Questions about issues that are specifically related to Apple's iOS operating systems (whether directly or indirectly).
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Can XCode work with TFS?
We have been using Team Foundation Server (TFS) for source code management of our solution which contains components for a number of platforms - asp.net, windows & android so far. We now wish to ...
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Snapchat clone: How do I secure pre-downloaded notifications so that they cannot be opened outside of the app?
Say I'm making a snapchat clone app for Android and iOS. Let's say that I get a snapchat from Baz. I want to pre-download the audio for this snapchat. However, as the developer, I want to secure this ...
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iOS chat application design, sending/relaying the message over to the end user
I have a design question. Let us say you were tasked with building a chat application, specifically for iOS (iOS Chat Application). For simplicity let us say you can only chat with one person at a ...
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iOS7 apps only using iPad only
I would like to develop iOS apps but due to budgetary issues I can only afford an iPad mini gen1 or iPod touch 5th gen. Is it possible for me to make apps for all iPhones and iPads/iPods using just a ...
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What are the benefits of Android way of “saving memory” - explicitly passing Context objects everywhere?
Turned out, this question is not easy to formulate for me, but let's try.
In Android, pretty much any UI object depends on a Context, and has defined lifetime. Android can also destroy and recreate UI ...
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Create an Objective-C category to route methods depending on a specified type
For one project, I needed to find a solution to avoid code like this:
if ([self.desiredColor isEqualToString:@"Red"])
[self constructRedMenu];
else if ([self.desiredColor ...
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Managing large downloadable content on mobile devices
This is a general question of how to best manage large downloadable content on mobile devices.
Lets consider a situation whereby a mobile app needs to download a number of very large content items, ...
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Reliable secure data exchange between service written on .NET and an iOS client app
I have a service written on .NET working on a company server. It designed to do a very simple thing, to receive a request via WCF named pipes from another service working locally on the same server, ...
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Connecting a native iOS app to backend and database
I have a good amount of experience working with objective-C and making iOS apps that work locally and with BaaS providers (Parse.com). However, I'd like to take my mobile development to the next level ...
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Are Calls to a WCF Service via JSONP Secure?
I am looking at developing a complete HTML5/JS mobile app that can be deployed to Android, iOS and Windows platforms. I am using DevExtreme tools to help me do that.
I already have a WCF service that ...
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Why do these iOS and OSX framework structures contain a version called 'A'?
I've been looking at development strategies for frameworks and have found a few good resources.
However in the structure of frameworks in iOS and OSX I want to know why inside of the versions folder, ...
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UIDocumentInteractionController in iOS for Whatsapp Integration
I was looking for a way to share my application created files through Whatsapp. I found we can chat using custom URL scheme provided by whatsapp. But, to share files of my app, I read that I have to ...
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Core Data: is performing NSFetches in transient property code bad? Why?
In Core Data, we can put transient properties in our entity objects (or categories on our entities). These transient properties can calculate transient data based on actual entity properties.
Is ...
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What are the bad points of using Core Data for iOS like an ORM
I just starting to use Core Data for my iOS app and I am thinking about how use Core Data for my needs.
What are the features of my app:
The user look for products proposed from a catalog.
The user ...
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Designing object oriented programming
Basically, I want to make api calls using an SDK I am writing.
I have the following classes:
Car
CarData (stores input values needed to create a car like model, make, etc)
Basically to create a ...
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Objective-C Lesson in Class Design
I have the following classes:
Teacher
Student
Class (like a school class)
They all extend from KObject that has the following code:
- initWithKey
- send
- processKey
Teacher, Student ...
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Solutions for iOS collaborative sync (iCloud CoreData, CouchDB)?
I'm developing an iOS app where one of the features will be allowing users to share and collaborate on data (e.g. lists). From everything I've read and based on the way that iCloud CoreData sync works ...
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Is it possible to offer an affiliate program for your iOS or Android app?
Independent of the App Store or Google Play, is there a way to track where new downloads or paying customers came from? For example, if an app advertises my app in theirs - is there a way for me to ...
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How to transfer metadata using Bluetooth between an iPhone and an Android mobile?
I would like to develop a hybrid app to transfer data/meta data between an iPhone and an Android mobile device using Bluetooth.
I could find BTStack and PhoneGap useful. But, is it possible to ...
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Approach to managing multiple services like Evernote, Google drive, dropbox in iOS
I'm trying to think up a scenario when I'd have three different forms of NSData (or whatever) to be sent to three different services like Evernote, Google drive, Dropbox. Granted, each of those has ...
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How to save and clear Files/PDFs received from web service in iOS apps?
My web service will send me a PDF and I have to store it locally on my iphone app and share it through whatsapp later. So how can I save this file received in my app for later sharing?
How can I again ...
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Manage the persistence of entities on iOS in several places: CoreData on the device, iCloud and on a REST API
For the needs of a project, I would persist the datas contained in Core Data in several places depending on the state of the user.
If the user is logged to my API -> Persist the datas on my API.
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What is the best solution for an API class that could have different end points? (iOS)
What is the best approach for creating a singleton API class, where different requests could call different api providers and how to manage this?
For instance you might have a singleton class 'API' ...
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Naming objects and properties clearly without exposing implementation details
I'm re-architecting an iOS mobile app that consumes an API with somewhat haphazard and oftentimes slow performance. The reason for the slowness is because the API is actually a layer on top of a ...
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Unit Testing in iOS — Should I split out my Data Model into it's own class?
I'm attempting to try out using unit test in for the first time in new iOS activity for work. I love the idea of unit testing, but always find the specifics to be... messy.
I get the general ...
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How do I get fluid gesture motion in third party maps app on iOS?
There are a couple of apps on the App Store that use external map sources, for various reasons, to display map data. Some even have multiple sources for bike traffic and so on.
However some of them ...
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How is MTU determined and can it be changed
I'm developing a multi-part solution that consists of an iOS application and OS X application which communicate over Bluetooth Low Energy. Everything works fine and I can send moderate amounts of text ...
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What is the best procedure to setup real-time data transfers with Redis?
I have setup a RESTful API using Ruby on Rails for an iPhone application.There are some instances, however, that I would like to use Real-Time Pub/Sub data-transfers,
I have drawn up 2 potentials:
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Do multiple 'helper' classes conflict with the accepted Apple design scheme?
I have a social location based application and I'm in a bit of design conflict that I can't seem to solve or find good information on.
Realizing that I have multiple controllers that will similarly ...
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document directory path in javascript file in iOS
I am working on a project using MetaIO SDK (AREL).
It works fine with all the files in the package (ipa),
but I'm trying to download an animation automatically using a web service.
It will be ...
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I have some generic server side TYPE data that I'm unsure how best to pull into my client app. How can I do this?
There is something I am trying to pull off, but I'm not entirely sure how to best to do. I'm hoping you can provide me some guidance in the matter.
For example, let's say we have an app that is a ...
