The document summarizes Apple's announcements at WWDC 2014 regarding updates to the iOS and OS X platforms. Key updates include iOS 8 with over 4000 new APIs, improvements to the App Store like app bundles and previews, a new TestFlight app for beta testing, iCloud Drive for file storage across devices, enhancements to Xcode 6 like Swift support and adaptable UIs, new APIs for HealthKit, HomeKit and Touch ID, and free developer resources like Swift books and WWDC session videos. CloudKit was also introduced as a way for apps to have basic server-side functionality without backend infrastructure.

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Apple WWDC Review for Mobile
Manesh Lad | June 2014

2. Introduction
iOS 8 in the fall
1.2 million apps in the app store
4000 new apis
Verge keynote in 10mins
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7msd7oXbRo

3. Topics
App Store - Bundles. Previews & Testflight
iCloud Drive
Xcode 6 - Adaptable UI, Custom controls & Swift
CloudKit
HealthKit
HomeKit
Touch ID API
Extensions - inter app communications
Free iOS Development Resources

4. App Store
App Bundles - Ability to sell a group of apps.
Could be a nice way for a CU to group a bunch
related apps i.e. banking, credit cards, loyalty
App Previews - In addition to screenshots app owners
now have the ability to post video of the app.
Additional metadata for implementation teams

5. App Store: Testflight Service
Separate app for testflight apps
Become beta tester by downloading the app
Download via apple id, no special provisioning profile
Each app has limit of 1000 users not 1000 devices
Great for internal QA w/o apple review
Next Year crash report integrated with Xcode

6. iCloud Drive
Cloud Drive is apple version of dropbox, build into every copy of
IOS 8 & OS X Yosemite
Use by apps to store data i.e. iWorks viewable in finder
Use by users as a cloud file storage with folders & tags
Documents everywhere - mac, ios & windows
System Document Picker that can use diff document providers i.e.
dropbox, box.net etc
MailDrop - a way to securely send large attachments

7. Xcode 6:
Adaptable UI
Apple is really encouraging users to build apps in a screen size and
orientation neutral way
Hints at iOS devices with new form factors & sizes
Provides way to preview a screen in the different screens sizes
Ability to use a single storyboard for different device types i.e. iPhone & iPad
Sizes Classes, Compact vs Regular
Auto generation of different icons for diff sizes
Custom Controls in Storyboards
Improves the interface/wireframe builder with the ability to render custom
components on the UI
Helps the developer get a better idea of how the app will look

8. Xcode 6: Swift
New programming language designed for cocoa & cocoa touch.
Objective-c without the C
Same runtime as C/Objective C code - can co-mingle languages
Modern
Playgrounds - live preview of code
Clean syntax, No headers. No semicolons
Multiple return types, Optional Arguments
Closures, Generics
Free language ebook iBooks

9. Xcode 6: Swift Playgrounds
Running code as your type
Type inference
As easy to use as a scripting language without
sacrificing performance
Build anything, social media app, games
Optimized for Cocoa & Cocoa Touch = Mac & iOS dev

10. CloudKit
CloudKit - practically free way to write server side code
on the client side for your app
CloudKit service offerings
database storage - CKRecord (Records, queries,
relationships)
large blob storage - CKAsset
push notifications - CKSubscription

11. CloudKit : Cost
Free with limits
1 PB assets
10 TB database
5 TB/day asset transfer 50 GB/day db transfer
Good use might a quick way to build POCs with server
side code with no overhead of server side infrastructure

12. Extensions
Extensions delivered as part of your app, accessed via apple framework code
Sharing extensions - comments, audio. video. links, photos
Photo Extension (iOS only)
Actions - UI & No UI i.e. click action within safari
Notification Center Widgets = Today Extension - for at a glance information
(for CC Alerts)
Document Providers - cloud file pickers
Third Party Keyboards - more languages & input methods

13. HealthKit
Lots of health devices & apps
Data lives in silos and you cannot get a consolidated view
Share specific data with apps
HKHealthStore
Secure Health Database
Shared across apps & devices

14. HomeKit
Home automation devices usually own companion apps, own network protocols,
own security….no need with home kit
Common network protocol with many providers
Schlage, Philips, Honeywell, Broadcom, iHome, Sylvania, Haier
Locks, lights cameras, doors, thermostats, plus and switches
Secure pairing
Controls individual devices
Group of devices into scenes - think harmony remote activity
Siri Integrations

15. Touch ID API
Third party app can now use touch id
Protects logins & user data
Unlocks keychain items
Identifies successful matches
Protects Fingerprint data - fingerprint never exposed to
third party apps or the system stores on a secure space
on the A7 chip.

16. Free iOS Resources
iBooks - 2 Swift Books
The Swift Programming Language
Using Swift with Cocoa & Objective C
WWDC Sessions Videos
https://developer.apple.com/videos/wwdc/2014/
https://developer.apple.com/videos/wwdc/2013/
Mac App Store - Xcode - free ide
iTunes U - Stanford iOS 7 course taught by Paul Haggerty
Actual university course.