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Guidelines for Splash Screen

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Guidelines for Splash Screen

When the system launches an app, it temporarily displays a static launch image on the screen. Your app should provide this image, with the image contents usually containing a pre-rendered version of your app’s default user interface.

  • The purpose of splash screen is to give the user immediate indication that the app is being launched. It also gives your application, time to initialize itself and prepare its initial set of views for display. When your app is ready to run, the system removes the image and displays your application’s home screen.
  • Splash screen should occupy the complete device screen. No Black or white Borders should be present at the top/bottom/sides of the splash screen.
  • No Header Box should be present at the Splash Screen unless specified otherwise.
  • Should be docked (Splash Screen should not move when application is in loading state).
  • Should be consistent with the requirements in terms of Application Name Logo, Version Number and a Trade Mark Symbol.
  • A video can be configured as a splash screen, which will be played while the application is getting initialized.

Guidelines for Configuring Splash Screen for iOS Applications

Image Device Resolution Image Name
Splash Screen image (required) iPhone 3 (Portrait) 320 x 480 pixels Default_Portrait_iPhone.png
^^ iPhone 3 (Landscape) 480 x 320 pixels Default_Portrait_iPhone@2x.png
Splash Screen image (required) iPhone 4 (Portrait) 640 x 960 pixels (@2x) Default.png
^^ iPhone 4 (Landscape) 960 x 640 pixels (@2x) Default@2x.png
Splash Screen image (required) iPhone 5 (Portrait) 640 x 1136 pixels (@2x) Default_568h@2x.png
^^ iPhone 5 (Landscape) 1136 x 640 pixels (@2x) Default_568h.png
Splash Screen image (required) iPhone6(Portrait) 750 x 1334 pixels (@2x) Default_667h@2x.png
^^ iPhone6(Landscape) 1334 x 750 pixels (@2x) Default-Portrait_736h@3x.png
Splash Screen image (required) iPhone 6 plus (Portrait) 1242 x 2208 pixels (@3x) Default_667h.png
^^ iPhone 6 plus (Landscape) 2208 x 1242 pixels (@3x) Default_Landscape_736h@3x.png
Splash Screen image (required) iPad (portrait) 768 x 1004 pixels Default_Portrait.png
^^ ^^ 1536 x 2008 pixels (@2x) Default_Portrait@2x.png
Splash Screen image (required) 9.7 inch iPad Pro, iPod Air 4, iPod Mini 2 1536 x 2048  
    2048 x 1536  
Splash Screen image (required) iPad (Landscape) 1024 x 748 pixels Default_Landscape.png
^^ ^^ 2048 x 1496 pixels (@2x) Default_Landscape@2x.png

For more information see: http://developer.apple.com/library/ios/#documentation/UserExperience/Conceptual/MobileHIG/IconsImages/IconsImages.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/TP40006556-CH14-SW1.

Guidelines for Configuring Splash Screen for Android Applications

  • Use a background color around the image so the image appears stretched. (for example, if the image is white near the edges, use a white background). It looks better if there is not an obvious border around the image and it fades into a background.
  • Always include portrait and landscape versions of the images.
Display Orientation Resolution Image Name
LDPI (low) ~120dpi Portrait 200 x 320 pixels ldpi_portrait.png
^^ Landscape 320 x 200 pixels ldpi_landscape.png
MDPI (medium) ~160dpi Portrait 320 x 480 pixels mdpi_portrait.png
^^ Landscape 480 x 320 pixels mdpi_landscape.png
HDPI (high) ~240dpi Portrait 480 x 720 pixels hdpi_portrait.png
^^ Landscape 720 x 480 pixels hdpi_landscape.png
XHDPI (extra-high) ~320dpi Portrait 640 x 960 pixels xhdpi_portrait.png
^^ Landscape 960 x 640 pixels xhdpi_landscape.png
XXHDPI (extra-extra-high) ~480dpi Portrait 960 x 1440 pixels xxhdpi_portrait.png
^^ Landscape 1440 x 960 pixels xxhdpi_landscape.png
XXXHDPI (extra-extra-extra-high) ~640dpi Portrait 1280 x 1920 pixels xxxhdpi_portrait.png
^^ Landscape 1920 x 1280 pixels xxxhdpi_landscape.png

For more information see: http://developer.android.com/guide/practices/screens_support.html

Guidelines for Configuring Splash Screen for Windows Applications

For splash screen, image resolutions are provided in the following table. In Volt MX Iris, splash screen images must be placed in resources folder .

  • There is no support for Windows splash screen in landscape mode.
Image format Resolution Image Name
WVGA 480 × 800 SplashScreenImage.screen_WVGA.png
WXGA 768 × 1280 SplashScreenImage.screen_WXGA.png
720p  720 x 1280 SplashScreenImage.screen_720p.png

For more information see:
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/apps/ff769511(v=vs.105).aspx