Can I use UIRequiredDeviceCapabilities to restrict an app to iPads and the iPhone 6+?

Question

I have an app whose UI needs quite a lot of screen space. At the moment, it's iPad only, but I think it would be OK on the iPhone 6+. I'd like to make it a universal app but restrict it to iPads and the iPhone 6+. Is there some combination of device capabilities I can set to achieve this?

Answer 1

You can't.

Because iOS 8 supports devices with 3.5" & 4" screens, you can't use the only-support-iOS-x technique.

Also, there isn't a setting in Xcode or a key for requiredDeviceCapabilities which allows you to make the app for iPhone 6+ only.

Answer 2

As you can see in this link there is no capability that isolates the iPhone 6 and 6+. In this sense you can drop the idea of doing so because you would never pass AppStrore approval for what you are looking for. [added]Unable to use device capabilities[/added] The AppStore leaves you with only TWO device-specific options iPhone (for ALL iPhone models) and iPad (for ALL iPad models) or both.

For that to work without a specific capability the AppStore would need to change (!)

Sorry for bearing bad news :)

Answer 3

Well Signo is righgt. iOS 8 supports devices with 3.5" & 4" screens, you can't use the only-support-iOS-x technique.

but yes you can do one more thing like for iphone6+, ipad you can continue with lots of screen space.and for other small screen devices you can design screen with required size by help of size class selection.

Hope it helps!!