On the iphone, this code shows the cancel button: - (IBAction)buttonPressed { UIActionSheet *actionSheet = [[UIActionSheet alloc] initWithTitle:@"Are you sure?" delegate:self cancelButtonTitle:@"No way!" destructiveButtonTitle:@"Yes, I'm sure!" otherButtonTitles:nil]; [actionSheet showInView:self.view]; [actionSheet release]; } But on the iPad, only the destructive button shows. What's the problem