How can I make different layouts for different orientations on ios?
I try to make an layout in landscape to show 6 picture's in 2 rows.
But in portrait I only will show 4 pictures in 2 rows.
I already have 2 different storyboard for iPad and iPhone.
Can I do this over constrains?
Can I do this with different storyboards like in android?pain
iOS has something called Size Classes. You can use a size class to target a specific device and/or orientation. You can choose the appropriate size class at the bottom of interface builder (wAny hAny) and layout your view accordingly.
https://developer.apple.com/library/ios/recipes/xcode_help-IB_adaptive_sizes/chapters/AboutAdaptiveSizeDesign.html
https://developer.apple.com/library/ios/documentation/UserExperience/Conceptual/MobileHIG/LayoutandAppearance.html
Adding on to #Nitesh's answer: Correct me if I am wrong, I am not very well versed in iOS development as well. I read that it is almost always recommended to use Size Classes while only using one storyboard for all targeted devices. It makes handling issues like screen sizes and orientation much more managable.
In your case, may I suggest using UICollectionView to achieve that effect? It rearranges your tiles based on how much width you have and it supports orientation quite well.
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I'm trying to create a iOS app, but I'm stuck on the layout.
I created the home view, but now I see that it's not shown in the right way in the 4S simulator.
I tried with size classes, but it looks like 4S and 6, for example, are in the same size class, and so I can't set a different dimension for views.
My goal is to support all devices, also iPads. Can someone please tell me how to do it?
Size classes mostly used for separation between ipad, apple watch and landscape modes.In potrait mode iphone 4 to iphone 6 all phone device sizes are in same class(regular height and compact width).Autolayout has many different constraints to help you to fit interfaces in same class.You should consider horizontaly/verticaly align, equal width and aspect ratio constraints.They are so flexible for smaller size changes and help you to design adaptive layout.
You should use "Reset to Suggested Constraints" for all views in your View controller. You can also check the simulated metrics for all devices without compiling the the code.
For 4s and 6 by default the size is Inferred. You should try resetting the constraints to check this for iPad as well.
I am just sharing an idea
Option1:
I think You can try adaptive Layouts and in file inspector->simulated Metrics->size-> Inferred. It works in all devices it supports both landscape and Portrait.
Option2: Go for Visual layouts they are easy to understand and they work perfect in all modes of Portrait.
I am think that you use code Instead design in main.storyboard !
for ex: create button with code
(and use Ratio in your code)
by this way i create small app for iPhone & iPad
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I have to design an app for all iPhone size portrait mode only. I am using storyboard and setting constraints using storyboard itself. What makes me confuse is Size Classes. Since my requirement is iPhone portrait only, I am using Size Class compact Width|regular Height. My question is can I disable the Size Classes cause working only for iPhone portrait mode. If yes, then can I design with Size Classes disabled for all iPhone size. What is the right approach?
Intuitively, prior to size classes, storyboard UI was designed by doing a separate interface for each iPhone size. Since the advent of a broad range of device sizes, size classes have been incorporated. Considering that your app may have to run on older devices, there is still a difference in size between iPhones in portrait mode. Because of this, you would likely have to make a separate interface for each orientation, which I have not tried. I believe the correct approach would be to simply design for the size class that you selected.
If you are only making your application for iPhone portrait not necessary to use the size classes. You just have to set proper contract which are in the size indicator.
It's my opinion for it.
If you are developing for iPad and iPhone size class is the best option.
Size classes deal with the problem of multiple orientations(portrait and landscape) and different devices(iPhone and iPad). You cannot differentiate between two different screen sizes for iPhone using a size class. Similarly you cannot differentiate between iPad mini(portrait) and iPad Air(portrait) on behalf of size classes.
All iPhones in portrait has the same size class behavior i.e Compact(width) | Regular(height), be it 3.5", 4.0", 4.7" or 5.5". Similarly all iPhones in landscape has Regular(width) | Compact(height) size class. Size classes aren't the solution to the problem you are facing.
