iOS Programming

iOS is a constantly evolving operating system. With regular updates being rolled out at Apple’s WWDC, the Packt Hub aims to keep you up to date. We take a look at the latest developments, not only in Apple’s own apps, but iOS programming with tools such as Xcode and Swift.

BatteryMonitor Application

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(For more resources related to this topic, see here.) Overview of the technologies The BatteryMonitor application makes reference to two very important frameworks to allow for...

iPhone Applications Tune-Up: Design for Performance

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(For more resources on iPhone, see here.) The design phase of development is typically where we take into account any element of an application that...

Digging Deeper

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In the article by, Craig Clayton, author of the book, iOS 10 Programming for Beginners, we went over the basics of Swift to get...

Extra, Extra Collection, and Closure Changes that Rock!

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In this article by Keith Elliott, author of, Swift 3 New Features , we are focusing on collection and closure changes in Swift 3. There...

Get your education apps ready for Schoolwork 2.1 beta from News – Apple Developer

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The latest version of Schoolwork, the powerful iPad app for teachers and students that helps them keep track of assignments and student progress, is...

Tour of Xcode

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In this article, written by Jayant Varma, the author of Xcode 6 Essentials, we shall look at Xcode closely as this is going to...

User Interactivity – Mini Golf

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(For more resources related to this topic, see here.) Using user input and touch events A touch event occurs each time a user touches the screen,...

Using Storyboards

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(For more resources related to this topic, see here.) Configuring storyboards for a project Getting ready In this recipe, we will learn how to configure an application's...

Creating a City Information App with Customized Table Views

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In this article by Cecil Costa, the author of Swift 2 Blueprints, we will cover the following: Project overview Setting it up The first scene Displaying cities information (For...

To Be or Not to Be – Optionals

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In this article by Andrew J Wagner, author of the book Learning Swift, we will cover: What is an optional? How to unwrap an optional Optional chaining Implicitly...

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Understanding the Foundation of Protocol-oriented Design

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When Apple announced Swift 2 at the World Wide Developers Conference (WWDC) in 2016, they also declared that Swift was the world’s first protocol-oriented...

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