Kerning of app bundle display names on home screen differs in 32 and 64-bit hardware

Originator:timothyarnold
Number:rdar://15113737 Date Originated:September 30, 2013
Status:Open Resolved:
Product:iOS SDK Product Version:7.0.2
Classification:UI / Usability Reproducible:Always
 
Summary:
The kerning of app bundle display names on the home screen differs for identical software versions (7.0.2) running on 32-bit versus 64-bit hardware. This leads to the undesirable behavior of inconsistent bundle display name truncation between devices running the same software.

See this screenshot: https://twitter.com/timothyarnold/status/384760614822088704/photo/1

Steps to Reproduce:
+ Install an app on 32-bit hardware running 7.0.2, observe bundle display name kerning.
+ Install an app on 64-bit hardware running 7.0.2, observe bundle display name kerning.


Expected Results:
Kerning is the same on 32-bit and 64-bit devices.

Actual Results:
Kerning is different on 32-bit and 64-bit devices.

Version:
iOS 7.0.2

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