Background Transfer Service in iOS 7 SDK: How To Download File in Background
In a previous tutorial I presented a specific new multitasking feature in iOS 7, the Background Fetch, showing how easy it is to make an app to schedule downloads in the background. In this tutorial, I am going to work with...
Adding Animated Effects to iOS App Using UIKit Dynamics
In the recent tutorials, it has been underlined that iOS 7 has brought along great new features. Many new frameworks, libraries and APIs have been exposed to developers, letting them create modern and engaging applications and...
Working With Background Fetch in iOS 7
Among the millions of applications existing on the App Store, there is a great number of them that deals with data fetched from the web. Even more, today that carriers provide constant Internet access through 3G and 4G networks...
Announcing Our First AppCoda Book – Learn iOS 7 Programming from Scratch
I got something big to share with you. Our very first AppCoda book – Learn iOS 7 Programming from Scratch is now live and ready for purchases! If you’re a follower of our blog, you know we encourage the “Get...
Understanding Multipeer Connectivity Framework in iOS 7 – Part 2
Editor’s note: In part 1 of the multipeer connectivity series, we gave an introduction of the Multipeer Connectivity Framework and built chat feature of the demo app. The Multipeer Connectivity Framework is one of the many...
Understanding Multipeer Connectivity Framework in iOS 7 – Part 1
Editor’s note: This is part 1 of the Multipeer Connectivity series. The Multipeer Connectivity Framework is one of the many new frameworks iOS 7 introduces, and it broadens the range of the applications that can be built...
How To Implement Search Bar in iOS 7 Using Storyboard
Editor’s note: Like some of the programming tutorials, you may find the search bar tutorial no longer works in Xcode 5 and iOS 7. We’ve rewritten the tutorial to make it compatible with the latest version of Xcode. On...
Using Text Kit to Manage Text in Your iOS Apps
iOS 7 brings along new rules and new Human Interface Guidelines (HIG) that should be followed by all developers. One of those guidelines regarding the all brand-new look and feel, highlights the fact that an application’s...
Customizing Navigation Bar and Status Bar in iOS 7
Like many of you, I have been very busy upgrading my apps to make them fit for iOS 7. The latest version of iOS introduces lots of visual changes. From a developer’s perspective, the navigation bar and status bar are two...