Download or read book Apple Watch App Development written by Steven F. Daniel and published by Packt Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2016-04-29 with total page 359 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Build real-world applications for the Apple Watch platform using the WatchKit framework and Swift 2.0 About This Book Find out how to download and install the Xcode development tools before learning about Xcode playgrounds and the Swift programming language Discover everything you need to know about the WatchKit platform architecture, its classes, as well its limitations This book introduces you to the very latest mobile platform with hands-on instructions so you can build your very own Apple Watch apps Who This Book Is For This book is for developers who are interested in creating amazing apps for the Apple Watch platform. Readers are expected to have no prior experience of programming. What You Will Learn Navigate within the WatchKit interface using the page-based, modal, and hierarchical navigation techniques Work with context menus to allow your users to interact with the Apple Watch and respond to their actions to perform a task Use the MapKit framework to display a map within the WatchKit interface to track the user's current location Build effective user interfaces for the WatchKit platform and integrate iCloud capabilities to synchronize data between the iOS app and the WatchKit UI Design your apps for the Apple Watch platform by adhering to the set of User Interface design guidelines set out by Apple Reinforce image caching to display animations within the Apple Watch user interface Explore WatchKit tables, which allow your users to purchase groceries and pay for them using Apple Pay Analyze the new layout system to ensure that your Apple Watch apps work with various screen sizes In Detail Wearable are the next wave of mobile technology and with the release of Apple's WatchKit SDK, a whole new world of exciting development possibilities has opened up. Apple Watch App Development introduces you to the architecture and possibilities of the Apple Watch platform, as well as an in-depth look at how to work with Xcode playgrounds. Benefit from a rapid introduction to the Swift programming language so you can quickly begin developing apps with the WatchKit framework and the Xcode Development IDE. Get to grips with advanced topics such as notifications, glances, iCloud, Apple pay, closures, tuples, protocols, delegates, concurrency, and using Swift Playgrounds, with each concept is backed up with example code that demonstrates how to properly execute it. Finally, discover how to package and deploy your Watch application to the Apple AppStore. By the end of this book, you will have a good understanding of how to develop apps for the Apple Watch platform, and synchronize data using iCloud between the wearable and the iOS device. Style and approach This book takes a step-by-step approach to developing applications for the Apple Watch using the Swift programming language and the WatchKit UI. Each topic is explained in a conversational and easy-to-follow style.

Download or read book Swift Development for the Apple Watch written by Jon Manning and published by "O'Reilly Media, Inc.". This book was released on 2016-05-30 with total page 87 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Apple Watch is the sort of science-fiction gadget that people used to dream about as kids. What kinds of apps do you envision for this new device? If you’re comfortable using OS X, Xcode, and iOS—and familiar with Swift—this concise book shows you the basics of building your own apps for this wrist-mounted computer with Apple’s WatchKit framework. You’ll learn what an Apple Watch is, what it isn’t, and how and why people might interact with apps you build for it. This practical guide also examines the type of apps most suitable for this device, and shows you how to be a good citizen in the iOS/Watch ecosystem. Learn the Watch app lifecycle, and understand how these apps interact with the user’s iPhone Build a Watch app and its iOS counterpart by adding controls, working with multiple screens, and sharing data Design a simple glance, the non-interactive Watch component that provides quick-look information Add functionality to the notification system, including actionable items, and display them on the Watch face Design and build complications, Watch-face gadgets that can display quick snapshots of information, including future events with Time Travel

Download or read book Apple Game Frameworks and Technologies written by Tammy Coron and published by Pragmatic Bookshelf. This book was released on 2021-05-11 with total page 500 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Design and develop sophisticated 2D games that are as much fun to make as they are to play. From particle effects and pathfinding to social integration and monetization, this complete tour of Apple's powerful suite of game technologies covers it all. Familiar with Swift but new to game development? No problem. Start with the basics and then layer in the complexity as you work your way through three exciting - and fully playable - games. In the end, you'll know everything you need to go off and create your own video game masterpiece for any Apple platform. Discover the power of Apple Game Frameworks, Xcode, and Swift by building three exciting games: Gloop Drop - a new twist on a classic arcade game, Val's Revenge - a roguelike dungeon crawler, and Hog - a social player vs. player mobile dice game. With Apple Game Frameworks, you can create high-performance, power-efficient games that work across all Apple platforms, including iOS, macOS, tvOS, and watchOS. In this book, you'll discover how to... Design and develop rich 2D gaming experiences using Apple's built-in game frameworks. Harness the power of SpriteKit using Xcode and Swift to create engaging player experiences. Use the visual Scene Editor to build complete scenes. Unleash the power of the Particle Editor to create amazing effects. Use GameplayKit to add advanced features to your games like pathfinding, artificial intelligence, and complex rule systems. Build larger, more complex worlds with tile maps and Xcode's visual Tile Map editor. Bring people together using GameKit and Game Center, Apple's social gaming network. Increase revenue with third-party banner ads and rewarded ads using Google AdMob (tm). Monetize your games with StoreKit and in-app purchases. So, grab your gear and get your game on - it's time to level up your skills. What You Need: macOS Mojave 10.14.6 or newer Xcode 11.3 or newer Basic knowledge of Swift 5.1.4 or newer

