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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

Integrating iMessage app with sticker pack


Here comes the easy part--the iMessage app with sticker pack. I call it the easy part because, believe it or not, you can create a sticker pack app extension without even writing a single line of code. Just prepare your fancy stickers, create the app extension in Xcode, drag and drop your stickers in Xcode, and there you go. I hear you saying wow, and I bet you are eager to give it a shot.

Getting ready

To create an iMessage app extension, you need to have the Xcode 8.0 or later version. Right now, while I'm writing this chapter, it's available in the beta version. Maybe, while you are reading this chapter, it's available as an official release.

Apple engineers have provided the ability to test these extensions in iOS simulator; so, you don't have to worry about that. In case you want to test these extensions on your device, you need the iOS 10 or later version to be installed on your device. If you are like me now and the official release is not yet...