I am trying to make a button to link to my other apps on the App Store on an iPad. My other apps are all for iPhone; this app I am working on is the only app I have developed for iPad. Opening the app store on an iPad normally and doing a search allows the option to select iPad only apps or iPhone only apps, but when I use a link to go from my app to the app store, I get no results because it looks like it is only displaying iPad apps and I only have iPhone apps to display.
Is there a way to make the app store show iPhone apps from a link, or is not being able to view iPhone apps from a link just an App Store "feature"?
Thanks!
Iphone Apps are not shown on iPads, by design.
You can show all your apps by replacing the App link with your name or company name, but still only iPad apps though.
You could also make your Apps Universal if it´s appropriate for your Apps.
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I have to make my app run on iPad in iPhone mode(legacy zoomable mode).
I can do it with changing Devices option in Xcode project settings, But i released my app in app store in universal device mode so apple says you can't remove this feature in newer version of your app!
Is there any way to do it programmatically? for example can i set Devices option to iPhone in code at runtime? or can i fake it?(made app run like iPhone app in zoomable mode in iPad)
There is no possible way to change an iPad app to iPhone-only at runtime. It would be possible to display your view controllers on an iPad in such a way that they appear the size of an iPhone. But Apple would reject your app for bad user experience.
Once you release an app as Universal, Apple will not let you change the app to iPhone-only. And why would you want to do that? Why would you deliberately want to hurt your customers using iPads?
Your only solution would be to release a brand new app (different bundle id) that is iPhone-only. But then this is bad for all of your existing users (iPhone and iPad).
The proper solution is to embrace your Universal app and properly support iPads.
I have the application. This application supports iPhone only, but I can launch it on iPad. In itunesconnect I see "Your binary doesn’t support iPad. The screenshots or app video preview for iPad won’t be shown on the App Store."
So as far as I understand I shouldn't see screenshots for iPad, but I should see the application in App Store (when I look at it from iPad).
But when I search for my application in iPad I can't find it there (but for iPhone everything is OK). Why?
When search app in ipad version app store there are two categories: ipad only and iphone only. You'll find your iphone only app in iphone only category.
to change category there is navigation item button the left most one
If your application supports only iPhone in your project's Devices in General Tap then it will be available only for iPhone devices in the AppStore. You can build and run your project in iPad either from xCode or with TestFlight but it will run as if it was an iPhone app in x2 or x1 mode depending on the iPad's screen resolution.
I have just release a Universal app for iOS, I am able to see the Universal app in iPad apps store but I cannot see the same app in iPhone app store.
My question - Is there a Time difference for visibility of app on iPad and iPhone app store ?
How long does it take to get the app visible in iPhone app store ?
Apple has to update the caches for iTunes, it can take between minutes and a day for it to appear.
Thanks guys,
I can now see my app on both the device iPad and iPhone. It was just matter of time. It takes time to get our app visible on both the device app store, depending on the traffic.
Hi All,
I have created an iPhone Application and have uploaded it in the Appstore. But when I search the app in iPad, it shows up in the search results, but does not open up the Application related information in the screen. It does not show up the screen to install the app in iPad.
It works fine in iPhone. But not in iPad.
Please help me....!!!!!
Check this post: How can I restrict my app for iPhone's only, excluding iPod touch?
It may happen due some restrictions you put in your project, for example "telephony" device capability will restrict the app from running on iPad and the application will not be even listed in the iPad app store.
I would like to create an iPhone app for now and get it released with plans to make an iPad app later. I don't want to charge people twice to get both versions. Do I create a universal app now and delete the iPad storyboard or do I create an iPhone app now and add an iPad storyboard later(if that is even possible)?
If you make it a universal app, then it will be available for both iPhone and iPad. So you should definitely not publish a universal app now it you want to support the iPad only later.
Later, it is easy to change the type of the app to universal, and make the appropriate changes in your code to add support for the iPad.