It works like magic to get rid of the letter box in iPhone5. Just put in the picture Default-568h@2x.png. And the app will open with the NavBar in the top in iPhone5 instead
The simplest way to get back to the letterbox (3.5-inch display) on the iPhone 5 seems to be
I asked how can this be done without deleting the app?, but it doesn't seem to be possible.