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+1  Q: 

What is different when developing for the iPad versus the iPhone?

Hi, friends.

What are the basic differences between the iPhone and iPad platforms that developers should be aware of? I am a junior developer at an iPhone development company, and I am still new to this.

And also how does developing for iPhone/iPad differ from other platforms?

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Full details of the differences between iPad and iPhone can be found in the iPad Programming Guide and iPad Human Interface Guidelines.

iPad programming is basically the same as iPhone programming. The iPad has a larger screen, a few new UI features, and differing performance characteristics.

Kristopher Johnson  2010-04-20 11:18:45
See also the new iPad Human Interface Guidelines: http://developer.apple.com/iphone/library/documentation/General/Conceptual/iPadHIG/Introduction/Introduction.html and the iPhone OS 3.1 to iPhone OS 3.2 API Differences: http://developer.apple.com/iphone/library/releasenotes/General/iPhone32APIDiffs/
Brad Larson  2010-04-20 12:37:54

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