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

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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Solution

  • 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.