Application Icons
While running the Quiz application (on your development device or the simulator), return to the device’s Home screen. You will see that its icon is a boring, default tile. Let’s give Quiz a better icon.
An application icon is a simple image that represents the application on the iOS home screen. Different devices require different sized icons, and these requirements are shown in Table 1.1.
Table 1.1 Application icon sizes by device
| Device | Application icon sizes |
|---|---|
| iPhone / iPod touch (iOS 7) |
120x120 pixels (@2x) |
| iPhone / iPod touch (iOS 6 and earlier) | 57x57 pixels 114x114 pixels (@2x) |
| iPad (iOS 7 and earlier) | 72x72 pixels 144x144 pixels (@2x) |
Every application you deploy to the App Store ...
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