Support for new icon sizes in iOS 7

[le rekomat]

Hi there

I just tried to compile my AIR app which includes the new icon sizes required for iOS 7 (76x76, 120x120, 152x152 and the Spotlight search result icons 40x40 and 80x80). Here's the icon section from my app descriptor XML:

<icon>
          <image29x29>assets/icons/icon29.png</image29x29>
          <image50x50>assets/icons/icon50.png</image50x50>
          <image57x57>assets/icons/icon57.png</image57x57>
          <image58x58>assets/icons/icon58.png</image58x58>
          <image72x72>assets/icons/icon72.png</image72x72>
          <image100x100>assets/icons/icon100.png</image100x100>
          <image114x114>assets/icons/icon114.png</image114x114>
          <image144x144>assets/icons/icon144.png</image144x144>
          <image512x512>assets/icons/icon512.png</image512x512>
          <image1024x1024>assets/icons/icon1024.png</image1024x1024>
          <!-- Additional app icons for iOS 7 -->
          <image40x40>assets/icons/icon40.png</image40x40>
          <image76x76>assets/icons/icon76.png</image76x76>
          <image80x80>assets/icons/icon80.png</image80x80>
          <image120x120>assets/icons/icon120.png</image120x120>
          <image152x152>assets/icons/icon152.png</image152x152>
</icon>

Compiling fails with the following error:

Error occurred while packaging the application:
[...]/Test_iOS-app.xml(59): error 103: application.icon.image40x40 is an unexpected element/attribute
[...]/Test_iOS-app.xml(60): error 103: application.icon.image76x76 is an unexpected element/attribute
[...]/Test_iOS-app.xml(61): error 103: application.icon.image80x80 is an unexpected element/attribute
[...]/Test_iOS-app.xml(62): error 103: application.icon.image120x120 is an unexpected element/attribute
[...]/Test_iOS-app.xml(63): error 103: application.icon.image152x152 is an unexpected element/attribute

Looks like support for the new icon sizes is missing. When can we expect support for the new icon sizes? Or am I completely wrong?!

Regards,

René

btw.: I'm using AIR beta (3.8.0.1350) with FB 4.7

[nimitja]

Yes, we are aware of this new icons and currently working on it. I requrest you to open a new bug report on this over at bugbase.adobe.com?  Once the bug has been added would you mind posting back with the URL so that others affected can add their votes and comments?

Regards,

Nimit

[le rekomat]

Thanks, Nimit

Here's the link to the bug report:
https://bugbase.adobe.com/index.cfm?event=bug&id=3624261

As icons are critical for every mobile app: Vote, vote, vote!

Regards,

René

[josholm]

Just tried the beta 3.9 and I still get the same error, though it says it should be iOS7 compatible now... I am generating the ipa directly from the terminal.

[josholm]

I just found this in the detailed release notes:

3622405: [iOS7] iOS7 specific icons are not yet supported.

Well, to me this means there is no iOS 7 support yet.

[iam0815]

Where did you find some detailed Release Notes? The pdf on the labs page is a bit crappy, no really helpful information...

[josholm]

Yes, I know.

Took me a while, though there is a thread just about that (should be made more visible, I think).

http://forums.adobe.com/thread/1289547?tstart=0

[Chris_Velevitch]

If you commented out those iOS7 specific icon sizes and rebuild, are you

able to install it on iOS 7? I would assume the icons may look crappy in

the meantime.

[le rekomat]

@Chris: Yes, commenting out let's you build and install the app on test devices running iOS 7 but the app will be rejected when you try to submit it to the iTunes AppStore.

[Colin Holgate]

Apps continue to be accepted, and the icons look fine in iOS 7. One thing to note is that the corner radius has changed, so you might want to not burn in your own border, and instead make the icon square, let the OS do the corners for you.

I just feel sure that Apple would not reject an app submission based on the requirements for an as yet unreleased version of iOS.

[josholm]

Colin, you are right (though I read that apps are not longer beeing accepted without those icons). However, by updateing an app now, it is a little wierd not to be able to use the new icons (and really, making this work should not be too hard). I just think that it would be great if there would be more often updates, though it is good that we are able to use the betas at all...

