : &quot;2x&quot;\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;},\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;{\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;orientation&quot; : &quot;portrait&quot;,\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;idiom&quot; : &quot;ipad&quot;,\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;extent&quot; : &quot;full-screen&quot;,\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;minimum-system-version&quot; : &quot;7.0&quot;,\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;filename&quot; : &quot;Default-Portrait~ipad.png&quot;,\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;scale&quot; : &quot;1x&quot;\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;},\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;{\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;orientation&quot; : &quot;landscape&quot;,\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;idiom&quot; : &quot;ipad&quot;,\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;extent&quot; : &quot;full-screen&quot;,\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;minimum-system-version&quot; : &quot;7.0&quot;,\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;filename&quot; : &quot;Default-Landscape~ipad.png&quot;,\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;scale&quot; : &quot;1x&quot;\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;},\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;{\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;orientation&quot; : &quot;portrait&quot;,\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;idiom&quot; : &quot;ipad&quot;,\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;extent&quot; : &quot;full-screen&quot;,\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;minimum-system-version&quot; : &quot;7.0&quot;,\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;filename&quot; : &quot;Default-Portrait@2x~ipad.png&quot;,\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;scale&quot; : &quot;2x&quot;\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;},\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;{\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;orientation&quot; : &quot;landscape&quot;,\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;idiom&quot; : &quot;ipad&quot;,\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;extent&quot; : &quot;full-screen&quot;,\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;minimum-system-version&quot; : &quot;7.0&quot;,\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;filename&quot; : &quot;Default-Landscape@2x~ipad.png&quot;,\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;scale&quot; : &quot;2x&quot;\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;},\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;{\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;orientation&quot; : &quot;portrait&quot;,\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;idiom&quot; : &quot;iphone&quot;,\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;extent&quot; : &quot;full-screen&quot;,\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;filename&quot; : &quot;Default.png&quot;,\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;scale&quot; : &quot;1x&quot;\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;},\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;{\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;orientation&quot; : &quot;portrait&quot;,\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;idiom&quot; : &quot;iphone&quot;,\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;extent&quot; : &quot;full-screen&quot;,\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;filename&quot; : &quot;Default@2x.png&quot;,\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;scale&quot; : &quot;2x&quot;\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;},\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;{\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;orientation&quot; : &quot;portrait&quot;,\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;idiom&quot; : &quot;iphone&quot;,\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;extent&quot; : &quot;full-screen&quot;,\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;filename&quot; : &quot;Default-568h@2x.png&quot;,\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;subtype&quot; : &quot;retina4&quot;,\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;scale&quot; : &quot;2x&quot;\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;},\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;{\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;orientation&quot; : &quot;portrait&quot;,\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;idiom&quot; : &quot;ipad&quot;,\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;extent&quot; : &quot;full-screen&quot;,\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;filename&quot; : &quot;Default-Portrait~ipad.png&quot;,\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;scale&quot; : &quot;1x&quot;\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;},\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;{\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;orientation&quot; : &quot;landscape&quot;,\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;idiom&quot; : &quot;ipad&quot;,\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;extent&quot; : &quot;full-screen&quot;,\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;filename&quot; : &quot;Default-Landscape~ipad.png&quot;,\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;scale&quot; : &quot;1x&quot;\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;},\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;{\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;orientation&quot; : &quot;portrait&quot;,\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;idiom&quot; : &quot;ipad&quot;,\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;extent&quot; : &quot;full-screen&quot;,\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;filename&quot; : &quot;Default-Portrait@2x~ipad.png&quot;,\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;scale&quot; : &quot;2x&quot;\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;},\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;{\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;orientation&quot; : &quot;landscape&quot;,\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;idiom&quot; : &quot;ipad&quot;,\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;extent&quot; : &quot;full-screen&quot;,\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;filename&quot; : &quot;Default-Landscape@2x~ipad.png&quot;,\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;scale&quot; : &quot;2x&quot;\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;}\n&nbsp;&nbsp;],\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;info&quot; : {\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;version&quot; : 1,\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;author&quot; : &quot;xcode&quot;\n&nbsp;&nbsp;}\n}\n<\/code><\/pre><\/p>\n<p>I didn\u2019t feel like creating new launch images for all 27 apps, especially since Apple has hinted that there are new iPad sizes in the pipeline. So I switched to using a .xib file for the launch image.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Apple hasn\u2019t updated the documentation yet for the new, larger, phones but you can easily find the size for the launch images using Xcode. If you look at the launch images you won\u2019t see the new versions. 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