Cordova and iOS Split Screen

[James Henderson]

I am trying to get the iOS Split Screen feature working - I realise it is only certain devices (eg iPad Air 2 etc).

In xCode (in the General Tab), using a clean/default Cordova project, it has "CDVLaunchScreen" in the dropdown for "App Icons and Launch Images".

I have added the cordova plugin: cordova-plugin-splashscreen and added these in iOS section of config.xml (and they load are working):

<splash src="res/screen/ios/Default@2x~universal~anyany.png" />

<splash src="res/screen/ios/Default@2x~universal~comany.png" />

But all I get is the iOS search panel, but I want the option to open an email App, or Messages etc.

Any help greatly appreciated

[Kerri Shotts]

Hi James,

Make sure that:

• you are using cordo...@4.3.1
• your app supports all orientations (and I mean all, including upside-down portrait)
• you have not opted out of split multitasking (UIRequiresFullScreen should be NO [false] if present in your info plist)

Apple's own docs might be of use: https://developer.apple.com/library/content/documentation/WindowsViews/Conceptual/AdoptingMultitaskingOniPad/QuickStartForSlideOverAndSplitView.html

[James Henderson]

Thanks Kerri,

Really helpful advice! I have since done some successful testing, but there is still a minor Cordova problem. If you create a new Cordova project (latest CLI etc), then open it up in xCode, sign it, check the iPad has all 4 orientations, turn off 'Requires Full Screen' tick box, and specify CDVLaunchScreen.storyboard in the “App Icons and Launch Images” Launch Screen File, and then run it from xCode - it works fine, but when I run it from Cordova CLI, the *-Info.plist gets written over and the App stops appearing in the side area. Hope this is helpful?

Best regards,

James

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[Kerri Shotts]

Don't make any changes in Xcode, instead:

• Use build.json for signing
• Specify "all" for your Orientation preference (that should allow all four, IIRC)
• Change requires full screen via edit-config (I think the following should work):

<edit-config target="*-Info.plist" parent="UIRequiresFullScreen" mode="overwrite">
    <false/>
</edit-config>

I've been meaning to build a simple plugin that takes care of the latter two points automatically, but haven't had the time yet.

Hope that helps.

[Kerri Shotts]

Turns out there is a plugin already for setting the latter two options! See https://github.com/rafelbev/cordova-plugin-ipad-multitasking

[Ralpharoo]

Hey Kerri,

Just realized that plugin does not do what you think it does. It seems to be setting UIRequiresFullScreen to YES which opts out of multitasking.

Cheers,

Ralph