UIPopOverController for iPhone (currently only available for iPad)

Question

Before I implement something similar for the iPhone, I'm wondering if anyone has implemented something similar of the UIPopOverController for the iPhone. This is so far only available for iPad.

Answer 1

See my implementation here: https://github.com/werner77/WEPopover

It has the same interface as the UIPopoverController but is generalized for iPhone and with support for custom background views.

Answer 2

I have provided another alternative SGPopoverController at http://github.com/KJoyner/SeaGlass. Like the WEPopover, this has a similar interface to UIPovoerController but works on the iPhone. This version handles more corner cases, works both modally and non-modally, supports passthrough views, and more.

Answer 3

Create UIPopover+iPhone.h

#import <Foundation/Foundation.h>

@interface UIPopoverController (overrides)
+ (BOOL)_popoversDisabled;
@end

Answer 4

There's a reason UIPopoverController isn't a standard UI element on the iPhone, is that screen space is rather restricted. Having a popover, that's easily readable, implies that a fair amount of the iPhone screen will be taken up by the popover. Perhaps you should rethink your UI decision.

Maybe a coverVertical modal view?

Answer 5

Found another git. Looks more updated and actively maintained. it uses QuantzCore to draw the popover, which looks as elegant as iOS's SDK native. Just for your reference: https://github.com/50pixels/FPPopover

Answer 6

Basically the best way to do this is to implement custom UIAlertView subclasses that look/behave how you want, via custom animations and being able to click behind and disappear (if you want that functionality, as UIPopoverController has it)

Edit: you can also try using a view and presenting it modally, though the animations might not be what you are looking for.