iOS 8 & Xamarin whats new
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iOS 8 introduces several new features for extending apps and improving the user experience. These include extensions that allow apps to integrate with system functions like sharing and photo editing, the PhotoKit for accessing photos without pickers, and visual effects for blurring and vibrancy. It also includes new APIs for health data, handoff between devices, and adaptive layouts for different screen sizes.
iOS 8 & Xamarin whats new
- 1. iOS 8 & Xamarin Alex Blount @alexblount alexblount.co
- 2. NYA • Preview videos • App bundling • Analytics • Visits to app page • Installs • Active over time • Testflight • 1000 beta testers (users not devices) • 25 internal testers • Crash Reporting
- 3. Extensions • Bundled inside apps • Short lived out of process • Sandboxed • Can share data with the main app • Keychain • preferences
- 4. Extensions • Share • Action • Photo editing • Safari • Notification Center • Document providers • Custom keyboards
- 5. PhotoKit • Access assets managed by Photos app • No need for pickers • includes iCloud Photo library • Display, playback, edit image & video content
- 6. Visual Effects • UIBlurEffect - Adds a blur to content behind the effect view • UIVibrancyEffect - amplifies and adjusts the color of the content layered behind an effect view
- 7. Settings • Stop fragmentation of app settings • Take a user directly to the app related setting in the Settings app
- 8. Local Authentication • Require a user to login using specified security policies • Currently only TouchID • No access to biometric data
- 9. Health Kit • Created to help manage a users health related information • Data can come from apps, devices or manually entered • Apps register to be notified when data changes • Currently Broken (Beta 5)
- 10. HandOff • Gives apps ability to give the user the same continuity experience as built in apps • Begin activity on one device and continue on the second • Only for passing small amounts of data (url, scroll position) • Can open a stream between devices for larger data
- 11. Adaptive Layouts • Create one Storyboard to layout apps for all devices • Size Classes • UISplitViewController
- 12. Worth a mention • Camera API • White balance • Focus • Bracketing API • Cloud Kit • Home Kit • Scene Kit