iOS 5.1 with Xcode 4.3.1: [UIColor colorWithPatternImage:] strange behavior only on device

Question

When I compile my app in Xcode 4.3.1 with iOS 5.1, I notice there is a strange behavior with background textures only on actual device. There is a 1px gap in between texture tiles shown in screenshot below.

My texture are 150x150 and 300x300 at 2x.

So far I've tested the same build on:

• Simulator iPhone/iPad both 5.0/5.1: No bug
• iPhone/iPad running 5.0.1: No bug
• iPhone/iPad running 5.1: Buggy

Answer 1

I've been getting the same problem since 5.1 aswell. I solved it by doing the following to the image in photoshop. You can probably do the same in another tool.

1. Load the file, select all, and copy to clipboard

2. Create a new file in photoshop that is the same dimension, RGB and 8bit depth with 72pixels/inch resolution with a white background.

3. Paste the image you copied in step 1 into this image

4. Save the file and use this one.

After doing this the file displayed correctly on the device and I didn't have to resort to creating images the size of the display.

Answer 2

My workaround: Set "Compress PNG Files" to "No" in Build Settings. In my case the size of the app bundle was even smaller than with compression turned on. I did image optimization myself.