iPad simulator/device uses iPhone storyboard

Question

So I've created an app for iPhone and I wanted to convert it to iPad, by following steps from this answer.

• Duplicate your iPhone-Storyboard and rename it MainStoryboard_iPad.storyboard

• Open this file any text editor.

• Search for targetRuntime="iOS.CocoaTouch"and change it to targetRuntime="iOS.CocoaTouch.iPad"

• Now save everything and reopen Xcode -> the iPad-Storyboard contains the same as the iPhone-file but everyting could be disarranged

Everything is done correctly but iPad simulator/device anyways uses iPhone storyboard. Any suggestions?

I've set iPad storyboard in summary->ipad deployment info->Main storyboard. And main.plist-> Main storyboard file base name (iPad) is set to iPad storyboard.

Please tell me what I am missing.

UPD. Interesting Thing, when I delete iPad storyboard name from ipad deployment info it still uses my iPhone storyboard on device.

Answer 1

You could always pick the proper storyboard in the appDelegate and present the appropriate root view controller programatically

@interface AppDelegate : UIResponder <UIApplicationDelegate>
{
    UIViewController *rvc;
}

Implementation

- (BOOL)application:(UIApplication *)application didFinishLaunchingWithOptions:(NSDictionary *)launchOptions
{
    self.window = [[[UIWindow alloc] initWithFrame:[[UIScreen mainScreen] bounds]] autorelease];
    if (UI_USER_INTERFACE_IDIOM() == UIUserInterfaceIdiomPad) {
       UIStoryboard *storyboard = [UIStoryboard storyboardWithName:@"IPAD_Storyboard" bundle:nil];
       rvc = [storyboard instantiateViewControllerWithIdentifier:@"identifierForController"];
    }
    else {
       UIStoryboard *storyboard = [UIStoryboard storyboardWithName:@"Storyboard" bundle:nil];
       rvc = [storyboard instantiateViewControllerWithIdentifier:@"identifierForController"];
    }


    [self.window addSubview:rvc.view];
    self.window.backgroundColor = [UIColor whiteColor];
    [self.window makeKeyAndVisible];

    return YES;
}

Answer 2

Dont forget to add following things in project's info.plist file (Main Storyboard file base name/ Main Storyboard file base name (iPad))

Hope this helps.