IOS 12 APP DEVELOPMENT ESSENTIALS

iOS 12 App Development Essentials the latest edition of this popular book series has now been fully updated for the iOS 12 SDK Xcode 10 and the Swift 42 programming languageThis publication is available for purchase in print and eBook editions The print edition consists of 102 chapters and includes a free download of the color PDF of the book with 20 additional chapters The eBook edition contains all 122 chaptersBeginning with the basics this book provides an outline of the steps necessary to set up an iOS development environment An introduction to the architecture of iOS 12 and programming in Swift 4 is provided followed by an indepth look at the design of iOS applications and user interfacesMore advanced topics such as file handling database management graphics drawing and animation are also covered as are touch screen handling gesture recognition multitasking location management local notifications camera access and video playback support Other features are also covered including Auto Layout local map search user interface animation using UIKit dynamics Siri integration iMessage app development CloudKit sharing and biometric authenticationAdditional features of iOS development using Xcode are also covered including Swift playgrounds universal user interface design using size classes app extensions Interface Builder Live Views embedded frameworks collection and stack layouts and CloudKit data storage in addition to drag and drop integration and the document browserThe key new features of iOS 12 and Xcode 10 are also covered in detail including Siri shortcuts and the new iOS machine learning featuresThe aim of this book therefore is to teach you the skills necessary to build your own apps for iOS 12 Assuming you are ready to download the iOS 12 SDK and Xcode 10 have an Intelbased Mac and ideas for some apps to develop you are ready to get started