iOS How to make iPhone app icon without borders?

[CaptSaltyJack]

I noticed there are some apps like Yowza, 3D Camera, etc., that have no borders.. they're not in the "shiny glass box" like most app icons. How do devs do that?

 

[dejo]

Consult the iPhone App Programming Guide, Application Icon and Launch Images section.

 

[CaptSaltyJack]

Thanks. Did some deeper digging.. that's actually not the simplest way.

Simplest way: open up the project in Xcode, open the Info.plist file, add a new row and choose "Icon already includes gloss and bevel effects" and checkmark it (set to true). Helps to delete the "build" folder, then rebuild & go.

 

[dejo]

Thanks. Did some deeper digging.. that's actually not the simplest way.

What's not the simplest way? Not reading the Programming Guide?

Simplest way: open up the project in Xcode, open the Info.plist file, add a new row and choose "Icon already includes gloss and bevel effects" and checkmark it (set to true). Helps to delete the "build" folder, then rebuild & go.

Seems they upgraded the Info.plist to make this easier and renamed the UIPrerenderedIcon setting.

 

[CaptSaltyJack]

Yeah, the non simple way was to dive into the plist file in XML mode and add the UIPrerenderedIcon value. Much simpler to just add a new row through the UI of Xcode and check the box.. done.