Download or read book WatchOS With SwiftUI by Tutorials Second Edition written by Kodeco Team and published by Kodeco Incorporated. This book was released on 2023-04-12 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn & Master watchOS with SwiftUI!watchOS with SwiftUI by Tutorials is here to help you learn all you need to know about Apple Watch development using the new declarative SwiftUI framework for building modern and engaging user interfaces. Learn all the main concepts by building different watchOS apps that implement all all of these functionalities. In this book, you will cover most of the concepts required to master watchOS development.Who This Book is ForThis book is for beginner and intermediate developers who wish to know how to develop watchOS apps in a declarative and modern way by implementing SwiftUI.Topics Covered in watchOS With SwiftUI by Tutorials:watchOS app project structure: Apple Watch has a slightly different project structure compared to iOS. So you will learn those differences.Use the Digital Crown in your apps: Build the famous Pong videogame but for watchOS and learn how the Digital Crown can enhance your users experience.Watch Connectivity: The Watch Connectivity framework will show you the different ways you can transfer data between iOS and watchOS apps.Snapshots: Snapshots provide a way for users to quickly view the state of an app showing updated and relevant information.Notifications: watchOS offers support for several different types of notifications and allows you to customize them to the individual needs of your watch app.watchOS app Lifecycle: Find out about the Apple Watch Lifecycles and how it transitions between states while extending current runtime sessions.Complications: Complications are small elements that appear on the user's selected watch face and provide quick access to frequently used data from within your app.Watch Face sharing: You can easily share your own custom Watch Faces through your iOS device or via web.Signing in with Apple Watch: Sign in with Apple to allow simple and straight-forward registration and authentication.HealthKit: Implement HealthKit in your WatchOS app to track health-related information and take advantage of Apple Health capabilities.One thing you can count on: after reading this book, you'll be prepared to develop professional Apple Watch apps with SwiftUI.

Download or read book iPhone Application Development For Dummies written by Neal Goldstein and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2010-06-25 with total page 545 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Making Everything Easier! With iPhone® Application Development for Dummies, Second Edition, you'll learn to: Design small- or large-scale iPhone applications for profit or fun Create new iPhone apps using Xcode® Get your applications into the App Store Work with frameworks Got a good idea? Turn it into an app, have some fun, and pick up some cash! Make the most of the new 3.1 OS and Apple's Xcode 3.2! Neal Goldstein shows you how, and even illustrates the process with one of his own apps that's currently being sold. Even if you're not a programming pro, you can turn your bright idea into an app you can market, and Neal even shows you how to get it into the App Store! Mobile is different ? learn what makes a great app for mobile devices and how an iPhone app is structured What you need ? download the free Software Development Kit, start using Xcode, and become an "official" iPhone developer The nitty-gritty ? get the hang of frameworks and iPhone architecture Get busy with apps ? discover how to make Xcode work for you to support app development Off to the store ? get valuable advice on getting your apps into the App Store Want to go further? ? explore what goes into industrial-strength apps Open the book and find: What it takes to become a registered Apple developer How to debug your app What's new in iPhone 3.1 and Xcode 3.2 What goes into a good interface for a small device How applications work in the iPhone environment Why you must think like a user What the App Store expects of you What makes a great iPhone app Visit the companion Web site at www.dummies.com/go/iphoneappdevfd2e for source code and additional information on iPhone app development.

