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...
Working with Game Center and Game Kit Framework
On App Store, the most popular app category among all is the Games category, something that even Apple accepts as a fact. And how this couldn’t be true, regarding that all or almost all iOS users have downloaded and played...
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...
Introduction to Objective-C Blocks
In programming, what differentiates a good developer from a great developer is the way each one takes advantage of the programming tools he or she offered by the used language. Objective-C, the official language for developing...
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...
How To Import Contacts Using Address Book Framework
One of the most well-known and most used feature of iPhone devices to all users, developers or not, is the Address Book. For those who use a lot the device as a phone (rather than a mobile mini computer), all important and vital...
How To Scan QR Code Using AVFoundation Framework
iOS 7 brings a wealth of new features that set it apart from all other mobile operating systems. Both major additions and minor improvements have been made, offering developers new or updated frameworks and APIs to work with, and...