What is the impact of the "Requires full screen" option in Xcode for an iPhone-only app?

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goodbyeera picture goodbyeera · Jan 5, 2016 · Viewed 19.9k times · Source

For an iPad-only app or a universal app, the "Requires full screen" option tells Xcode/iOS whether the app supports iPad multitasking feature introduced in iOS 9. But the "Requires full screen" option is also present if it's an iPhone-only app. In this case, what is the impact of this option?

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Answer

KingofBliss picture KingofBliss · Jan 5, 2016

There is no impact at all. Apple engineers thinks that its not required to hide, or may be Plus phones will get landscape slide over in later iOS versions :)

From the documentation:

To opt out of being eligible to participate in Slide Over and Split View, add the UIRequiresFullScreen key to your Xcode project’s Info.plist file and apply the Boolean value YES.

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