How To Create a Custom Search Bar Using UISearchController
Quite often it’s required from iOS applications to be capable of performing search in specific data that is displayed in a tableview. Undoubtably, most of developers have faced that situation, and the most usual approach to...
Building a Simple Share Extension in iOS 8 App
Share extensions, introduced in iOS 8, give users an easy and convenient way to share content with other entities, such as social sharing websites or upload services. Previously, sharing content usually entailed switching from...
Developing iBeacons Apps with Swift
Since the introduction of iBeacons with iOS 7 by Apple, a lot of things have been said and written about. iBeacon technology consist of a revolutionary way to keep track of the position of a device indoors and use location...
Building a Text to Speech App Using AVSpeechSynthesizer
iOS is an operating system with many possibilities, allowing to create from really simple to super-advanced applications. There are times where applications have to be multi-featured, providing elegant solutions that exceed the...
Creating Interactive Local Notifications in iOS 8
Notifications are the way of an application to communicate with users, especially when it’s not running in the foreground. A notification, as its name implies, is used to *notify* a user either about an event, or just to...
Working with iOS 8 Handoff Part 2: Using Continuation Streams
In my last tutorial we met for first time the Handoff capability that was introduced in iOS 8.0. With it, an activity that is started in one iOS device can be continued to another from the point that was left off. Also, an...
Working with Handoff in iOS 8
I am going to start this tutorial with the following wonderful scenario: Imagine that you are working with an application in your Mac, and then you decide to continue in your iPad while lying on your couch in your living room....
Creating a Custom Keyboard Using iOS 8 App Extension
Prior to iOS 8, developers could provide custom keyboards or supplement the system keyboard with custom keys within only their application. With iOS 8, Apple has made it possible to create custom keyboards that will be able to be...
Introduction to iOS 8 App Extension: Creating a Today Widget
In iOS 8, Apple introduced app extensions which let you extend functionality beyond your app and make it available to users from other parts of the system like in other apps or from the Notification Center. iOS defines different...
How to Beta Test Your App Using TestFlight
Suppose you built an app and completed the testing of your app on a real device. So what’s next? Submit your app directly to App Store and make it available for download? Yes, you can if your app is a simple one. However,...