Building a ToDo App Using Realm and Swift
After the big evolution in smart phones in the last years, a lot of tools have been developed to make life easier and simpler for developers to deliver the best performance and quality. To rock in the app store today is not an...
A Beginner’s Guide to NSDate in Swift
If I was ever asked what’s one of the most common stuff I do among all projects, then I would have answered that dealing with dates is definitely one of them. Undoubtably, there’s no developer out there who...
A First Look at Contacts Framework in iOS 9
As every iOS release, the version 9, which is officially here for just a few weeks, presents new features and improvements to existing technologies for both users and developers. As we’ve all witnessed, there’s a...
Our Swift Programming Book for Beginners Now Supports iOS 9, Xcode 7 and Swift 2
Update: Apple is going to release iOS 10 and Xcode 8 this fall. We’re updating all our Swift books for the new version of iOS and Xcode. If you purchase any of our Swift books now, you’ll get a free update of the book...
Beginner’s Guide: Using Social Framework and UIActivityViewController
So, you are just about to get finished with the new super-app of yours, or the one that your boss or a customer have asked you to make, and you realize that there’s one more important requirement, to make it capable of...
How to Create Sign Up and Login in iOS Apps with Parse
This is a guest tutorial by Rumiya Murtazina. Some time ago, we’ve discussed with you how to integrate your iOS app with Parse and demonstrate how to build an Instagram-like app using the service. Not only can you use Parse...
How To Create a Custom Search Bar Using UISearchController
Quite often it’s required from iOS applications to be capable of performing search in specific data that is displayed in a tableview. Undoubtably, most of developers have faced that situation, and the most usual approach to...
How to Integrate Google Sign In into Your iOS Apps
In my last tutorial we worked with the YouTube API, and through the demo application we managed to make requests to that specific Google API. Actually, we created an API key prior to any request, as that key was vital for every...
Creating a Slide Down Menu Using View Controller Transition
Navigation is an important part of every user interface. There are multiple ways to present a menu for your users to access the app’s features. The sidebar menu that we discussed in the earlier tutorial is an example. Slide...
A Swift Tutorial for Stripe: Taking Credit Card Payments in iOS Apps
In this tutorial we will talk about Stripe integration. Stripe provides one of the most powerful libraries for accepting payments online and mobile apps. If you are planning to sell products in your iOS apps and searching for a...