diff --git a/Info.plist b/Info.plist
index 14c1b198d..fd7ef47e7 100644
--- a/Info.plist
+++ b/Info.plist
@@ -43,19 +43,14 @@
 	<key>DTXcodeBuild</key>
 	<string>11E801a</string>
 	<key>MinimumOSVersion</key>
-	<string>9.0</string>
+	<string>11.0</string>
 	<key>NSAppTransportSecurity</key>
 	<dict>
 		<key>NSAllowsArbitraryLoads</key>
 		<true/>
 	</dict>
-	<key>UIBackgroundModes</key>
-	<array>
-		<string>audio</string>
-	</array>
 	<key>UIDeviceFamily</key>
 	<array>
-		<integer>1</integer>
 		<integer>2</integer>
 	</array>
 	<key>UIFileSharingEnabled</key>
@@ -64,14 +59,15 @@
 	<string>LaunchScreen</string>
 	<key>UIRequiredDeviceCapabilities</key>
 	<array>
-		<string>armv7</string>
+		<string>arm64</string>
+		<string>metal</string>
 	</array>
-	<key>UIRequiresFullScreen</key>
-	<true/>
 	<key>UISupportedInterfaceOrientations</key>
 	<array>
 		<string>UIInterfaceOrientationLandscapeLeft</string>
 		<string>UIInterfaceOrientationLandscapeRight</string>
+		<string>UIInterfaceOrientationPortrait</string>
+		<string>UIInterfaceOrientationPortraitUpsideDown</string>
 	</array>
 	<key>UIUserInterfaceStyle</key>
 	<string>Light</string>
diff --git a/client/CMT.cpp b/client/CMT.cpp
index a2aa4c467..cdd1408de 100644
--- a/client/CMT.cpp
+++ b/client/CMT.cpp
@@ -1128,16 +1128,8 @@ static bool recreateWindow(int w, int h, int bpp, bool fullscreen, int displayIn
 			logGlobal->error("Can't fix aspect ratio for screen");
 		}
     #elif defined(VCMI_IOS)
-        auto createWindow = [displayIndex](Uint32 extraFlags = 0) {
-            mainWindow = SDL_CreateWindow(NAME.c_str(), SDL_WINDOWPOS_UNDEFINED_DISPLAY(displayIndex), SDL_WINDOWPOS_UNDEFINED_DISPLAY(displayIndex), 0, 0, SDL_WINDOW_FULLSCREEN/*_DESKTOP*/ | SDL_WINDOW_BORDERLESS | SDL_WINDOW_ALLOW_HIGHDPI | extraFlags);
-            return mainWindow != nullptr;
-        };
-        if (!createWindow(SDL_WINDOW_METAL))
-        {
-            logGlobal->warn("Metal unavailable, using OpenGL ES");
-            createWindow();
-        }
-//        SDL_SetHint(SDL_HINT_ORIENTATIONS, "LandscapeLeft LandscapeRight"); // TODO: isn't setting in Info.plist not enough?
+        mainWindow = SDL_CreateWindow(NAME.c_str(), SDL_WINDOWPOS_UNDEFINED_DISPLAY(displayIndex), SDL_WINDOWPOS_UNDEFINED_DISPLAY(displayIndex), 0, 0, SDL_WINDOW_FULLSCREEN | SDL_WINDOW_BORDERLESS | SDL_WINDOW_ALLOW_HIGHDPI | SDL_WINDOW_METAL);
+        SDL_SetHint(SDL_HINT_ORIENTATIONS, "LandscapeLeft LandscapeRight");
         SDL_SetHint(SDL_HINT_IOS_HIDE_HOME_INDICATOR, "1");
         SDL_SetHint(SDL_HINT_RETURN_KEY_HIDES_IME, "1");
 
diff --git a/configure_ios.sh b/configure_ios.sh
index 1a0bc58ae..93153f630 100755
--- a/configure_ios.sh
+++ b/configure_ios.sh
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ srcDir="../vcmi"
   -Wno-dev \
   -DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE="$srcDir/ios.toolchain.cmake" \
   -DPLATFORM=${1:-OS64} \
-  -DDEPLOYMENT_TARGET=9.0 \
+  -DDEPLOYMENT_TARGET=11.0 \
   -DENABLE_BITCODE=0 \
   -DCMAKE_BINARY_DIR=$(pwd) \
   -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH="$boostPrefix;$ffmpegDir;$sdlLibsDir" \