Device Profiles: Where to put them?

anonymous_user_6e8d5c04 · February 28, 2017, 12:35pm

I have a project which I want to optimize for iPad Air 2.
When turning on the MobileMSAA with a value of 4 from the console on the iPad everything runs smooth so I want it to be set permanently on the device. Here are my steps so far:

There’s no default profile in the device profiles window for it, so I try establishing one.
I copy the one from iPad Air, rename it to “iPadAir2” and add the “r.MobileMSAA” command with a value of 4 to it. I Package it, nothing changes on the iPad.
I try modifying the DeviceProfiles.ini. I find two of them in my project folder: one in ProjectName\Intermediate\Config\CoalescedSourceConfigs the second one in ProjectName\Saved\Config\Windows. Nothing changes, for some reason the one in ProjectName\Intermediate\Config\CoalescedSourceConfigs sometimes gets randomly reset.
I try to create a new DeviceProfiles.ini with the setting in it in my \Config folder: no effect.

I am completely at a loss now.
Can someone explain to me:

Why does the Device Profiles Window seem to have no effect at all?
Why are there 2 different DeviceProfiles.ini files in my project folder with different contents that also dont have any effect at all?
Where exactly is the right spot to put in the packaging settings for the iPad 2?

Any help is greatly appreciated!
Cheers, DeinMentor

anonymous_user_6e8d5c04 · February 28, 2017, 1:09pm

Ok, of course I immediately find the solution accidently after hours of not finding it and finally posting to the forums: The “save as default” button on the top right of the device profile editor was what I was missing. I’m still wondering why it’s called that way. I thought it to be some kind of global engine switch and not the one single button responsible for saving the settings at all.

anonymous_user_9970ff111 · November 4, 2017, 3:45am

where is the device profile editor?

PrLayton · March 4, 2020, 10:41am

You can find it here: