Trying to add a new background in iPhone 5 4" storyboard - objective-c

I am trying to add a correct sized background image to support iPhone5 4" screen but i am still getting the same letterbox in the bottom. The image is correct sized image.
The code i use:
if (UI_USER_INTERFACE_IDIOM() == UIUserInterfaceIdiomPhone) {
CGSize result = [[UIScreen mainScreen] bounds].size;
if(result.height == kIphone5) {
//====THIS IS AN iPhone5 4" screen====//
UIImage *image = [UIImage imageNamed:#"iphone_frosty-568h#2x.png"];
[backgroundImage setImage:image];
}
I do have the lanch image in place..
UPDATE
I ended up adding the iPhone5 background image to the iPhone5 Storyboard and use that for all iPhone modes. Do not know if that is a correct way of doing this but it seems to work.
Can someone please advice?

Are you just talking about making your app run using the full screen on an iPhone 5 (getting rid of the letterbox)? If so, you don't use the new image size as a background image somewhere in code; you have to add it to your project file as a launch image. See the Launch Images section of the Apple docs for more info.

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I guess you are missing the Default-568h#2x.png default launch image...
If so, just add one to your project and it will work.
You've hardcoded the frame to iPhone 4 size:
CGRect frame1 = CGRectMake(0,20,320,460);
You've said your using autoLayout. I'd remove this and use autoLayout constraints instead and it will scale.

Usage of retina images and setting an UIImageView

It is the first time that I need to use images with the name formats of like: #2x and -568h#2x But I do not understand when the -568#2x is used. This should be for iPhone 5 and up but, the image is not used on my iPhone 5S when testing.
I tried very hard searching for this problem, but I cannot find it.
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Code/Screen:
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Link to image
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Link to image
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Thanks!
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What I have Tried
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if ([[UIScreen mainScreen] respondsToSelector:#selector(displayLinkWithTarget:selector:)] &&([UIScreen mainScreen].scale == 2.0)) {
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I think you can try this.

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  I'm using Xcode 4.5.2, the app is targeting iOS 6.0.
In my application, I am having trouble with showing iPad Retina images. I know I have to use the #2x~ipad.png extension in order to get them to properly show and I do that. My images are named according so they are all named the same besides the extension for each device.
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If i try to set proper image name manually:
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update:
non-retina
retina:
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UPDATE 2:
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Maybe here is a caveat?
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returns me image scaled twice?
however, if I scale (0.5,0.5) UIImageView which is initialized by this image it fits. Have any idea why scaled twice?
the retina and non retina images will have the same width and height when used as a UIImage or something similar, think of it as on retina displays the DPI of the image is doubled, and not the width or height.
this is to keep things transparent when coding for retina and non retina.