Since the release of the iphone 5 and now the iphone 5s. How long do you think it will take before Apple no longer requires you to have a iphone 4 version of your game? In regards to universal builds.
There is still a bunch of them out there so a few years without doubt. They might make it an option perhaps. And as the OS advances it tends to leave models behind that can't cope and the apps made for the more recent OS versions get locked out. I can still download, play and test on my 3GS and you have to get past the 4S to leave that ratio behind.
Plus Apple just released the iPhone 5C, which has the same aspect ratio as the 3GS/4/4S - so having to maintain all 3 iOS ratios (iPads as well) will continue for years to come. The slower processors will fall away sooner, but not the screen sizes.
I hope not. Until there is 1 ratio for the iphone. Or GS comes up with a user friendly way for universal sizing. Ill stick with ipad only apps. And when I say that. I mean..I sure fire way. Not 15 different GS user "work arounds".
Well iphone4, 4s and even the 5 is already discontinued. Atleast that what the att website shows. So that mean iphone 5s/5c is the only ones apple is caring about now.
I hope not. Until there is 1 ratio for the iphone. Or GS comes up with a user friendly way for universal sizing. Ill stick with ipad only apps. And when I say that. I mean..I sure fire way. Not 15 different GS user "work arounds".
I have to disagree with you here, how much easier do you want this, sure a stretch feature will help, but if you can't design your game to be universal or take the time to do the extra work, then its your fault, not GS lack of user friendly features. That's what development is part of, knowing your limitations at the start so you can plan to work around them.
These aren't workarounds in my opinion, there different users ways of making universal work for their game. It looks like your wanting a magic button and I don't think that's going to be coming. Take a dive and work out which method is best for you,
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@jeromy I fully agree that it is the devs own fault if they cannot make GS make universal work with a magic button however most of out other methods expose additional bugs in GS which means GS is compounding the already sometimes difficult task of making UB work in thier system.
And for the record if the would finish stretch to fit that most certainly will be my magical button.
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I can only imagine that the 4S will hang around for many years to come though.
That is currently sitting at the 3GS.
Cheers, M@
These aren't workarounds in my opinion, there different users ways of making universal work for their game. It looks like your wanting a magic button and I don't think that's going to be coming. Take a dive and work out which method is best for you,
Keep on developing
And for the record if the would finish stretch to fit that most certainly will be my magical button.