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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 one or more games, at least one time? Personally, I’m quite confident that those users…
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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 new frameworks introduced in iOS 7. As you can see in part 1, the framework allows developers to easily…
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Understanding Multipeer Connectivity Framework in iOS 7 – Part 1
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 for the new operating system. Its aim is to enable developers to create applications that will allow devices being in close distance to get connected, simply using Wi-Fi networks…
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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 applications for iPhone, iPad and Mac OS, is a multi-featured one, and as a relative to C, very powerful.…
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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 interface should not compete with the content, nor distracting users from it, but supporting it in the best possible…
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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 information they need exist in their contacts. Till today, many applications have…
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Appcoda: How To Scan QR Code Using AVFoundation Framework
One of the new features that the AVFoundation incorporates in iOS 7, is the ability to discover and read bar codes in real-time, and one of the supported bar code types that we especially interested in at this tutorial, is the QR Code. Read my new tutorial on Appcoda!
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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 the opportunity to provide single users with a much richer experience. The AVFoundation framework is just…
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MobileTuts+: Xcode 5 Essentials
Xcode 5 incorporates a lot of new features, as well as too many updates that make development even easier! Read about all Xcode 5 Essentials on this new tutorial on MobileTuts+.
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Xcode 5 Essentials
Xcode 5 is a major step forward for the Apple ecosystem, bringing more possibilities, features, and tools to developers than ever before. With Version 5, Xcode has grown into an extremely powerful IDE. Read this article to learn what’s new!