iphone app size smaller than screen

Question

I'm developing an app and have come against a strange issue I can't find the answer for - when testing the app on an iPhone 5 the whole app display window is shrunk down to what looks like a 3.5 size display (the top and bottom of the screen are black and even the status bar is pushed down). When I test the app on an iPhone 5s running iOS 8 it displays full screen as expected.

Also when testing in the iOS simulator for iphone 5, and 5s it displays as expected. I'm using xcode 6 for development.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Answer 1

You need to set splash screen for your app. Otherwise it will take 3.5 screen size. Just set the splash screen and you will be done.

Answer 2

So from iOS8, you can use a .xib as your Launch image, but if you have to support past versions of iOS, you have to provide static SplashScreens.

• here is a link about replacing the launch image with a .xib file

If you have to use static Launch images, you have to add every supported resolutions:

1. 320 x 480 - not retina iPhones
2. 640 x 960 - retina 3.5" iPhones
3. 640 x 1136 - retina 4" iPhones
4. 750 x 1334 - iPhone 6
5. 1242 x 2208 - iPhone 6 Plus

Answer 3

use size class approach on any height and any width. Hope you will get your solution from the following link http://captechconsulting.com/blog/tyler-tillage/ios-8-tutorial-series-auto-sizing-table-cells

Answer 4

just clarify on the other answers, make sure you also set the 'Launch Image Source' under 'General' -> 'App Icon and Launch Images'

screen shots....

...mine used to be....

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...and i changed it to... (and set an image)

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GLHF!