iPad required launch images

Question

I'm developing a universal iOS app that only supports portrait and upside-down interface orientations. When supplying the launch images in Xcode, I see that I have warnings for landscape orientations, even having only portrait and upside down enabled in device orientations settings. Does this mean that I need to supply landscape launch images anyway? I don't find this clear in Apple's documentation.

Thanks

Answer 1

No. These are warnings. Apple would prefer you support all orientations on iPad, and recommend you do, but they do not require it. (Yet)

Answer 2

Launch Images in Landscape Orientation is optional and xCode ignores it if it is not provided in Application.

However, If you are using Xcode5 there will be a folder named Images.xcassets > Launch Images > There will be a blank icon available for iPad Landscape > Right Click on those 1x and 2x icon > Remove Selected Items.

This will remove the warnings that you are having in your case.

Let me know if that helps.

Answer 3

an iPad app includes at least one launch image in portrait orientation and at least one launch image in landscape orientation.