Daily Tip: How to extract Apple's default iPhone and iPad icons in Xcode
12/07/2011 |
Wondering how to get your hands on the PNG files Apple uses for iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad interface icons? If you’re a developer running Xcode and for some reason you can’t use the default controls but want your custom controls to look just like them, you’re in luck, UIKit-Artwork Extractor by 0xced will get you everything from the action button to the trash can, Emoji to the glossy effect.
UIKit Artwork Extractor extracts all the artwork and emoji symbols contained in...
Daily tip: How to for developers installing a beta version of iOS via XCode or iTunes beta [Mac only]
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