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Learning iOS Security

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Learning iOS Security

Overview of this book

Table of Contents (13 chapters)

Keyboards and extensions


One of the greatly anticipated features of iOS 8 was the concept of Extensions. While shuttling around the state of an application is all well and good, extensions allow apps to have their functionality appear in new places.

This is implemented through the addition of specific abilities presented to developers that are referred to as extension points, with the most anticipated being third-party keyboards. A more popular keyboard that is available for other platforms is Swype (though I am personally waiting for the return of Palm's Graffiti), which allows more fluid, one-handed text entry.

Apple grouped other possible extension categories under Today widgets (Today being a newly expanded view in Notification Center on iOS and Mac), photo editing enhancements (for example, filters from popular apps like VSCO Cam), document providers for importing files from popular sync services like Dropbox, and share providers like the pre-existing but system provided Facebook sharing...