Download or read book AppleScript Language Guide written by Apple Computer, Inc and published by Addison-Wesley Longman. This book was released on 1993 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Apple's definitive guide to the powerful AppleScript scripting language, thisbook provides essential information for Macintosh power users and programmerswho want to use AppleScript to write new scripts, modify existing scripts, orwrite scriptable applications.

Download or read book IOS App Distribution Best Practices First Edition written by Pietro Rea and published by Razeware LLC. This book was released on 2021-04-21 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sharing Apple Apps With Your Team, Testers & the World You'll learn how to sign up for Apple Developer Program, generate the various certificates needed, configure your app and submit an app to the App Store for approval, both manually and through automated processes through automated pipelines. You'll learn how to use Apple TestFlight to add internal and external testers and receive feedback and crash reports. iOS App Distribution starts with explaining hurdles everyone faces, such as code signing, provisioning profiles, and how to do manual releases. It'll then go into more advanced topics, including distribution through TestFlight, build customization, automation, and continuous integration. Who This Book Is For This book is for beginner to experienced developers who want to know the best and most common workflow to release an app to the App store, as well as limiting frustration by troubleshooting and debugging common issues and problems associated with distributing apps. Topics Covered in iOS App Distribution & Best Practices App Store quick start: Your quickest way from no account to the App Store. Provisioning, code signing & entitlements: In-depth explanation of what they are, why you need them, and how they work. Distribution channels & TestFlight: Learn different ways of distributing your app, within an enterprise, with internal or external testers. App Store Connect: Learn about the Apple review process, what are the guidelines, what can go wrong and how to dispute them. Build customizations: Learn the ins and outs of configuring Xcode and build configurations. Build automation: Automate builds, build servers, and learn about tools such as fastlane. Continuous integration: Build your own CI pipeline to code, build, test, release, and repeat! After reading this book, you'll take your app build process and distribution to the next level, automate most of its tedious processes, and have an easier time debugging obscure app submission problem

Download or read book Swift Development for the Apple Watch written by Jon Manning and published by "O'Reilly Media, Inc.". This book was released on 2016-05-30 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Apple Watch is the sort of science-fiction gadget that people used to dream about as kids. What kinds of apps do you envision for this new device? If you’re comfortable using OS X, Xcode, and iOS—and familiar with Swift—this concise book shows you the basics of building your own apps for this wrist-mounted computer with Apple’s WatchKit framework. You’ll learn what an Apple Watch is, what it isn’t, and how and why people might interact with apps you build for it. This practical guide also examines the type of apps most suitable for this device, and shows you how to be a good citizen in the iOS/Watch ecosystem. Learn the Watch app lifecycle, and understand how these apps interact with the user’s iPhone Build a Watch app and its iOS counterpart by adding controls, working with multiple screens, and sharing data Design a simple glance, the non-interactive Watch component that provides quick-look information Add functionality to the notification system, including actionable items, and display them on the Watch face Design and build complications, Watch-face gadgets that can display quick snapshots of information, including future events with Time Travel

Download or read book Developing for Apple Watch written by Jeff Kelley and published by Pragmatic Bookshelf. This book was released on 2016-05-11 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You've got a great idea for an Apple Watch app. But how do you get your app from idea to wrist? This book shows you how to make native watchOS apps for Apple's most personal device yet. You'll learn how to display beautiful interfaces to the user, how to use the watch's heart rate monitor and other hardware features, and the best way to keep everything in sync across your users' devices. New in this edition is coverage of native apps for watchOS 2. With the new version of the WatchKit SDK in Xcode 7, your apps run directly on the watch. On Apple Watch, your app is right on your users' wrists, making your code closer than ever before. Create native watchOS apps by extending your iPhone app with a WatchKit Extension, giving your users quick access to your app's most important features and an intimate user experience that's always within arm's reach. You won't just be creating apps - with Glances to provide timely information, notifications to inform your users of the latest updates, and watch face complications to show your users data as soon as they raise their wrists, your watchOS apps will be the best the App Store has to offer. Any book can teach you how to make a watch app. This book will help focus your efforts and refine your app's feature set. Which features make sense on the watch? How should you organize them? You'll learn what to consider when judging watch app features, allowing you to come up with the best strategy for your app. You'll test your apps on real Apple Watch hardware, and by the end of this book, you'll be ready to ship to the App Store. What You Need: You'll need a Mac running OS X Yosemite capable of running Xcode 7 or later. To build your apps for your Apple Watch, you'll need to be running watchOS 2 or later, connected to a compatible iPhone.

