On a non-retina 1920×1080 Mac display: The iPhone (legacy non-retina) simulator has a a full bezel complete with home button and “ear piece”. The iPhone (Retina 3.5″) screen has a home button and a slight bezel, but no “ear piece”. The iPhone (Retina 4″) simulator does not have a home button or a bezel. You … Read more
Recently in QCon, Gerard Meszaros said that we should run automation tests only on simulators to improve efficiency. This was odd advice, if that is really what Mr. Meszaros said. Running tests on the emulator is fine, but “only” is an excessive recommendation. There is no harm in running automated tests on devices, and you … Read more
Because of the extremely high pixel density of a retina display, creating a video with pixel-perfect retina graphics will require you to have a really big monitor. The is because monitors have far less pixel density than an retina display. The best way to accomplish your video is to use the non-retina simulator. If you … Read more