Naming launch images without using asset catalog

Question

I'm working on a Universal app (my first app) that runs on both iOS 6 and 7 and I'm creating my launch images now.

I've read the Apple documentation on this area but I find I'm still confused.

For the moment, I'd like to work out how to create and link up all my launch images without using the Asset Catalog, if possible.

I've got most, but not all, of the launch images created and added into the Launch Images area of my project like so:

Portrait Non-Retina (iOS 6.1 and Prior) 768x1004 No image with correct dimensions found
Portrait Retina (iOS 6.1 and Prior) 1536x2008 No image with correct dimensions found
Landscape Non-Retina (iOS 6.1 and Prior) 1024x748 No image with correct dimensions found
Landscape Retina (iOS 6.1 and Prior) 2048x1496 No image with correct dimensions found
Portrait Non-Retina 768x1024 Default-Portrait
Portrait Retina 1536x2048 Default-Portrait@2x
Landscape Non-Retina 1024x768 Default-Landscape
Landscape Retina 2048x1536 Default-Landscape@2x

But I'm puzzled as to how to name the iPad image files that are still missing.

Answer 1

You will not be able to do what you are trying to do by naming alone. If you don't want to use the asset catalog (which totally solves the problem without effort, so why would you not use it????), you will have to set up the Info.plist yourself, as Apple explains here:

In iOS 7, an app can use a different launch image depending on which version of iOS it’s running in. To provide different launch images, add the UILaunchImages key to the Info.plist file and use a dictionary to describe each launch image. To learn more about handling launch images, see “App Launch (Default) Images” in iOS App Programming Guide.

Answer 2

I think you should find the naming conventions in the section called App Launch (Default) Images of Apples documentation for resources