Presenting a UIAlertController properly on an iPad using iOS 8

You can present a UIAlertController from a popover by using UIPopoverPresentationController. In Obj-C: UIViewController *self; // code assumes you're in a view controller UIButton *button; // the button you want to show the popup sheet from UIAlertController *alertController; UIAlertAction *destroyAction; UIAlertAction *otherAction; alertController = [UIAlertController alertControllerWithTitle:nil