IOS - Simulator build issue

[krismanning]

Hi folks,

I signed up for IOS and am kicking the tires on it.

A few questions or issues, not sure which right now:-

1. How do you set the app name and icon that displays on the home screen. Right now its the NativePHP logo and says NativePHP even though thats not the name of my laravel application?
2. When I build an app that has a fixed top header and footer, thsi works fine in the browser but when I run it in the IOS simulator it overflows the screen at the bottom, and you have to scroll down to see the foooter.
3. Dialog and alert both work but the simulator then throws a debug error the moment you close them.
4. When using the IOS functions and testing in the browser it throws errors. I totally get why, but how can you tell the code not to run the Apple specific functions if not running on a device or simulator?

Early days for NativePHP clearly but loving where it is going.

K

[PeteBishwhip]

How do you set the app name and icon that displays on the home screen. Right now its the NativePHP logo and says NativePHP even though thats not the name of my laravel application?

In Xcode. Under "Identity":

When I build an app that has a fixed top header and footer, thsi works fine in the browser but when I run it in the IOS simulator it overflows the screen at the bottom, and you have to scroll down to see the foooter.

Most things will work as normal however, you may need to make some changes to accommodate the mobile screen. You can check out https://github.com/NativeCLI/starter-desktop-flux for an example layout.

Dialog and alert both work but the simulator then throws a debug error the moment you close them.

It'd be great if you could report that in the Support channel on Discord for Simon to review.

When using the IOS functions and testing in the browser it throws errors. I totally get why, but how can you tell the code not to run the Apple specific functions if not running on a device or simulator?

You can always validate if a function exists. For example:

if (function_exists('nativephp_camera')) {
    // Run the Camera method.
}

Hope this helps!

[krismanning]

Thanks Pete, really useful.

K