How to switch to different Storyboard for iPhone 5?

Question

Just as an app utilizes different storyboards for iPad and iPhone, I would like my app to use a different storyboard for the iPhone 5. Since there is no option in the Info.plist to select default storyboard for iPhone 5, how would I programmatically call the storyboard?

I do not want to use AutoLayout for this app unless it is absolutely the last resort. I understand how to detect if a user is using an iPhone 5 or other device with the same screen size. I just need to know how to set the default storyboard without the plist.

Answer 1

I was looking for the same answer couple of weeks ago here's my solution hope helps..

-(void)initializeStoryBoardBasedOnScreenSize {      if ([UIDevice currentDevice].userInterfaceIdiom == UIUserInterfaceIdiomPhone) {    // The iOS device = iPhone or iPod Touch       CGSize iOSDeviceScreenSize = [[UIScreen mainScreen] bounds].size;      if (iOSDeviceScreenSize.height == 480)     {   // iPhone 3GS, 4, and 4S and iPod Touch 3rd and 4th generation: 3.5 inch screen (diagonally measured)          // Instantiate a new storyboard object using the storyboard file named Storyboard_iPhone35         UIStoryboard *iPhone35Storyboard = [UIStoryboard storyboardWithName:@"Storyboard_iPhone35" bundle:nil];          // Instantiate the initial view controller object from the storyboard         UIViewController *initialViewController = [iPhone35Storyboard instantiateInitialViewController];          // Instantiate a UIWindow object and initialize it with the screen size of the iOS device         self.window = [[UIWindow alloc] initWithFrame:[[UIScreen mainScreen] bounds]];          // Set the initial view controller to be the root view controller of the window object         self.window.rootViewController  = initialViewController;          // Set the window object to be the key window and show it         [self.window makeKeyAndVisible];     }      if (iOSDeviceScreenSize.height == 568)     {   // iPhone 5 and iPod Touch 5th generation: 4 inch screen (diagonally measured)          // Instantiate a new storyboard object using the storyboard file named Storyboard_iPhone4         UIStoryboard *iPhone4Storyboard = [UIStoryboard storyboardWithName:@"Storyboard_iPhone4" bundle:nil];          // Instantiate the initial view controller object from the storyboard         UIViewController *initialViewController = [iPhone4Storyboard instantiateInitialViewController];          // Instantiate a UIWindow object and initialize it with the screen size of the iOS device         self.window = [[UIWindow alloc] initWithFrame:[[UIScreen mainScreen] bounds]];          // Set the initial view controller to be the root view controller of the window object         self.window.rootViewController  = initialViewController;          // Set the window object to be the key window and show it         [self.window makeKeyAndVisible];     }      } else if ([UIDevice currentDevice].userInterfaceIdiom == UIUserInterfaceIdiomPad)      {   // The iOS device = iPad      UISplitViewController *splitViewController = (UISplitViewController *)self.window.rootViewController;     UINavigationController *navigationController = [splitViewController.viewControllers lastObject];     splitViewController.delegate = (id)navigationController.topViewController;      } } 

Call this method under AppDelegate ddiFinishLaunchingWithOptions: method And also don't forget the name your storyboards properly

Hope helps...

Answer 2

This worked for me - slight refinement with wrapping getting the storyboard in a function

-(UIStoryboard*) getStoryboard {        UIStoryboard *storyBoard = nil;     if ([UIDevice currentDevice].userInterfaceIdiom == UIUserInterfaceIdiomPad) {                  storyBoard = [UIStoryboard storyboardWithName:@"MainStoryboard_iPad" bundle:nil];     }else{         if ([UIDevice currentDevice].userInterfaceIdiom == UIUserInterfaceIdiomPhone){             // The iOS device = iPhone or iPod Touch             CGSize iOSDeviceScreenSize = [[UIScreen mainScreen] bounds].size;             if (iOSDeviceScreenSize.height == 480){                 // iPhone 3/4x                 storyBoard = [UIStoryboard storyboardWithName:@"MainStoryboard_iPhone_4" bundle:nil];              }else if (iOSDeviceScreenSize.height == 568){                 // iPhone 5 etc                 storyBoard = [UIStoryboard storyboardWithName:@"MainStoryboard_iPhone_5" bundle:nil];             }         }     }      ASSERT(storyBoard);     return storyBoard; }  UIStoryboard* mainStoryBoard = [self getStoryboard];     self.initialViewController = [mainStoryBoard instantiateInitialViewController];     self.window = [[UIWindow alloc] initWithFrame:[[UIScreen mainScreen] bounds]];     self.window.rootViewController = self.initialViewController;     [self.window makeKeyAndVisible];