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Adaptivity (A) Screenshots

iPhone

About Adaptivity (A)

Adaptivity is an invaluable tool for developers and designers. Use it to visualize how Size Classes and margins for layout, readable content and the safe area look on real devices and how they change with respect to orientation, iPad multitasking and Dynamic Type size changes. A comprehensive System Images browser shows the different SF Symbols data sets across iOS versions with availability, localization and name change information. There are also views for visualizing Dynamic Type styles, System Colors, System Fonts and System Materials.

TESTIMONIALS
• “Adaptivity is not just highly recommended – it’s essential” — Paul Hudson, Hacking With Swift article “8 essential apps for iOS developers”, 30th March 2020.
• “It's a very, very good tool as a reference for both developers and designers” — Gui Rambo, Stacktrace podcast episode #77, 1st April 2020.
• “I'm not trying to spend your money, but to me this is a no-brainer” — Sean Allen YouTube video “Indie Dev Apps”, 12th April 2020.

MAIN FEATURES
• Visualize sizes for full view, layout margins, readable content guide and safe area layout guide.
• Sizes displayed in points or pixels.
• Regular or large navigation bar titles.
• Toggle status bar and navigation bar/toolbar/tab bar visibility.
• Activity View Controller support for sharing a snapshot image of each view.
• iPad multitasking and multiple window support (see note).
• Dark appearance support (requires iOS/iPadOS 13 or later).
• Setting to force right-to-left layout.
• Keyboard shortcuts.
• Keyboard navigation (requires iPadOS 15 or later).
• Handoff actions from Adaptivity (A), (B) or (C) on one device to Adaptivity (A) on another.
• External display support.

OTHER VIEWS
• Popover, Form/Page Sheet, Full Screen and Automatic modal presentations.
• Customise Sheet Presentations on iOS/iPadOS 15 or later.
• Tab Bar Controller.
• Table View Controller.
• Classic style Split View Controller.
• Double and triple column style Split View Controllers (requires iOS/iPadOS 14 or later).
• Keyboard Dodging and Custom Keyboard.
• Dynamic Type styles for the current Content Size Category.
• Explore Pointer Interactions (requires iPadOS 13.4 or later and a trackpad or mouse).
• Explore System Colors.
• Explore System Fonts.
• Explore System Images (requires iOS/iPadOS 13 or later). Choose which SF Symbols data set to view, configure rendering modes and much more.
• Explore System Materials (requires iOS/iPadOS 13 or later).

EXTENSION TARGETS
• Siri shortcut with custom response UI (requires iOS 12 or later).
• Pre- and post-iOS 14 style Widgets to show layout.
• iOS 14 style Widgets to show random System Images.
• iOS 14 style Widgets to show Dynamic Type text styles.
• iOS 16 lock screen Widgets to show layout.
• iOS 16 lock screen Widgets to show random System Images.
• Notification Content Extension.
• Watch App (requires watchOS 4 or later).
• iMessage App.

Note: Adaptivity (A) supports multiple windows on iPadOS 13 or later. On earlier iOS versions, Adaptivity (B) must also be downloaded to run Adaptivity twice using Split View or Slide Over iPad multitasking.

Adaptivity (A) is a universal purchase and includes a Mac Catalyst version of the app. Buying one allows the other to be downloaded at no extra cost using the same Apple ID.

Adaptivity (C) has the same reduced features as Adaptivity (B) but only supports iPhone. Use it to visualize how an iPhone‑only app appears on iPad.

For more information see https://hacknicity.com/adaptivity

What's New in the Latest Version 9.5

Last updated on Feb 20, 2023

Old Versions

SYSTEM IMAGES
• Updated data for those living in the future.

If you find Adaptivity (A) useful, please rate or review it in the App Store, or recommend it other developers and designers. The app was first released in 2015 and I have never charged for a new version. Any additional contributions to the Tip Jar, big or small, are very welcome and will help keep it that way. This makes a huge difference to me and the future of the app.

Thanks in advance,
Geoff.

Version History

9.5

Feb 20, 2023

9.4

Feb 3, 2023

SYSTEM IMAGES
• Context menu title now includes the categories in which the symbol can be found (if any).
• Added Uncategorized smart collection containing all symbols that are not included in any category.
• The "All", "What's New", "Multicolor", "Hierarchical / Palette" and "Variable" categories are ignored for these purposes.

If you find Adaptivity (A) useful, please rate or review it in the App Store, or recommend it other developers and designers. The app was first released in 2015 and I have never charged for a new version. Any additional contributions to the Tip Jar, big or small, are very welcome and will help keep it that way. This makes a huge difference to me and the future of the app.

Thanks in advance,
Geoff.

