Chapter 25: Getting Started with SharePlay
Apple introduced SharePlay during WWDC 2021, which allows users to share experiences by integrating your apps into FaceTime using the Group Activities framework.
In this chapter, you'll implement SharePlay for a sample app by adding Group Activities support to it. You'll begin by learning how SharePlay works. Next, you'll explore the app you'll be adding SharePlay support to using the Group Activities framework. After that, you'll learn how to create a custom group activity for this app, and how to manage a group activity session. Finally, you will test the SharePlay experience in the app using two iOS devices.
By the end of this chapter, you'll have learned how SharePlay works, and how to update your own apps to use it.
The following topics will be covered:
- Understanding SharePlay
- Exploring the ShareOrder app
- Creating a custom Group Activity
- Managing a group activity session
- Testing...