In order to handle multiple screen sizes for iPhone in portrait, the best bet would be to make use of autolayouts. Pin your views with the boundaries so that they will get stretched or contracted on different screens. Similarly bind your labels with the boundaries of their superview so that they will grow too. Also you can make use of aspect-ratio constraint that will allow to grow your view and images relative to the aspect-ratio of the element rather than increasing them horizontally to end up with an elongated look.
If you are new to autolayouts I will highly recommend watching the following sessions from WWDC2012:
Introduction to Auto Layouts
Auto Layouts by Example
Best Practices for Mastering Auto Layouts
I would like to know which is the best way to make a view controller for iOS 9 swift 2 xcode 7, for different iPhone screens?
I have tried to make it with constrains but from iphone 4s to iphone 6s screens we can see wide gaps between the icons and text fields etc.
What i'm thinking is to make different view controllers for each screen (5.5inches, 4.7inches, 3.5inches) and to make my app check with which screen the user is opening the app and load the unigue view controller for this screen.
Or maybe there is a better way but im new to swift 2.0 so i'm asking for your help!
Thanks a lot for your time.
You can make a views for multiple screens using autolyout and size classes. You have proportional constraints that fit on all screens.
Proportional constraints means you can set for example view1 is 50% of screen.
These constraints fit on all screens.
Avoid excessive use of size classes (applying constraint in different size class). Try to go with proportional constraints in hAny wAny layout.
Only go for different size class if design on ipad is different then iphone. Or if you need different font sizes on different devices.
https://developer.apple.com/library/ios/recipes/xcode_help-IB_auto_layout/chapters/EditingConstraintAttributesintheAttributesInspector.html
I think this depends upon what your requirement is and what you prefer.
I usually prefer the good old Springs and Struts.
They can be used by disabling auto layout and screen sizes.
Using Springs and Struts i only create a single Storyboard to manage all iPhone and iPad screen sizes without any coding effort.
No matter how complex the UI maybe, for me Springs and Struts are the best solution.
Size classes give you a more fine grain control for different sizes and orientations. Please refer Apple's documentation
As I understood your question that you want to load storyboard as size of screen of device.
I will suggest you to refer this link to load a different storyboard depending on screen size. Sorry for Objective c but hope it helps you.
Load different storyboards
I'm developing an app targeting iOS 7 and above. I'm using storyboard and autolayout, and I have to show different layouts of each storyboard scene depending on the device orientation, I mean, for example: in portrait I may have a button at a certain place that has to be shown in another place in landscape, or I may have controls in portrait that should disappear in landscape and have to rearrange the rest of controls.
My question is: when there are a lot of differences between portrait and landscape, should it be better to manage all this changes by programmatically updating constraints, or should it be better to create different nib files and load the corresponding according to the orientation?
use size classes their will be no problem in giving support to ios7 . I have tested their were no major problems in ios7 while using size classes.
I'm developing iOS 8 universal app, I'm using adaptive layer to develop app, all going well.
But, I struck at iPad design, because I used equal width and height for all devices using constraints, its looking good for iPhone devices, but iPad also is showing as like iPhone design, so I need to increase button sizes, so can I use a separate constrains for iPhone and iPad buttons on single storyboard app in iOS 8 with Swift language.
One more doubt is, how to handle dynamic buttons on same storyboard application with auto layouts and constrains
Thanks in Advance.
You can select Regular width|Any Height size class and set the size and constraints for the button specific to iPad. According to Apple docs :
Views, constraints, and fonts are added from the size classes in the same way they would be chosen for display on a screen. Items from Any|Any are used unless those items are changed or uninstalled in more specific size classes. In that case, the most specific item is used. For example, in the iPhone nib, modified items in the Compact|Regular size class take precedence over items in Compact|Any. And modified items in Compact|Any take precedence over items in Any|Any.
Regular width|Any Height size class is taken in run time for iPad and Any|Any is taken for iPhone.