9.3

Nov 18, 2022

• Settings screen and other Configuration screens have a Reset button to restore default settings.
• Added External Display setting. Disabling this allows Stage Manager to be used on an external display when running the app on the device display.

If you find Adaptivity (A) useful, please rate or review it in the App Store, or recommend it other developers and designers. The app was first released in 2015 and I have never charged for a new version. Any additional contributions to the Tip Jar, big or small, are very welcome and will help keep it that way. This makes a huge difference to me and the future of the app.

Thanks in advance,
Geoff.

9.2.1

Oct 26, 2022

SYSTEM COLORS
• The SwiftUI name is now shown and can be copied to the clipboard.

SYSTEM IMAGES
• Includes the latest iOS/iPadOS 16.1 data set.

If you find Adaptivity (A) useful, please rate or review it in the App Store, or recommend it other developers and designers. The app was first released in 2015 and I have never charged for a new version. Any additional contributions to the Tip Jar, big or small, are very welcome and will help keep it that way. This makes a huge difference to me and the future of the app.

Thanks in advance,
Geoff.

9.2

Oct 20, 2022

9.1.1

Oct 1, 2022

9.1

Sep 29, 2022

9.0

Sep 10, 2022

MAIN WINDOW
• Context Menu demonstrates an action which does not dismiss the menu and small/medium element sizes on iOS 16.

MORE ACTIONS
• Customise the sheet presentation controller with fixed and proportional height detents on iOS 16.

SYSTEM IMAGES
• Added support for automatic render mode and variable color on iOS 16.

SYSTEM FONTS AND DYNAMIC TYPE
• View the five system font widths (standard, condensed, compressed, expanded and extra expanded) on iOS 16.

IOS 16 LOCK SCREEN WIDGETS
• Layout.
• Random System Image from the most recent data set supported by your device.

TIP JAR
• Adaptivity was first released in 2015 and I have never charged for a new version. Any additional contributions, big or small, are very welcome and will help keep it that way.

If you find Adaptivity (A) useful, please rate or review it in the App Store, or recommend it other developers and designers. This makes a huge difference to me and the future of the app.

Thanks in advance,
Geoff.

8.12

Jul 29, 2022

SYSTEM IMAGES
• The minimum iOS version for availability annotations is now configurable.
• Updated data for those living in the future.

If you find Adaptivity (A) useful, please rate or review it in the App Store, or recommend it other developers and designers. This makes a huge difference to me and the future of the app.

Thanks in advance,
Geoff.

8.11

Jul 11, 2022

8.10

Jun 27, 2022

8.9

Jun 10, 2022

SYSTEM IMAGES
• Showing Restricted annotation is now configurable.
• Updated data for those living in the future.

If you find Adaptivity (A) useful, please rate or review it in the App Store, or recommend it other developers and designers. This makes a huge difference to me and the future of the app.

Thanks in advance,
Geoff.

8.8

May 31, 2022

SYSTEM IMAGES
• Added Tiles display mode to show more images at once.
• Unrestricted smart collection containing all symbols that are not restricted.
• Context menu always includes availability and localization information, even if their annotations are disabled.
• Keyboard shortcut and context menu action to copy the unicode character for an image.
• Keyboard shortcut and context menu action to copy the unicode characters for all images in a category.

If you find Adaptivity (A) useful, please rate or review it in the App Store, or recommend it other developers and designers. This makes a huge difference to me and the future of the app.

Thanks in advance,
Geoff.

8.7

Feb 24, 2022

SYSTEM IMAGES
• Updated iOS System Images data for those living in the future.
• Updated SF Feathers images for divide-circle and divide-square.

If you find Adaptivity (A) useful, please rate or review it in the App Store, or recommend it other developers and designers. This makes a huge difference to me and the future of the app.

Thanks in advance,
Geoff.

8.6

Jan 29, 2022

SYSTEM IMAGES
• Updated System Images data for those living in the future.

If you find Adaptivity (A) useful, please rate or review it in the App Store, or recommend it other developers and designers. This makes a huge difference to me and the future of the app.

Thanks in advance,
Geoff.

8.5

Dec 29, 2021

SYSTEM IMAGES
• Added new SF Feathers data set.
• Added download button when viewing Icons8 or SF Feathers data sets.

If you find Adaptivity (A) useful, please rate or review it in the App Store, or recommend it other developers and designers. This makes a huge difference to me and the future of the app.

Thanks in advance,
Geoff.

8.4

Dec 9, 2021

SYSTEM IMAGES
• Create your own collections of symbols.
• Added new iOS 15.2 data set to show symbols added in iOS/iPadOS 15.2.

If you find Adaptivity (A) useful, please rate or review it in the App Store, or recommend it other developers and designers. This makes a huge difference to me and the future of the app.

