Key details UI developers should know when developing for iPad

Here are some points UI designers must keep in mind while developing UI for iPAD apps.

1. iPad’s screen size: 1024px x 768px
2. Status bar height: 20px
3. Screen Space available for the app when running in

Portrait Mode: 768px x 1004px

Landscape Mode: 1024px x 748px


4. iPad Screen PPI: 132
5. iPad Launch Image Names and Sizes

Filename	Dimensions
Default-Portrait.png	768px x 1004px
Default-Landscape.png	1024px x 748px
Default-PortraitUpsideDown.png	768px x 1004px
Default-LandscapeLeft.png	1024px x 748px
Default-LandscapeRight.png	1024px x 748px

6. iPad app icon sizes

Application icon (required for all apps)	72px x 72px
App Store icon (required for all apps)	512px x 512px
for Spotlight search results	50px x 50px
for Settings	29px x 29px
Toolbar and navigation bar icons	Approximately 20px x 20px
Tab bar icons	Approximately 30px x 30px

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