Swift Development for the Apple Watch. An Intro to the WatchKit Framework, Glances, and Notifications

Swift Development for the Apple Watch. An Intro to the WatchKit Framework, Glances, and Notifications - Opis

Apple Watch is the sort of science-fiction gadget that people used to dream about as kids. What kinds of apps do you envision for this new device? If you...re comfortable using OS X, Xcode, and iOS-and familiar with Swift-this concise book shows you the basics of building your own apps for this wrist-mounted computer with Apple...s WatchKit framework.You...ll learn what an Apple Watch is, what it isn...t, and how and why people might interact with apps you build for it. This practical guide also examines the type of apps most suitable for this device, and shows you how to be a good citizen in the iOS/Watch ecosystem.Learn the Watch app lifecycle, and understand how these apps interact with the user...s iPhoneBuild a Watch app and its iOS counterpart by adding controls, working with multiple screens, and sharing dataDesign a simple glance, the non-interactive Watch component that provides quick-look informationAdd functionality to the notification system, including actionable items, and display them on the Watch faceDesign and build complications, Watch-face gadgets that can display quick snapshots of information, including future events with Time Travel Spis treści:
Preface
Audience
Organization of This Book
Conventions Used in This Book
Using Code Examples
Safari Books Online
How to Contact Us
Acknowledgments
1. Understanding the Apple Watch
How Users Interact with Apple Watch
How the Apple Watch Works with iPhone
App Life Cycle
A watchOS Apps Architecture
Designing for the Apple Watch
Dealing with the Device (...) więcej and Simulator
Diving In
Building for Simulator
Building for the Device
2. WatchKit Apps
Displaying Content on the Watch
Responding to Actions
Controls
Text and Labels
Automatically Updating labels
Images
Animations
Menus
Tables
Picker Views
Playing Media
Getting Text from the User
Working with Multiple Interface Controllers
Hierarchical Navigation
Page-Based Navigation
Modal Presentation
Communicating with the Device
Sending and Receiving Messages
Moving Between Devices Using Handoff
Wrapping Up
3. Glances
Working with Glances
Creating a Glance
Creating a Glance Scheme
Tapping the Glance
Wrapping Up
4. Notifications
Creating Notifications for Your iOS App
Presenting Notifications
Creating Custom Notification Interfaces
Static and Dynamic Notification Interfaces
Setting Up for Testing Notifications
Creating the Interface Controller
Wrapping Up
5. Complications
Designing a Complication
The Data Provider
Adding a complication to an existing project
Templates and Timelines
Building a Complication
Overthinking Our Food
Implementing the Complication
Presenting the Complication
Creating Timeline Entries
Supporting Time Travel
Wrapping Up
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