Most of the iPad apps I develop are used in Landscape mode. The iPad Simulator always starts in Portrait mode; with ⌘+R I rotate it to Landscape mode. In the past (before iOS 13.0 or 13.1), screenshots made with ⌘+S had the correct rotation, but if I make a screenshot right now it's rotated by 90 degrees.
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This is how the Mac desktop looks like when I make the screenshot on the Simulator:
Is there a way to stop this behaviour? I've tried the menu option Hardware -> Rotate Device Automatically but that didn't help.
This issue seems to have been fixed with the release of iOS 14 / Xcode 12. Now, when I take a screenshot of my Simulator in Landscape mode, it is saved in Landscape orientation.
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I have an IOS app built with XCODE 11 which is landscape only(right+left).We are trying to move from Legacy launch images to Story board Launch screen.
The issue seems to be that the new launch screen appears as expected in landscape mode but when the device is in portrait orientation, the launch screen also appears in portrait , which looks weird because the image is meant to be in landscape to match the app orientation.
Note: The app launches in landscape after the launch screen irrespective of how the device is held.
Is there a way to lock the launch screen orientation to match the app (Landscape left+right)?
Been stuck on this issue for a while, appreciate any inputs :)
Have you tried set Supported interface orientations landscape in your info.plist only ?
Starting the IOS Simulator for IPhone 6s does appearing the device in portrait mode.
Then when I rotate the device with Hardware->rotate, then the device rotates, but the content not.
Is this the way in behaves in reality ?
I am asking, because I can't test the rotation correctly.
When I start my app, then things which should be centered appearing not in the center. Should content rotation not be managed by IOS. Do we have to care of these things?
UPDATE
Added a new Scrrenshot.
Good to know that the Iphone's default screen is not rotating.
This leads to the following question :
But is the following correct. When the device is in landscape mode, the app (rotable app) starts in portrait and immediatelly rotates to landscape. So we have to handle the rotation change at start of the app ?
Please goto project ->targets->General goto Deployment Info section and check Device orientation
I am developing an app support iOS 6.0 and up and only in landscape mode for both device.
I have an issue in splash screen/launch screen for landscape mode, I have used 2 approach but didn't work properly.
Approach 1: When I use Images.xcassets to set Launch images. It work fine in iPad device of any OS but don't work in iPhone device as specially in 4" screen phones and 4.7" screen phones.
I have attached image of Images.xcassets as below:
Approach 2
Now because of above problem, I have used lauchscreen.xib for iPhone and iPad. Now problem is, when i use this approach, Splash screen display as a portrait mode rather than landscape in iOS 7.1 only.
Supported Device Orientation:
I was shock when I read this and heard about it..
Till iOS 7, Apple don't support Landscape mode for iPhone and iPod. Apple supports Landscape mode only for iPad.
So what if we develop app and give support from iOS 6 / iOS 7?
Solution:-
In Images.xcassets, select iPhone for portrait mode and add rotated image with 90 degree.
Let's understand with Step by step process :-
Suppose you have image with 480x320 dimension image.
Open that image in preview(Image editor)/photoshop.
Now rotate that image and save it.
Add rotated image at respective place in Images.xcassets.
Clean Project and run.
Please make sure your orientations are set appropriately. Also please refer this link for more details :- iOS 6: How do I restrict some views to portrait and allow others to rotate?
I have my Universal app ready and I set the device orientation to portrait only.
On the iPhone it's okay - only portrait, but on the iPads it is still can rotate to landscape. I double checked that I unticked the landscape left/right and left only portrait.
Actually it's not a big problem for me, because I use Auto Layout and it still looks okay when in landscape but maybe somebody can provide a reasonable explanation.
I use:
objective-c
XCode 6.1.1
testing devices iPhone 5c and iPad mini with Retina display
If somebody have a problem like I described above, just check the device orientations you need in ALL possible variants like iPhone/iPad/Universal.
Thanks #LyndseyScott
I am building a word game app for iPad. I want it to run only in Landscape mode.
1. I have enabled only Landscape in plist settings.
2. The rootview controllers view is also set Landscape.
The issue is when I run it on simulator (ios 6.1), it runs in proper Landscape mode but when I run it on iPad the views are messed up and rotated 90 degree anti clockwise. Do I need to do something else in order to have it run properly on iPad device.