tvOS Tutorial: Make a Video App in Swift
Finally Apple is allowing developers the ability to make our own Apple TV apps using the new tvOS SDK. tvOS is just about the same as developing for iOS but with a couple restrictions. No web views are allowed, tvOS does not contain all of the UI objects that are in iOS but it does […]
Classix for iPhone, iPad & Apple TV
When Apple announced tvOS in September 2015 I did everything I could to learn it fast, I had been waiting to make my own Apple TV apps for years. I’ve always wanted to build a video platform app just like Netflix. If you’ve followed my blog you may have read my tutorials tvOS Tutorial: Make […]
Tutorial: How to test your app for IPv6 compatibility
At WWDC 2015 Apple announced the transition to IPv6-only network services in iOS 9. Starting June 1, 2016 all apps submitted to the App Store must support IPv6-only networking. Most apps will not require any changes because IPv6 is already supported by NSURLSession and CFNetwork APIs. If your app uses IPv4-specific APIs or hard-coded IP […]
Tutorial: Testing SSL using Charles Proxy on an iOS Device
Charles can be used as a man-in-the-middle HTTPS proxy, enabling you to view in plain text the communication between your iOS app and the SSL web server. Charles does this by becoming a man-in-the-middle. Instead of your browser seeing the server’s certificate, Charles dynamically generates a certificate for the server and signs it with its […]
Tutorial: 3D Touch – Quick Actions in Swift
As of iOS 9, Apple has added quick actions to the app icon so users can deep link into an area of your app quicker. By pressing the app icon of the latest devices including the iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus, the user obtains a set of quick actions. When the user selects a […]
tvOS Tutorial: Top Shelf in Swift
The top shelf is a content showcase area above the top row of apps on the Apple TV Home screen. The user can decide which apps are in the top row. When one of these apps is brought into focus, the top shelf displays featured content specific to that app. It’s a unique opportunity for […]
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