Localize Asset Catalogs

iphone ios ios7 xcode5

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Solution 1

I went the classic way. Just use single localized images and set up your plist correctly. The easiest way is to use one asset catalog, set everything up. Then open the application bundle and copy the correctly named files + the correct info.plist entries. (And of course remove the assets catalog afterwards) Result looks like this:

Info-plist:

info plist keys

Launch images filenames:

launch images filenames

(I needed all iPad orientations/sizes + all portrait iphone sizes + 7.0 specific sizes)

Solution 2

From Apple's documentation, you need to set the UILaunchImageFile key to a custom launch image filename.

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You then need to have localize that file.

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And make sure that your Launch Image is not set to use an asset catalog.

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Solution 3

I have the same problem in XCode 6.0 and iOS 7 and 8. Don't use Images.xcassets for splash screen. Add the following key to Info.plist:

<key>UILaunchImages~ipad</key>
<array>
    <dict>
        <key>UILaunchImageMinimumOSVersion</key>
        <string>7.0</string>
        <key>UILaunchImageName</key>
        <string>Default-Landscape</string>
        <key>UILaunchImageOrientation</key>
        <string>Landscape</string>
        <key>UILaunchImageSize</key>
        <string>{768, 1024}</string>
    </dict>
</array>

Solution 4

Asset Catalog assets and images localization is supported since Xcode 11.

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Antonio Giarrusso

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Updated on June 05, 2022

Comments

Antonio Giarrusso almost 2 years

I know it's a new feature and this may not be possible, but I would like to be able to localize an Asset Catalog in different languages, to show a localized launch image. This was possible on XCode 4 simply localizing an image, but with an iOS7 app it not works. Do you know if that is possible?
Jonny almost 10 years

Where did you get the "correct info.plist" entries? In the image catalog, there is only meta data in json format.
Jonny almost 10 years

Docs are currently here: developer.apple.com/library/ios/documentation/general/Refere‌nce/…
calimarkus over 9 years

@Jonny check the actual application bundle, that gets created after a build. There you will find the plist and the images.
Benjamin Toueg over 9 years

Not working: "Your binary is not optimized for iPhone 5 - - New iPhone apps and app updates submitted must support the 4-inch display on iPhone 5 and must include a launch image referenced in the Info.plist under UILaunchImages with a UILaunchImageSize value set to {320, 568}."