How to get the screen width and height in iOS?

Question

How can one get the dimensions of the screen in iOS?

Currently, I use:

lCurrentWidth = self.view.frame.size.width;
lCurrentHeight = self.view.frame.size.height;

in viewWillAppear: and willAnimateRotationToInterfaceOrientation:duration:

The first time I get the entire screen size. The second time i get the screen minus the nav bar.

Answer 1

If you want screen width/height regardless of device orientation (good for sizing portrait only view controllers being launched from landscape orientations):

CGFloat screenWidthInPoints = [UIScreen mainScreen].nativeBounds.size.width/[UIScreen mainScreen].nativeScale;
CGFloat screenHeightInPoints = [UIScreen mainScreen].nativeBounds.size.height/[UIScreen mainScreen].nativeScale;

[UIScreen mainScreen].nativeBounds <-- From the docs --> The bounding rectangle of the physical screen, measured in pixels. This rectangle is based on the device in a portrait-up orientation. This value does not change as the device rotates.

Answer 2

NSLog(@"%.0f", [[UIScreen mainScreen] bounds].size.width);
NSLog(@"%.0f", [[UIScreen mainScreen] bounds].size.height);

Answer 3

swift 3.0

for width

UIScreen.main.bounds.size.width

for height

UIScreen.main.bounds.size.height

Answer 4

We have to consider the orientation of device too:

CGFloat screenHeight;
// it is important to do this after presentModalViewController:animated:
if ([[UIApplication sharedApplication] statusBarOrientation] == UIDeviceOrientationPortrait || [[UIApplication sharedApplication] statusBarOrientation] == UIDeviceOrientationPortraitUpsideDown){
    screenHeight = [UIScreen mainScreen].applicationFrame.size.height;
}
else{
    screenHeight = [UIScreen mainScreen].applicationFrame.size.width;
}

Answer 5

Here is a Swift way to get screen sizes:

print(screenWidth)
print(screenHeight)

var screenWidth: CGFloat {
    if UIInterfaceOrientationIsPortrait(screenOrientation) {
        return UIScreen.mainScreen().bounds.size.width
    } else {
        return UIScreen.mainScreen().bounds.size.height
    }
}

var screenHeight: CGFloat {
    if UIInterfaceOrientationIsPortrait(screenOrientation) {
        return UIScreen.mainScreen().bounds.size.height
    } else {
        return UIScreen.mainScreen().bounds.size.width
    }
}

var screenOrientation: UIInterfaceOrientation {
    return UIApplication.sharedApplication().statusBarOrientation
}

These are included as a standard function in:

https://github.com/goktugyil/EZSwiftExtensions

Answer 6

I have used these convenience methods before:

- (CGRect)getScreenFrameForCurrentOrientation {
    return [self getScreenFrameForOrientation:[UIApplication sharedApplication].statusBarOrientation];
}

- (CGRect)getScreenFrameForOrientation:(UIInterfaceOrientation)orientation {

    CGRect fullScreenRect = [[UIScreen mainScreen] bounds];

    // implicitly in Portrait orientation.
    if (UIInterfaceOrientationIsLandscape(orientation)) {
      CGRect temp = CGRectZero;
      temp.size.width = fullScreenRect.size.height;
      temp.size.height = fullScreenRect.size.width;
      fullScreenRect = temp;
    }

    if (![[UIApplication sharedApplication] statusBarHidden]) {
      CGFloat statusBarHeight = 20; // Needs a better solution, FYI statusBarFrame reports wrong in some cases..
      fullScreenRect.size.height -= statusBarHeight;
    }

    return fullScreenRect;
}