Is it possible for an app to access Springboard icons? I want to build a small animation where a ball is jumping over the icons over other apps.
Here's an example what I want to achieve.
Possible?
No, this isn't possible on iOS with the official SDK.
Move to Android? No, i dont think iOS can w/o jailbreak.
Begs question - ios5? Whats gonna happen there? Maybe we will get widget framework, hopefully at a minimum something for the lock screen.
If you just wanted the effect you could have the user take a screenshot of their homescreen and use that in the animation, but thats the only way you could do that in the official SDK.
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I am new to xcode and mobile app design in general, but was able to pull together some resources and make a nice looking app optimizing for iPhone 5. However, I noticed a few problems with compatibility and am hoping someone can suggest to me a quick fix.
First, I take advantage of the entire iPhone 5 screen size, and when loaded on iPhone 4 or earlier the placement of icons is all awry. Would this be fixed by just making the entire view scrollable somehow? And if so, can someone point me in the right direction to accomplish this?
Second, I've noticed that if I am using my app while in a call (and therefore have the green notification bar at the top) it also causes misalignments for my objects. Is there a way to prevent this?
Thanks for the advice.
If you are targeting iOS 6 you should take advantage of Auto Layout. Here is a good tutorial to get started http://www.raywenderlich.com/20881/beginning-auto-layout-part-1-of-2
Add a Default-568h#2x.png launch image.
and check the all screen.
How can i place my application icon on the lock screen of the iphone programmatically(something like the default camera button next to slide lock). Is it possible ? If so can any one guide me on this ??
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Hi all.. thanks for replies.. after seeing your replies i understand that this is not possible and its possible in jailbroken devices.. or is it possible to invoke my application through some gesture on lock screen ???
I dont think it is possible. I understand you want to implement something like android interface, but apple has its UI standards and has restricted access to that.
For Jail broken Device:
I'm not sure whether it work or not.
Please check these links:
You Tube 1
You Tube 2
Note : Possibly it is for Jailbroken devices. Also I didn't checked these video's because it's restricted in our company :(
This is not possible as Apple does not allow that.
I want to create an app in which I can add live wallpaper to the home screen. Is it possible in iOS 5?
If possible, then please help me how to do that?
It's not possible, certainly not without jailbreak.
For example, in CNN's iPhone app, if you rotate the phone into landscape mode, it shows all the stories as pictures that you can scroll with your finger. It looks really polished with even a "reflection" effect. I've seen another app also do this, leading me to believe that it is a standard iPhone SDK API.
Here is a link to a screenshot from the CNN app so you can see what I'm talking about:
http://www.itnewsafrica.com/?p=8422
Anyone know what Class this is?
Thanks!
Try this: Open source CoverFlow library for iPhone
Also do a google search for Coverflow. I think that might do what you want or something close to it.
I have developed a project that has a single view. Now I want the view to be transparant so that I can see the iPhone menu. Is this possible and if so, how?
Thanks.
No, you can't see the springboard in your apps.
It is NOT possible to do that. You can't make the whole app transparent so that you see the springboard icons.
Of course, you could set a homescreen screenshot as background image in your app. But, as already said, it's not possible to do that what you want.