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Learning ibeacon

Learning ibeacon

By : Craig Gilchrist
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Learning ibeacon

Learning ibeacon

4.4 (7)
By: Craig Gilchrist

Overview of this book

This book is intended for iOS developers who are curious to learn about iBeacon and want to start building applications for iOS. You will gain everything you need to know to master indoor location functionality using Bluetooth beacon technology. No knowledge of iBeacon is assumed.
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Overcoming users' fears with good UX


As with any new technology, it's important to alleviate your users' fears about their privacy with a good UI.

Instead of just using the default location permission dialog box, it's important to tell the user why you want permission for their location with a full description. What's more, since iOS 7, you have been able to add this description using the NSLocationUsageDescription key in the app's info.plist file.

It's also important to ask for location at a relevant point; don't just spring the request on your user as soon as they start the app; otherwise, they're likely to deny your request.

Finally, only get the location if you have to. There's no quicker way to get a user to delete your app than by spamming them with marketing messages.

My final piece of advice when developing apps with beacons is to look at your app as a user and not just a developer. If your piece of functionality feels right from a user perspective, then it is. If you ask yourself whether...

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