PH23368: ENABLE XCODE STORYBOARD FOR LAUNCH SCREEN ON MOBILEFIRST v7.1 HYBRID APPS

APAR status

• Closed as new function.

Error description

• Starting April 2020, Apple mandates the use of an XCode
  storyboard for the launch screen for apps submitted to the App
  Store. This storyboard should also have an adaptive UI
  supporting different models of iPad and iPhone. See more
  information on Apple's announcement post
  https://developer.apple.com/news/?id=01132020b.
  
  This APAR modifies the existing behaviour of MobileFirst v7.1
  hybrid apps that use splash screen images as the launch screen
  to be compatible with Apple's guidelines
  

Local fix

• MobileFirst v7.1 Hybrid projects have been modified to use an
  XCode storyboard instead of a splash screen for the launch
  screen
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * Developers of MobileFirst v7.1 Hybrid apps for the iOS       *
  * platform                                                     *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * Starting April 2020, Apple mandates the use of an XCode      *
  * storyboard for the launch screen for apps submitted to the   *
  * App                                                          *
  * Store. This storyboard should also have an adaptive UI       *
  * supporting different models of iPad and iPhone. See more     *
  * information on Apple's announcement post                     *
  * https://developer.apple.com/news/?id=01132020b.              *
  *                                                              *
  * This APAR modifies the existing behaviour of MobileFirst     *
  * v7.1                                                         *
  * hybrid apps that use splash screen images as the launch      *
  * screen                                                       *
  * to be compatible with Apple's guidelines                     *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  * -                                                            *
  ****************************************************************
  

Problem conclusion

• MobileFirst v7.1 hybrid apps have been modified to use an XCode
  storyboard instead of the splash screen.
  

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

• APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

• APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  MOBILE1ST PLATF

• Fixed component ID

  5725I4301

Applicable component levels