Download or read book iPhone and iPad Game Development For Dummies written by Neal Goldstein and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2010-10-26 with total page 630 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Here's the scoop on building and marketing great games for the iPhone and iPad! The iPhone and iPad are the hottest techno-gadgets on the market today, and games for it are even hotter. To help you cash in on the trend, this book shows what it takes to create a good iPhone and iPad game and how to get it into the App Store. Neal Goldstein, leader of an iPhone app startup company, and his co-authors show you how to build a game that will sell, include quality graphics, market your game through the App Store, and more. Whether you're a programming novice or an experienced developer looking to enter the game market, here's how to get going. Games for the iPhone are among the hottest apps in Apple's App Store Learn to build two game applications – from beginning to end Written by successful mobile app developers, this guide begins with how to get started, including downloading the SDK and filling your toolbox Covers programming with Objective-C and Cocoa, what makes a good game, graphics, and creating good mobile apps Explains how to market your game through the App Store iPhone and iPad Game Development For Dummies can start you on a fun hobby or a lucrative career. Note: Apple's iOS SDK tools are only accessible on Intel-powered Mac and MacBook devices.

Download or read book Xcode 4 written by Richard Wentk and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-06-01 with total page 599 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Everything you need to know to design, code, and build amazing apps Xcode 4 is Apple’s newest version of the popular development suite for creating bleeding-edge OS X and iOS apps. Written by an experienced developer and Apple-focused journalist, this book not only covers developing for OS X but also for the entire family of iOS devices, including the iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. You’ll explore the newest tools for compiling, debugging, and finding and fixing common code errors so that you can look forward to improved, smooth-running code that is developed more efficiently than ever. Takes you step-by-step through the process of developing OS X and iOS applications using Xcode 4 Examines the benefits of Xcode 4, Apple’s updated, free, object oriented programming environment Helps you tame the complex Xcode environment so you can develop amazing apps This book gets you up to speed on all the remarkable new features and redesigned user interface of Xcode 4 so you can get started creating phenomenal apps today.

Download or read book Beginning iOS 4 Application Development written by Wei-Meng Lee and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2010-09-14 with total page 673 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The ideal starting point for creating apps using iOS 4 Written by an experienced Apple developer and trainer, this full-color reference serves as an ideal jumping point for creating applications for Apple’s iOS 4 that runs on the iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad. In addition to in-depth coverage of the iOS SDK, the book walks you through the various core aspects of iPhone and iPad development. You’ll learn how to take advantage of the tools provided by XCode and you’ll benefit from a solid introduction to Objective-C, which allows you to have a smooth transition to iPhone development from another platform. Offers a solid foundation for creating applications for Apple’s iOS 4 Covers all the new features of iOS 4 and provides a new applications template for developing iPad and iPhone apps Addresses the new PopoverView for iPad apps Shows how to develop background applications, which is one of the new features in iOS 4 Beginning iOS 4 Application Development is your ultimate resource for creating applications for Apple's iOS 4.

Download or read book Program the Internet of Things with Swift for iOS written by Ahmed Bakir and published by Apress. This book was released on 2015-12-30 with total page 509 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Program the Internet of Things with Swift and iOS is a detailed tutorial that will teach you how to build apps using Apple’s native APIs for the Internet of Things, including the Apple Watch, HomeKit, and Apple Pay. This is the second book by Ahmed Bakir (author of Beginning iOS Media App Development) and his team at devAtelier LLC, who have been involved in developing over 20 mobile projects. Written like a code review, this book presents a detailed "how" and "why" for each topic, explaining Apple-specific design patterns as they come up and pulling lessons from other popular apps. To help you getting up and running quickly, each chapter is framed within a working project, allowing you to use the sample code directly in your apps. The Internet of Things is not limited to Apple devices alone, so this book also explains how to interface with popular third-party hardware devices, such as the Fitbit and Raspberry Pi, and generic interfaces, like Restful API’s and HTTPS. The Internet of Things is waiting — be a part of it!

