Application Icons
While running Quiz, select Hardware → Home from the simulator’s menu. You will see that Quiz’s icon is a boring, default tile. Let’s give Quiz a better icon.
An application icon is a simple image that represents the application on the iOS Home screen. Different devices require different-sized icons, some of which are shown in Table 1.1.
Table 1.1 Application icon sizes by device
| Device | Application icon sizes |
|---|---|
| iPhone 6s Plus and iPhone 6 Plus |
180x180 pixels (@3x) |
| iPhone 6s, iPhone 6, and iPhone 5 |
120x120 pixels (@2x) |
| iPad and iPad mini |
152x152 pixels (@2x) |
| iPad Pro |
167x167 pixels (@2x) |
We have prepared an icon image file (size 120x120) for the Quiz application. You can download ...
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