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iOS Programming Cookbook

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iOS Programming Cookbook

Overview of this book

Do you want to understand all the facets of iOS programming and build complex iOS apps? Then you have come to the right place. This problem-solution guide will help you to eliminate expensive learning curves and focus on specific issues to make you proficient at tasks and the speed-up time involved. Beginning with some advanced UI components such as Stack Views and UICollectionView, you will gradually move on to building an interface efficiently. You will work through adding gesture recognizer and touch elements on table cells for custom actions. You will work with the Photos framework to access and manipulate photos. You will then prepare your app for multitasking and write responsive and highly efficient apps. Next, you will integrate maps and core location services while making your app more secure through various encryption methods. Finally, you will dive deep into the advanced techniques of implementing notifications while working with memory management and optimizing the performance of your apps. By the end of the book, you will master most of the latest iOS 10 frameworks.
Table of Contents (22 chapters)
iOS Programming Cookbook
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewer
www.PacktPub.com
Customer Feedback
Preface

Introduction


With the marvelous amount of information we have today in web and mobile apps, searching becomes the best way to get to what you need accurately and in no time. Think of Google search you get all the information you need by typing simple words into the search field. Now, in iOS, users can get information about your app in search results, even if the app is not installed. When you make your app content searchable, users can access this content through Spotlight and Safari search results and Siri suggestions. Implementing app search for your app is very easy and straightforward; iOS provides different techniques and index types to do this. In this chapter, we will try to give you a good introduction about app search adoption.