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Mastering iOS 14 Programming

You're reading from Mastering iOS 14 Programming Build professional-grade iOS 14 applications with Swift 5.3 and Xcode 12.4

Product type Paperback

Published in Mar 2021

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781838822842

Length 558 pages

Edition 4th Edition

Languages

Swift

Tools

iOS

Concepts

iOS Development

Authors (3):

Mario Eguiluz Alebicto

Chris Barker

Donny Wals

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Table of Contents (22) Chapters

Preface

1. Chapter 1: What's New in iOS 14?

2. Chapter 2: Working with Dark Mode FREE CHAPTER

3. Chapter 3: Using Lists and Tables

4. Chapter 4: Creating a Detail Page

5. Chapter 5: Immersing Your Users with Animation

6. Chapter 6: Understanding the Swift Type System

7. Chapter 7: Flexible Code with Protocols, Generics, and Extensions

8. Chapter 8: Adding Core Data to Your App

9. Chapter 9: Fetching and Displaying Data from the Network

10. Chapter 10: Making Smarter Apps with Core ML

11. Chapter 11: Adding Media to Your App

12. Chapter 12: Improving Apps with Location Services

13. Chapter 13: Working with the Combine Framework

14. Chapter 14: Creating an App Clip for Your App

15. Chapter 15: Recognition with Vision Framework

16. Chapter 16: Creating Your First Widget

17. Chapter 17: Using Augmented Reality

18. Chapter 18: Creating a macOS app with Catalyst

19. Chapter 19: Ensuring App Quality with Tests

20. Chapter 20: Submitting Your App to the App Store

21. Other Books You May Enjoy

Introducing widgets and WidgetKit

In this section, we are going to learn about the basics of WidgetKit and the options and guidelines for widgets in iOS 14.

Users and developers have been requesting a particular feature for years: they all wanted to have widgets on their home screen. Widgets allow users to configure, personalize, and consume little pieces of relevant data from their home screen. They also enable developers to offer users glanceable content and create added value to their apps.

Here is a preview of what a widget (in this case, the Calendar and Reminders widgets) looks like on the home screen of the iPhone:

Figure 16.1 – iOS home screen with widgets

This is now possible on iOS 14 and macOS 11 and later. Developers can create widgets across iOS, iPadOS, and macOS using WidgetKit and the new widget API for SwiftUI.

Smart Stack on iOS 14 contains a set of different widgets, including ones that the user opens frequently. If the user...

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Authors (3)

Mario Eguiluz Alebicto

Mario Eguiluz Alebicto

Mario Eguiluz Alebicto is a software engineer with over 15 years of experience in development. He started developing software with Java, later switched to Objective-C when the first iPhone delighted the world, and now, he is working with Swift and involved in backend technologies. He loves to code, build exciting projects, and learn new languages and frameworks. Apart from software development, Mario loves to travel, learn new hobbies, practice sports, and considers himself a hardcore gamer, which he has been since he was a child.

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Chris Barker

Chris Barker

Chris Barker is an iOS developer and tech lead for fashion retailer N Brown (JD Williams, SimplyBe, Jacamo), where he heads up the iOS team. Chris started his career developing .NET applications for online retailer dabs (now BT Shop) before he made his move into mobile app development with digital agency Openshadow (now MyStudioFactory Paris). There, he worked on mobile apps for clients such as Louis Vuitton, L'Oréal Paris, and the Paris Metro. Chris often attends and speaks at local iOS developer meetups and conferences such as NSManchester, Malaga Mobile, and CodeMobile.

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Donny Wals

Donny Wals

Donny Wals is a passionate, curious, iOS developer from The Netherlands. With several years of experience in building apps and sharing knowledge under his belt, Donny is a respected member of the iOS development community. Donny enjoys delivering talks on smaller and larger scales to share his knowledge and experiences with his peers. In addition to sharing knowledge, Donny loves learning more about iOS, Apple's frameworks and development in general. This eagerness to learn has made him into a versatile iOS developer with knowledge of a significant number of Apple's frameworks and tools. During WWDC you will often find Donny binge-watching the talks that Apple engineers deliver to introduce new features and frameworks.

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