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Hari Honor
Hari Honor

Reputation: 8914

iPhone icons, Retina only?

I'm building an app which relies on the gyroscope which is only available on iPhone 4+. Thus I really only need consider Retina displays in my design.

Is there a way to specify only hi-res images in Interface Builder. Is there a Retina preview mode for IB (like there is for Simulator)?

I know about points versus pixels but currently, it seems I need to make both myicon.png and [email protected] versions and specify the former in IB. If I only make only the former OR the later, even if they are hi-res, when they reach my iphone they've been scaled up to the size they would appear on a non-Retina display (and pixelated as a result).

thx!

Upvotes: 1

Views: 375

Answers (3)

Hari Honor
Hari Honor

Reputation: 8914

So basically, the answer is "NO". Include 2 images, with both naming schemes.

You can, however, choose to have them both be the same retina resolution. I'd imagine though it's just plain safer to rescale them in bulk prior to deployment.

Upvotes: 0

Owen Hartnett
Owen Hartnett

Reputation: 5935

You should also consider that there may be future versions of iOS devices that have different combination of features. It's best to check for each feature that you need individually.

Upvotes: 0

Mugunth
Mugunth

Reputation: 14499

You still need the non-retina versions for iPad

Upvotes: 1

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