Ios App Icon Guidelines

If your watchos app has an iphone companion app you must also supply a version of your app icon to display on the iphone home screen.

Ios app icon guidelines. Ios icon sizes range from 22 22 pixels all the way up to 1024 1024 pixels. Since 22 22 is the smallest size the icon will be viewed at it s ideal to design the icon at this size first so you can ensure the design will be clear and identifiable at its smallest size. You must provide an app icon to display on the apple watch home screen and in various other contexts.

Every app should provide a small icon that ios can display when the app name matches a term in a spotlight search. A watchos app icon is circular and displays no accompanying text. Additionally apps with settings should provide a small icon to display in the built in settings app and apps that support notifications should provide a small icon to display in notifications.

Provide alternative text labels for icons. Spotlight and settings icons. Both icons should clearly identify your app ideally they should match your app icon.

Ios provides lots of small icons representing common tasks and types of content for use in navigation bars tab bars toolbars and home screen quick actions. Make sure to design the icon with squared corners.