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Question: Is HanDBase for iPhone compatible with the iPad?
Product: Article Number: 368Creation Date: 04/19/2010
Answer:
Yes, HanDBase for iPhone is compatible with the Apple iPad and runs fine on the device.   We have a separate version of HanDBase for iPad specific for these devices, but it's not required if you already purchased HanDBase for iPhone.

Most any iPhone app written will run on an iPad and can be run in one of two modes:

1x - showing the iPhone application pixel for pixel as it would look on the iPhone screen.  Large black borders surround this since the iPads resolution is higher than the iPhone.

2x - scaling the iPhone screen by a factor of 2 so it better fills the larger screen on the iPad.

Each of these have their downsides- the first seems very small and out of place on the iPad since it takes no advantage of the bigger screen.  The 2x option fills the screen but for text based applications, looks blocky, blurry or jagged.  

Because of this, developers like us can create a version of HanDBase that is optimized for the big screen.  HanDBase for iPad does this and offers unique features to match the capabilities of the platform.  For example, in landscape mode, you can easily switch between databases because the Choose Database screen and the List view/View Record screens show side by side.  We also support the document sharing features offered in the iPad version of the iPhone OS among several other new features.

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