title: iOS Human Interface Guidelines: Picker Control on iPad without Popover
body: <p>I am planning to use a couple of picker controls and segmented controls (as a kind of <strong>control panel</strong>) embedded in a container view controller to control the contents of a second child view controller. However, according to <a href="https://developer.apple.com/library/ios/#documentation/UserExperience/Conceptual/MobileHIG/UIElementGuidelines/UIElementGuidelines.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/TP40006556-CH13-SW23" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Apple iOS Human Interface Guidelines</a>, on an iPad a picker may not be presented in the main screen and must be presented in a popover: </p>
  
  <blockquote>
    <p>On iPad, present a picker only within a popover. A picker is not
    suitable for the main screen.</p>
  </blockquote>
  
  <p>How strict is this rule? </p>
  
  <p>Would it be ok in my case to have the picker on the main screen in order to provide the required interactivity?</p>
  
  <p><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/gaR1V.png" alt="enter image description here"></p>