Apparently, iOS relies solely on the presence of a launch image in the resolution of an iPhone 5+ in order to let the app run in that resolution. There are two solutions to this problem: 1. Use Asset Catalogs When you create a new project, there’s this thing called an asset catalog which stores your … Read more
There’s a new member [[UIScreen mainScreen] nativeScale] which should do what you want. It’s only available on iOS 8, so you’ll need to guard it
In order to detect the Retina display reliably on all iOS devices, you need to check if the device is running iOS4+ and if the [UIScreen mainScreen].scale property is equal to 2.0. You CANNOT assume a device is running iOS4+ if the scale property exists, as the iPad 3.2 also contains this property. On an … Read more
Yes, it’s orientation-dependent in iOS8, not a bug. You could review session 214 from WWDC 2014 for more info: “View Controller Advancements in iOS 8” Quote from the presentation: UIScreen is now interface oriented: [UIScreen bounds] now interface-oriented [UIScreen applicationFrame] now interface-oriented Status bar frame notifications are interface-oriented Keyboard frame notifications are interface-oriented