iPhone X / 8 / 8 Plus CSS media queries

Question

What are the CSS media queries corresponding to Apple's new devices ? I need to set the body's background-color to change the X's safe area background color.

Answer 1

iPhone X

@media only screen 
    and (device-width : 375px) 
    and (device-height : 812px) 
    and (-webkit-device-pixel-ratio : 3) { }

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iPhone 8

@media only screen 
    and (device-width : 375px) 
    and (device-height : 667px) 
    and (-webkit-device-pixel-ratio : 2) { }

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iPhone 8 Plus

@media only screen 
    and (device-width : 414px) 
    and (device-height : 736px) 
    and (-webkit-device-pixel-ratio : 3) { }

iPhone 6+/6s+/7+/8+ share the same sizes, while the iPhone 7/8 also do.

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Looking for a specific orientation ?

Portrait

Add the following rule:

    and (orientation : portrait) 

Landscape

Add the following rule:

    and (orientation : landscape) 

References:

• https://webkit.org/blog/7929/designing-websites-for-iphone-x/
• https://developer.apple.com/ios/human-interface-guidelines/visual-design/adaptivity-and-layout/
• https://developer.apple.com/ios/human-interface-guidelines/overview/iphone-x/
• https://mydevice.io/devices/
• http://viewportsizes.com/mine/

Answer 2

Here are some of the following media queries for iphones. Here is the ref link https://www.paintcodeapp.com/news/ultimate-guide-to-iphone-resolutions

    /* iphone 3 */
    @media only screen and (min-device-width: 320px) and (max-device-height: 480px) and (-webkit-device-pixel-ratio: 1) { }

    /* iphone 4 */
    @media only screen and (min-device-width: 320px) and (max-device-height: 480px) and (-webkit-device-pixel-ratio: 2) { }

    /* iphone 5 */
    @media only screen and (min-device-width: 320px) and (max-device-height: 568px) and (-webkit-device-pixel-ratio: 2) { }

    /* iphone 6, 6s, 7, 8 */
    @media only screen and (min-device-width: 375px) and (max-device-height: 667px) and (-webkit-device-pixel-ratio: 2) { }

    /* iphone 6+, 6s+, 7+, 8+ */
    @media only screen and (min-device-width: 414px) and (max-device-height: 736px) and (-webkit-device-pixel-ratio: 3) { }

    /* iphone X */
    @media only screen and (min-device-width: 375px) and (max-device-height: 812px) and (-webkit-device-pixel-ratio: 3) { }

    /* iphone XR */
    @media only screen and (min-device-width : 414px) and (max-device-height : 896px) and (-webkit-device-pixel-ratio : 2) { }

   /* iphone XS */
    @media only screen and (min-device-width : 375px) and (max-device-height : 812px) and (-webkit-device-pixel-ratio : 3) { }

   /* iphone XS Max */
    @media only screen and (min-device-width : 414px) and (max-device-height : 896px) and (-webkit-device-pixel-ratio : 3) { }

Answer 3

I noticed that the answers here are using: device-width, device-height, min-device-width, min-device-height, max-device-width, max-device-height.

Please refrain from using them since they are deprecated. see MDN for reference. Instead use the regular min-width, max-width and so on. For extra assurance, you can set the min and max to the same px amount. For example:

iPhone X

@media only screen 
    and (width : 375px) 
    and (height : 635px)
    and (orientation : portrait)  
    and (-webkit-device-pixel-ratio : 3) { }

You may also notice that I am using 635px for height. Try it yourself the window height is actually 635px. run iOS simulator for iPhone X and in Safari Web inspector do window.innerHeight. Here are a few useful links on this subject:

• https://medium.com/@hacknicity/how-ios-apps-adapt-to-the-iphone-x-screen-size-a00bd109bbb9
• https://developer.apple.com/design/human-interface-guidelines/ios/visual-design/adaptivity-and-layout/
• https://ivomynttinen.com/blog/ios-design-guidelines
• https://www.paintcodeapp.com/news/ultimate-guide-to-iphone-resolutions

Answer 4

It seems that the most accurate (and seamless) method of adding the padding for iPhone X/8 using env()...

padding: env(safe-area-inset-top) env(safe-area-inset-right) env(safe-area-inset-bottom) env(safe-area-inset-left);

Here's a link describing this:

https://css-tricks.com/the-notch-and-css/