[le rekomat]

Good news: Since AIR 3.9.0.790 the new iOS icon sizes are supported.

Thanks!

[Guest]

Apparently, they are supported, i.e. packager 3.9.0.1080 is no longer complaning about unknown icon sizes if one declares them in application.xml, but it doesn't package them in the IPA either (I've just opened it and found no trace of the new iOS 7 icons provided).

Also, I've uploaded an app to Apple today and got an email confirming this:

We have discovered one or more issues with your recent delivery for "------------". Your delivery was successful, but you may wish to correct the following issues in your next delivery:

Missing recommended icon file - The bundle does not contain an app icon for iPhone / iPod Touch of exactly '120x120' pixels, in .png format.

Missing recommended icon file - The bundle does not contain an app icon for iPad of exactly '76x76' pixels, in .png format.

Missing recommended icon file - The bundle does not contain an app icon for iPad of exactly '152x152' pixels, in .png format.

So, I'm either doing something wrong here or SDK 3.9.0.1080 isn't quite there yet as far as iOS 7 support is concerned

[air_guide]

Can you please unzip your iPA file and see if these icons are present inside Payload/<YOUR_APP_NAME>.app/Icon-XXXX-XX.png

I am sure you would have provided the icons in the application.xml file and are mentioning the same while packaging the application.

[Colin Holgate]

I can help answer that, because I'm trying the same things. In the package is an icons folder, inside that are all of the icons that I tried to include (all 18 of them). But the named icons in the higher level are only these old ones:

Icon-Large.png

Icon-Small-50.png

Icon-Small-50@2x.png

Icon-Small.png

Icon-Small@2x.png

Icon.png

Icon@2x-Large.png

Icon@2x.png

None of those are the new sizes.

[Guest]

I have those same icons too, plus the icons folder. No new icon sizes are included in the IPA, although they are specified in application.xml the same way as the others.

[air_guide]

Well, this should not happen. All the icons specified in application.xml should be copied here as well.

Thanks Colin and pnande for confirming that.

[Colin Holgate]

What names will you be giving the icons? You already do give the other 8 sizes official names, what are the official names for the new sizes?

[Pahup]

Hello Everyone,

iOS 7 SDK builds (3.9.0.108) should be used only if you're using some native extension which is based on iOS 7 APIs. Othewise, to be able to just support the application on iOS 7 device, the 3.9.0.79 build is sufficient. The build 3.9.0.79 has new icons support, the other one 3.9.0.108 doesn't have new icon support yet.

Hope that helps.

Thanks

-Pahup

[Colin Holgate]

That is pretty funny!

Indeed, building with the 790 one does give these icons:

Icon-Ipad-76.png

Icon-Ipad-152.png

Icon-Iphone-120.png

Icon-Large.png

Icon-Small-40.png

Icon-Small-50.png

Icon-Small-50@2x.png

Icon-Small-80.png

Icon-Small.png

Icon-Small@2x.png

Icon.png

Icon@2x-Large.png

Icon@2x.png

Now, just think, one day we’ll be able to do this from Flash Pro too!

Thanks for letting us know.

[JaredKroff]

Was also able to confirm this works with 790 build. Sending Pahup a digital kiss on the mouth.

[josholm]

Well, I could write an IPA with the 108 and have all the icons (those that I made to test support of iOS7) in the build... I exported the file from the Terminal with all icons included in the xml.

[peterAnother]

Would you please tell us the download address of 390 build.

It's not avaliable now.

Thank you!

[rpkhatri]

Hi Pahup,

I'v used the build 3.9.0.79 as suggested, but the icon issue persists. I am trying to publish from Flash Professional CS6 using the said AIR SDK version.

The addtional icons for IOS 7, I add in application descriptor xml before opening & publishing the fla. But as soon the app is compiled & I read the app descriptor back, IOS 7 icons are removed from there (only addtional icons, others are there).

Can you suggest any further steps or point what may be missing ?

Thanks in Advance

Ram.

[Colin Holgate]

You cannot currently build from Flash Pro, it will eat those icons. You have to build from the command line.