I want to set the iPhone the only device family available to install my app in XCODE (actually at the AppStore) but - at the AppStore - it says that it can be installed on iPhone and iPad devices;
The App is not optimized to run on a iPad :/ I'm using Phonegap in this project btw.
Note: I do have - under project settings: "Target Device Family : iPhone"
Any ideas how to fix (set) this?
You cannot prevent an iPhone application from running on an iPad. It just cannot be done at the moment, there are no special flags for it AFAIK. Most users won't be confused anyway, as iPad (specific or universal) apps are clearly marked as such on the App Store, and are easily distinguished from apps designed only for iPhone.
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I am developing one application for iPad and iPhone. The problem is that I only have one iPad. I need to develop in a physical device cause I have some libraries inside the project that only works in device.
Are there any way to deploy in my iPad as an iPhone to check if the application code is working fine?
I have a jailbroken device.
Thanks!!
In Xcode select your target and then the Summary tab. Change the Devices value from Universal to iPhone. Now build and run your app on your iPad. It will run in iPhone compatibility mode on the iPad.
Don't forget to put that option back to Universal before shipping the app to Apple.
One limitation is you can't test to see if your app works on the 4" devices. The iPhone compatibility mode only works in 3.5" mode.
I want to make my iPhone application visible in iTunes with the following requirement: "compatible with iPad".
I want it to be working in the "mini" version on iPad. All related topics just answer the question "what should I do to get a universal app?", not "what should I do to get the same app (mini on iPad) on both devices?". Do I have to do anything at all? Are the following settings ok:
Targeted device family: iPhone
iOS deployment Target: iOS 4.0
If i set the targeted device to iPhone/iPad, xcode (3.2.5) expands all elements in the view to fit the entire screen. I don't want that. I want to be sure it installs for iPad in mini for now, the dedicated iPad version will be ready later.
If you want your application to be in the same format (not scaled) you set the targeted device familiy to iPhone as you have done here. It is correct in other words. The iOS deployment target has nothing to do with how the app looks on the iPad. Just be sure to deploy with iOS target greater or equal to 3.2
How should i submit my iPhone app so that it is also available for downloads on iPad but with 2x thing on it.
I need some configuration settings...
Architectures: Standard/Optimized?
Valid Architectures: armv6 armv7....?
Targeted Device Family: ?
iOS Deployment Target: ?
Please also mention any other settings i've missed here.
Thanks a Lot
Use iPhone/iPad for targeted device family, Standard (armv6/armv7) as architectures. Deployment target depends on the oldest iOS version you intend to support. I'd set it to 4.0 or 4.2 for new projects, but you could also use 3.2 (or even 3.0) if you're careful to use newer APIs only when they're available.
You don't need to do anything to do this, just submit the App as iPhone App and Apple will do the rest. Make you sure that in your build settings you have selected "iPhone" for "Target Device family".
If you have an iPhone app and you want it to be presented in the iPhone size when run on the iPad where the iPad presents the user with a 2x option to make the iPhone app take up the full size of the iPad screen then you need to set your "Targeted Device Family" to iPhone in Xcode 4.2 under your project - build settings screen. -rrh
I have just uploaded my first app to iTunes Connect and noticed that my list of supported devices is appearing as follows...
Device Requirements: Compatible with iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad.
I've developed specifically for the iPhone and iPod Touch and have not yet done any testing on the iPad simulator. I therefore don't want the app submission testers to try running my app on an iPad and rejecting it because of some minor issue.
I've looked at setting the required device capabilities in my info.plist, but that doesn't appear to allow me to restrict at a device level.
Is this a by-product of building using the 3.1.3 SDK? Are apps built using this SDK automatically upscaled to work on the iPad?
You can't restrict the app to not work on the iPad. Backwards compatibility with all iPhone apps is a feature of the iPad. Your app will run in a 100% frame or in an optional 2x mode depending on user preference.
iPhone OS apps that link against the 2.x or 3.x framework and test clean on the iPhone and iPod touch should work w/o any trouble on the iPad.
If you tested on the iPod, taking into account the lack of cell radio, camera, etc., you should be totally fine.
I don't see a good reason to exclude iPad since iPhone apps will run in emulated mode in iPad after all. It's the same situation as a 3.x firmware running apps compiled from 2.x SDK.
To restrict at device level, you add the UIDeviceFamily key, but this doesn't support excluding iPad (just excluding iPhone).
The way to indicate that an application should only run on iPhone is to specify your application as an iPhone type application, rather than universal. Open your project (in XCode), click on the project name at the top of the Project Navigator sidebar, select the target, go to the summary tab, and change "Devices" to iPhone.
When you submit it, it will only be run in emulator mode on iPads, thus getting around any issues.
I have an iPhone app that I have started to turn into a universal app, however the process is not complete and I want to release an update to the iPhone version.
I know that you can specify device capabilities in the Info.plist file to restrict your app to certain devices, but how can I do this to prevent the unfinished universal version from appearing in the iPad store?
Is checking the LSRequiresiPhoneOS BOOL entry (in the Info.plist file) enough?
Thanks!
I'd consider restriction to iPhone very bad decision - the iPad is designed to run all iPhone apps in compatibilty mode (except for obvious things like telephony). So you will run into severe complaints.
If it is about the half-done enhancements for the iPad part, then just turn those features off and compile for iPhone (targeted device: only iPhone; maybe tweak the plist file, too).
You could use the UIRequiredDeviceCapabilities and specify that you require "telephony" in your info.plist. That would keep it off the iPad (and iPod touch too). See Device Support.
I found a setting under Project Settings -> Build that titled "Targeted Device Family." Maybe try setting this to just iPhone, not iPhone/iPad -- I think that should also help.