A simple test of Phonegaps's Splash Screen and Icons API.
This App now loads the icons and the splash screen, as of 2015-05-14.
http://cyrilmottier.com/2012/05/03/splash-screens-are-evil-dont-use-them/
Phonegap Reference
http://plugins.cordova.io/#/package/org.apache.cordova.splashscreen
BUGS - BUGS
There are many, many bugs, see NOTES.md
Platforms Implemented Here
- Android (Sizes:200x320-ldpi, 320x480-mdpi, 480x800-hdpi, 720x1280-xhdpi)
- iOS (iPhone 320x480-portrait, 640x960-portrait, 640x1136-portrait)
- iOS (iPad 768x1024-portrait, 1024x768-landscape)
- NOTE I have not tested all sizes.
| My Devices | Size | OS version |
|---|---|---|
| iPodTouch | 640x1136-portrait | 8.3 |
| Huawei-M931 | 480x800-hdpi | 4.0.4 |
| Samsung GT-P3113 | 320x480-mdpi | 4.2.2 |
| Sprout Channel Cubby | 320x480-mdpi | 4.4.2 |
| Samsung SCH-R720 | 320x480-mdpi | 2.3.4 |
####Reference for iOS devices and screen sizes#### http://www.idev101.com/code/User_Interface/launchImages.html
This article suggests your can give the images any filename you want. When I finally got mine to work, I tested that. The answer is: Yes you can name the images any filename you want. My iPodTouch had an actual pixel size of 640x1136.
| Phonegap Supported Platforms | Yes (X), No (-) or Quirk (Q) |
|---|---|
| Amazon Fire OS | X |
| Android | Q |
| BlackBerry 10 | Q |
| iOS | Q |
| Windows Phone 7 and 8 | X |
| Windows 8 | X |
From: https://github.com/apache/cordova-plugin-splashscreen/
From: https://github.com/phonegap/phonegap-start/blob/master/www/config.xml
Phonegap calls these "Quirks".
| Platforms | Quirk |
|---|---|
| Android | The pathname components of the icon are tied via AndriodManifest.xml and config.xml. See: http://tekeye.biz/2013/android-icon-size |
| BlackBerry 10 | The config.xml file's AutoHideSplashScreen setting must be false. |
| iOS | The config.xml file's AutoHideSplashScreen setting must be false. SEE Phonegap documents for more details. |
| Windows 8 | has issues see NOTES |