Download or read book Building Apple Watch Projects written by Stuart Grimshaw and published by Packt Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2016-02-29 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover exciting and fun projects by building brilliant applications for the Apple Watch About This Book Explore the opportunities opened up to developers by Apple's latest device: the Apple Watch Be a crackerjack at developing software across a broad range of watch app categories From an eminent author, master all stages of development, from the first stage through to a completed project Who This Book Is For If you have some basic knowledge of programming in Swift and are looking for the best way to get started with Apple Watch development, this book is just the right one for you! What You Will Learn Understand the concept of the Apple Watch as an autonomous device as well as it being paired with the iPhone Get your app up and running Design exciting, inspiring, and attractive layouts for your apps Make your user interface more engaging using images and animation Enable your Watch and iPhone apps to transport and share data Leverage the feature-rich set of WatchKit technologies provided by Apple Connect your apps to the Internet Submit your app to the App Store In Detail With Apple's eagerly anticipated entry into the wearable arena, the field is wide open for a new era of app development. The Apple Watch is one of the most important technologies of our time. This easy-to-understand book takes beginners on a delightful journey of discovering the features available to the developer, right up to the completion of medium-level projects ready for App Store submission. It provides the fastest way to develop real-world apps for the Apple Watch by teaching you the concepts of Watch UI, visual haptic and audio, message and data exchange between watch and phone, Web communication, and finally Visual, haptic as well as audio feedback for users. By the end of this book, you will have developed at least four fully functioning apps for deployment on watchOS 2. Style and approach This is a step-by-step guide to developing apps for the Apple Watch with the help of screenshots and fully coded working examples.

Download or read book Getting Started with Arduino written by Massimo Banzi and published by "O'Reilly Media, Inc.". This book was released on 2011-09-13 with total page 131 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents an introduction to the open-source electronics prototyping platform.

Download or read book Programming with 64 Bit ARM Assembly Language written by Stephen Smith and published by Apress. This book was released on 2020-05-01 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mastering ARM hardware architecture opens a world of programming for nearly all phones and tablets including the iPhone/iPad and most Android phones. It’s also the heart of many single board computers like the Raspberry Pi. Gain the skills required to dive into the fundamentals of the ARM hardware architecture with this book and start your own projects while you develop a working knowledge of assembly language for the ARM 64-bit processor. You'll review assembly language programming for the ARM Processor in 64-bit mode and write programs for a number of single board computers, including the Nvidia Jetson Nano and the Raspberry Pi (running 64-bit Linux). The book also discusses how to target assembly language programs for Apple iPhones and iPads along with 64-Bit ARM based Android phones and tablets. It covers all the tools you require, the basics of the ARM hardware architecture, all the groups of ARM 64-Bit Assembly instructions, and how data is stored in the computer’s memory. In addition, interface apps to hardware such as the Raspberry Pi’s GPIO ports. The book covers code optimization, as well as how to inter-operate with C and Python code. Readers will develop enough background to use the official ARM reference documentation for their own projects. With Programming with 64-Bit ARM Assembly Language as your guide you’ll study how to read, reverse engineer and hack machine code, then be able to apply these new skills to study code examples and take control of both your ARM devices’ hardware and software. What You'll LearnMake operating system calls from assembly language and include other software libraries in your projects Interface apps to hardware devices such as the Raspberry Pi GPIO ports Reverse engineer and hack code Use the official ARM reference documentation for your own projects Who This Book Is For Software developers who have already learned to program in a higher-level language like Python, Java, C#, or even C and now wish to learn Assembly programming.

Download or read book iPad Application Development For Dummies written by Neal Goldstein and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2010-04-13 with total page 482 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Turn your iPad ideas into amazing apps with this exciting new guide! Whether you're app development amateur or programming professional, you’ll discover how to get in on the App Store development gold rush and start developing for the iPad with this fun and easy guide. The iPad offers developers of all levels more opportunities than ever before to be a part of the app development game, and this book is your ticket to joining in the fun. You’ll learn the basics of getting started, downloading the SDK, using context-based design, and filling your toolbox. Then you’ll move on to using Objective-Cand Xcode to program robust and vibrant apps and games specifically for the mobile platform. Offers a plain-English guide whether you’re a novice or a seasoned developer who is interested in developing iPad applications Covers working with the multitouch interface and in split-screen mode Provides useful advice on what applications thrive in the App Store and which have the most potential to turn a profit Includes a companion Web site with source code Packed with helpful advice on the ins and outs of developing great apps for mobile devices, iPad Application Development For Dummies gets you started creating cool new apps right away! Note: Apple's iOS SDK tools are only accessible on Intel-powered Mac and MacBook devices.