Hey there i want to make my app look different on other iPhones so i want to make storyboards for every iDevices is it possible ??
(Without Auto-Layout) Thanks
Yes it is possible to create storyboards for every device that you want. However it is very tedious as compared to having 1 universal storyboard or two storyboards if you want different designs for iPad and iPhone.
Alternatively, you could also use code to detect whether it is an iPad or iPhone, check out this link. As for different sizes for the iPhone, you can do a manual check of the size of the scene and adjust accord.
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I'm working on an iOS app, that should work fine with both iphones and ipads.
As I know we can build the app as universal or convert iphone storyboard into ipad storyboard.What I want to know is, what is the best way from these and, when we launch app to app store, is it a problem to have two storyboards one for iphone and another for ipad.
What I want to know is, what is the best way
That depends on your needs. Do you want the interface to be the same on iPhone and iPad, except sized differently? Then you may be able to use a single storyboard and rely on autolayout to adapt to different devices. If you want different interfaces on iPhone and iPad, perhaps to take better advantage of a much larger screen, then use different storyboards for each device type. You should still use autolayout in each storyboard, though, because within each device type there are several different screen sizes.
is it a problem to have two storyboards one for iphone and another for iPad
No.
Two storyboards for each type of device is a best way. As a result you will have more usable and careful UX for both types. But this way require a little bit more time for developing.
I have developed app without autolayout for iPhone. Now I need that app for iPad also. Is it possible to create it without autolayout?
yes, you have to create App directly then select iPad.
and using Auto Resize ,you can directly develop app for iPad only.
I have attached few Screen shot, may be helpful to you.
Create new project, using XIB .
I don't recommend that (see comment of #Nimit Parekh).
You can use Sized classes to avoid having 2 separate Storyboards - one for iPhone and other for iPad. There is a good tutorial.
Second option is to have 2 storyboards. You only need to link all outlets from the 1st storyboard to the second. You have to check not to miss something, otherwise you can get exceptions in iPad.
The 3rd option is manually (from the code) to manage layout for iPad - but this will create a lot of specific code for iPad only (you have to check what type is your device and split code) - this is not recommended.
Take into account that Autolayout is more easy to apply on iPad (from my point of view) because of equal withd / height ratio for iPad - it is the same up to now. Not like in iPhone.
I am trying to create a universal app capable for all devices, but it is not scaling correctly. Below (the correct version) is a screenshot of my iPhone 5s, and the one that is out of scale is a screenshot of my iPad 2.
Am I doing it correctly making it scale? Or should I use 2 storyboards and assign one to iPhone, and one to iPad?
Its good to make two different xib. But for small screen you have to apply proper auto sizing then it will not be a problem. You can use this for example
For Section 1:
For Section 2:
For Section 3:
and
For Section 4&5:
The better way of doing this is making two separate storyboards. One for iPhone and other for iPad. This offers you the flexibility to play with both in your own ways and there are many cool things that you can work out with iPads. And to do that, you need separate storyboards in your app. It eliminates the dependency between the look and feel of both the devices.
For making two storyboards the easy way, see this :
How/whether to make a universal storyboard in Xcode
For the selection of appropriate storyboards based on devices, check this :
Selecting different storyboards based on device type
This might help you immensely.
I have an app that is nearing completion. So far I have just been using the iPhone storyboard to map out the navigation, but I would also like the app to work on the iPad. Is there a way to just "make it work" or do I have to re-do by hand the entire app flow on the iPad's storyboard?
Thanks!
Considering they have different resolutions, and aspect ratios, you really just have to grin and bear it, and convert it all manually. You can at least copy the storyboard file to a new one, and adjust the views one by one to be ipad-sized
If you made it a universal app, I'd suggest creating another storyboard targeted for iPad and work from scratch. You can still use all the controllers and methods therein for your new views (considering there's nothing very specific) with some slight modifications to adjust for the iPad.
I have a storyboard for my iphone version of my app and I want to have the same storyboard for my ipad version (only bigger). My story board only has text and buttons is there anyway I can just convert the whole thing and increase the size by 2, or do have to resize everything manually?
You really need to do more than just resize you know. iPad users don't generally enjoy running iPhone apps at double size on the iPad and it sounds like that's what you're proposing to do.
In your storyboard you can drag and drop from your iPhone screens to iPad to get all of the elements into the iPad storyboard. Then maybe you will tweak a bit to make it more iPad friendly.
As far as I know, you will need to create a new storyboard and set that as the storyboard for iPad (app settings). You will then need to create the content manually (you can copy and paste the objects and use the existing controller classes though (will need to wire up the objects).