Iphone – iTunes Connect: Excluding iPad From Supported Devices

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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?

Best Answer

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.

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Iphone – How does one get UI_USER_INTERFACE_IDIOM() to work with iPhone OS SDK < 3.2

I do this to get the code to compile in both 3.1.3 and 3.2:

BOOL iPad = NO;
#ifdef UI_USER_INTERFACE_IDIOM
iPad = (UI_USER_INTERFACE_IDIOM() == UIUserInterfaceIdiomPad);
#endif
if (iPad) {
// iPad specific code here
} else {
// iPhone/iPod specific code here
}

I also wrote a quick blog post about it here: http://www.programbles.com/2010/04/03/compiling-conditional-code-in-universal-iphone-ipad-applications/

Ios – Xcode doesn’t see the iOS device but iTunes does

Even though this one does not address the specific problem of the OP, it might be a solution for other people finding this question.

In some circumstances, Xcode will not recognise (won't even see) a connected device that was previously recognised, even though there were no changes in Mac OS/iOS/Xcode versions. This seems to happen if you connect the device while the Mac and/or the device are locked when you connect them. The device will ask if you want to trust the computer even though you already did so, but the device will still not be visible in Xcode.

Restarting Xcode or the device do not seem to have any effect. One solution is to reboot the Mac. Another much quicker solution is to restart usbmuxd:

Quit Xcode
Disconnect the device
In a terminal window, type: sudo pkill usbmuxd (it will be restarted again automatically)
Restart Xcode
Connect the device

Your device should now be visible again in Xcode!

Hope that helps a few people. Apparently it does!

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