Thanks in advance,
Geoff.

8.3

Nov 15, 2021

SYSTEM IMAGES
• Minor updates to the iOS 15.1 data set for consistency with Apple's SF Symbols Mac app.

If you find Adaptivity (A) useful, please rate or review it in the App Store, or recommend it other developers and designers. This makes a huge difference to me and the future of the app.

Thanks in advance,
Geoff.

8.2

Oct 29, 2021

SYSTEM IMAGES
• Added new iOS 15.1 data set to show symbols added or renamed in iOS/iPadOS 15.1.

If you find Adaptivity (A) useful, please rate or review it in the App Store, or recommend it other developers and designers. This makes a huge difference to me and the future of the app.

Thanks in advance,
Geoff.

8.1.1

Oct 16, 2021

MORE ACTIONS
• The initial selectedDetentIdentifier can now be configured for custom sheet presentations.

SYSTEM IMAGES
• Minor updates to the iOS 15.0 data set to match Apple's SF Symbols app v3.0 (build 60).

WIDGETS
• Added 'Units' configuration to Layout widget: app, points, pixels.
• Added 'Appearance' configuration to Layout, System Images and Dynamic Type widgets: system, light, dark.
• Fixed sporadic app icon rendering issue in System Images and Dynamic Type widgets.

If you find Adaptivity (A) useful, please rate or review it in the App Store, or recommend it other developers and designers. This makes a huge difference to me and the future of the app.

Thanks in advance,
Geoff.

8.1

Oct 5, 2021

8.0

Sep 21, 2021

MAIN WINDOW
• Context Menu demonstrates an action with a subtitle on iOS/iPadOS 15.

MORE ACTIONS
• Customize the sheet presentation controller for form sheet, page sheet and automatic modal presentations on iOS/iPadOS 15.
• Long press an option on iPadOS 15 to show context menu with actions for opening a new standard or prominent window.
• Use an outward pinch gesture on iPadOS 15 to open a new prominent window.

TABLE VIEW CONTROLLER
• The sectionHeaderTopPadding property can now be configured on iOS/iPadOS 15.
• Added 'Very Long' choice for textLabel and detailTextLabel text configuration.

POINTER INTERACTION
• Added 'System' choice for the pointer style on iPadOS 15.
• Pointer accessories can be configured when using the 'System' style.

SYSTEM COLORS
• Added systemBrown to the System Colors screen on iOS/iPadOS 13 or later.
• Added systemCyan and systemMint to the System Colors screen on iOS/iPadOS 15.
• Re-ordered some System Colors to improve appearance.

SYSTEM IMAGES
• Added new iOS 15.0 data set to show symbols added or renamed in iOS/iPadOS 15.0.
• Added new Icons8 data set to show their free social media icons.
• Added support for hierarchical and palette render modes on iOS/iPadOS 15.
• Customize image color(s) for each render mode on iOS/iPadOS 15.
• Added annotation indicating when a symbol is a favorite.
• Added annotation indicating when a symbol has language localizations.
• Added swipe action, context menu action and keyboard shortcut to show variants of images with right-to-left and/or language localizations.
• Added a leading swipe action and context menu to the Favorites collection to remove all images.
• When viewing the Favorites collection, a new button in the top left removes all images.
• When viewing the weights/scales for an image, new buttons in the top left allow toggling favorite status or showing localized variants.

LOCAL NOTIFICATION
• Configure the notification interruption level: passive, active or time sensitive.

MISCELLANEOUS
• On iPadOS 15, the add window button in the top left of many views shows a menu with options for opening standard or prominent windows.
• Keyboard shortcuts.
• Keyboard navigation on iPadOS 15.
• Home Screen Quick Actions to open Dynamic Type, System Colors or System Images views on iOS/iPadOS 13 or later.

WIDGETS
• Fractional point sizes on iPadOS 15 are shown correctly in the Layout widget.
• Added support for iPadOS 15 extra large size to Layout, System Images and Dynamic Type widgets.

If you find Adaptivity (A) useful, please rate or review it in the App Store, or recommend it other developers and designers. This makes a huge difference to me and the future of the app.

Thanks in advance,
Geoff.

7.9.4

Aug 12, 2021

• Updated System Images data for those living in the future.

If you find Adaptivity (A) useful, please rate or review it in the App Store, or recommend it other developers and designers. This makes a huge difference to me and the future of the app.

Thanks in advance,
Geoff.

7.9.3

Jul 29, 2021

7.9.2

Jul 20, 2021

• Fixed crash on iPadOS from the future when using a trackpad/mouse and hovering over the tab bar.

If you find Adaptivity (A) useful, please rate or review it in the App Store, or recommend it other developers and designers. This makes a huge difference to me and the future of the app.

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