Published by Geoff Hackworth on 2022-11-20
What is Adaptivity (B)?
Adaptivity is a tool for developers and designers 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. The app has a free version with reduced features and a full version with many more features. Adaptivity (A) is a universal purchase and includes a Mac Catalyst version of the app.
1. 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.
2. • Double and triple column style Split View Controllers (requires iOS/iPadOS 14 or later).
3. • Explore System Images (requires iOS/iPadOS 13 or later).
4. • Visualize sizes for full view, layout margins, readable content guide and safe area layout guide.
5. • Explore System Materials (requires iOS/iPadOS 13 or later).
6. • Home Screen Quick Actions (requires iOS/iPadOS 13 or later).
7. • Dark appearance support (requires iOS/iPadOS 13 or later).
8. • iOS 14 style Widgets to show random System Images.
9. • iOS 16 lock screen Widgets to show random System Images.
10. • iOS 14 style Widgets to show Dynamic Type text styles.
11. On earlier iOS versions, Adaptivity (A) and (B) must be downloaded to run Adaptivity twice using iPad multitasking.
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Or follow the guide below to use on PC:
Select Windows version:
Install Adaptivity (B) app on your Windows in 4 steps below:
Download a Compatible APK for PC
| Download | Developer | Rating | Current version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Get APK for PC → | Geoff Hackworth | 4.60 | 9.3 |
Get Adaptivity (B) on Apple macOS
| Download | Developer | Reviews | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Get Free on Mac | Geoff Hackworth | 10 | 4.60 |
Download on Android: Download Android
The main features of Adaptivity include visualizing sizes for full view, layout margins, readable content guide, and safe area layout guide. Sizes can be displayed in points or pixels, and there are options for regular or large navigation bar titles, toggling status bar and navigation bar/toolbar/tab bar visibility, and an Activity View Controller for sharing a snapshot image of each view. The app also supports iPad multitasking, dark appearance, and a setting to force right-to-left layout. Handoff actions from Adaptivity (B) on one device to Adaptivity (A) on another are also possible.
Other views in the app include Popover, Form/Page Sheet, Full Screen, and Automatic modal presentations, as well as a Tab Bar Controller, Class style Split View Controller, and Dynamic Type styles for the current Content Size Category.
The full version of the app, Adaptivity (A), includes many more features such as Table View Controller, Double and triple column style Split View Controllers, Keyboard Dodging and Custom Keyboard, Safe Area Layout Guide, Explore Pointer Interactions, Explore System Colors, Explore System Fonts, Explore System Images, Explore System Materials, Keyboard shortcuts, Keyboard navigation, Home Screen Quick Actions, Siri shortcut with custom response UI, Handoff support, External display support, 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, and iMessage App.
Note: Adaptivity (A) supports multiple windows on iPadOS 13 or later. On earlier iOS versions, Adaptivity (A) and (B) must be downloaded to run Adaptivity twice using iPad multitasking. Adaptivity (C) has the same reduced features as Adaptivity (B) but only supports iPhone.
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