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App icon not showing up on iPhone 5 device during testing

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ios

icons

iphone

I have a 120x120 icon image that's working fine on emulators - however when I try it on my device, the icon doesn't show up. Any thoughts?

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locoboy Avatar asked Oct 17 '13 17:10

locoboy


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2 Answers

I figured it out. This was actually really annoying. So the UI designer had simply renamed his .psd files with .png and xcode thought this was fine. However, renaming the .pngs isn't going to automatically make them real .pngs. The way I solved this was going to mac preview and exporting the files to the PNG format.

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locoboy Avatar answered Sep 18 '22 13:09

locoboy


Sometimes some of the images get cached by the OS.

  • Delete your app completely from your mobile device (press and hold, then delete the app)
  • Turn off your device and turn it on again.(This ensures that the cache gets cleared)
  • In xCode, clean the project and rebuild.
  • Load the software again you your device.

You should be able to see your icon as long as its properly added to your project.

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Jeremie D Avatar answered Sep 18 '22 13:09

Jeremie D