App Store and Google Play Screenshot Requirements

App Store: match the iPhone or iPad display slot

Apple’s screenshot specifications allow one to ten screenshots in JPEG, JPG or PNG format. The images cannot contain an alpha channel or transparency. For an iPhone app, 1290 × 2796 pixels is one accepted portrait size for the 6.9-inch display slot. If you do not provide 6.9-inch screenshots, the 6.5-inch slot is required for an app that runs on iPhone; its accepted portrait sizes include 1284 × 2778 and 1242 × 2688 pixels. Choose an accepted size for the slot you intend to fill rather than exporting an approximately matching canvas.

If the iOS app also runs on iPad, add screenshots for the 13-inch iPad display. Accepted portrait sizes include 2064 × 2752 and 2048 × 2732 pixels. An iPhone export does not replace that required iPad set. When the interface is the same across device sizes and localizations, App Store Connect can scale the highest-resolution screenshots down for smaller sizes; Media Manager lets you supply size-specific images instead.

Google Play: check the bounds, then the device section

Google Play requires at least two screenshots across device types to publish a store listing and allows up to eight for each supported device type. Phone screenshots can be JPEG or 24-bit PNG without alpha. Each dimension must be between 320 and 3840 pixels, and the longest dimension cannot exceed twice the shortest. For a phone-only launch, two qualifying images in the phone section meet the screenshot-count minimum; other listing assets still need their own checks.

Do not confuse that publication minimum with eligibility for certain recommendation formats that use screenshots. For apps, Google specifies at least four screenshots at a minimum 1080-pixel resolution, with 9:16 portrait or 16:9 landscape proportions. A 1080 × 1920 portrait export fits those proportions, but a set of only three would not meet the four-image condition.

If you also support Android tablets, plan a separate tablet-section set rather than placing phone images everywhere. Google’s large-screen guidance says you can add a minimum of four screenshots for tablets and Chromebooks, with images between 1080 and 7680 pixels and 16:9 landscape or 9:16 portrait proportions. For a practical tablet export, choose four 1920 × 1080 landscape JPEGs or 24-bit PNGs without alpha: that size also fits Google’s general screenshot bounds. Treat four as large-screen guidance for this inventory, not a new publication minimum. If you support Chromebooks too, check their separate device section.

A worked inventory for a two-store launch

Suppose a fictional English-language app launches on iPhone and Android phones, with no tablet support initially. Its team chooses three images for each phone listing. The fields below are an illustrative export plan, not a claim that every app needs three images. Apple lists the chosen iPhone size as accepted, while Google’s screenshot rules accommodate the chosen Android size. Keep the outputs in separate folders so the destination of each file is unambiguous. The conditional rows show what this team would add if it later supports tablets.

Before upload, separate screenshots from listing assets

Inspect the exported files, not just the design canvas. Confirm each file’s pixel dimensions, format and absence of transparency, then check that its intended device section matches the inventory. For example, the hypothetical 1290 × 2796 iPhone PNG is too tall relative to its width for Google Play’s rule that the longest screenshot dimension be no more than twice the shortest. Reusing the filename or changing the extension would not fix its dimensions.

Keep a separate Google Play asset line for the feature graphic: Google requires a 1024 × 500-pixel JPEG or 24-bit PNG without alpha to publish the listing. Track the app icon separately too; neither an icon nor a feature graphic is one of the phone screenshots in your inventory. Likewise, an App Store app preview is a separate, optional video asset—not an additional screenshot.

If you use Minimalist Screens while preparing your designs, apply this check to the actual files you plan to upload: record their dimensions and destination rather than assuming a kit name establishes store compliance. Once the inventory is settled, choose the screens and their order as a separate creative decision.