Learn the new iOS 7 APIs Quickly and Easily! iOS 7 is one of the most massive and exciting set of changes we’ve seen as developers so far. This means tons of great opportunity for you – the type only seen every 3 to 5 years! However, getting a handle on all of this new technology is a daunting task, especially while trying to update your apps at the same time. This is where iOS 7 by Tutorials comes to the rescue! In this book, you will be able to learn the new topics in a much quicker and easier way – by following fun and easy-to-read tutorials. Topics Covered in iOS 7 by Tutorials: <ul>
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Designing for iOS 7: Learn how to design your app to fit in with the new minimalistic style.</li> <li>
Transitioning to iOS: Take a skeumorphic app and convert it to an iOS 7 style.</li> <li>
UIKit Dynamics: Create user interfaces that feel real by adding gravity, springs, and forces.</li> <li>
Text Kit: Create dynamic text and text fields, and learn how to create your own eBook reader.</li> <li>
Continuous Integration: Learn how to set up a server to automatically build your app.</li> <li>
Networking with NSURLSession: Learn about the brand-new networking API in iOS 7.</li> <li>
Multitasking: Learn how to keep your app’s data up to date in the background.</li> <li>
JavaScript Core Framework: Evaluate and run Javascript code in real time from your apps.</li> <li>
AirDrop and Peer-to-Peer: Learn how to share data with nearby devices.</li> <li>
What’s New in AVFoundation, Map Kit, and Core Location: Learn about barcode scanning, speech synthesis, directions API, and iBeacon support.</li> <li>
And more! One thing you can count on - after reading this book you’ll be prepared to take advantage of all the new improvements iOS 7 has to offer!</li> </ul>

iOS 7 By Tutorials

Computers & Technology

Abernathy, Christine

Azarpour, Soheil Moayedi

Eberhardt, Colin

Programming

Razeware LLC

Learn how to make iOS games using Apple's brand new 2D game framework: Sprite Kit. Through a series of mini-games and challenges, you will go from beginner to advanced and learn everything you need to make your own game! iOS Games by Tutorials covers the following topics: <ul>
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Sprites: Get started quickly and get your images onto your screen.</li> <li>
Manual Movement: Move sprites manually with a crash course on 2D math.</li> <li>
Actions: Learn how to move sprites the "easy way" using Sprite Kit actions.</li> <li>
Scenes and Transitions: Make multiple screens in your app and move between them.</li> <li>
Physics: Add realistic physics behavior into your games.</li> <li>
Beyond Sprites: Add video nodes, core image filters, and custom shapes.</li> <li>
Particle Systems: Add explosions, star fields, and other special effects.</li> <li>
Adding “Juice”: Take your game from good to great by polishing it until it shines.</li> <li>
Game Center: Add achievements, leaderboards, &amp; multiplayer support to your games.</li> <li>
Accelerometer: Learn how to control your game through tilting your device.</li> <li>
UIKit: Combine the power of UIKit with the Sprite Kit framework.</li> <li>
AirPlay: Display your game on the Apple TV with the device as a controller.</li> <li>
Tile Maps: Make games that use tile maps.</li> <li>
Scrolling: Make levels that scroll across the screen.</li> <li>
And much more, including: Fonts and text, saving and loading games, and three bonus downloadable chapters!</li> The iOS Tutorial Team takes pride in making sure each tutorial we write holds to the highest standards of quality. We want our tutorials to be well written, easy to follow, and fun. And we don’t want to just skim the surface of a subject – we want to really dig into it, so you can truly understand how it works and apply the knowledge directly in your own apps. By the time you’re finished reading this book, you will have made 5 complete mini-games from scratch, from zombie action to space shooter to top-down racer!
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iOS Games by Tutorials

Wenderlich, Ray

Berg, Mike

Bradley, Tom

Games & Strategy Guides

Learn iPhone and iPad Programming via Tutorials! If you’re new to iOS and Objective-C, or to programming in general, learning how to write an app can seem incredibly overwhelming. That’s why you need a book that: <ul>
<li>Shows you how to write an app step-by-step</li> <li>Has tons of illustrations and screenshots to make everything clear</li> <li>Is written in a fun and easygoing manner!</li> </ul>
In this book, you will learn how to make your own iPhone and iPad apps, through a series of four epic-length hands-on tutorials. Everybody likes games, so you’ll start with building a simple but fun iPhone game named Bull’s Eye. It will teach you the basics of iPhone programming, and the other tutorials will build on what you learn there. Each tutorial in this book describes a new app in full detail, and together they cover everything you need to know to make your own apps. By the end of the series you’ll be experienced enough to turn your ideas into real apps that you can sell on the App Store! Tutorial 1: Bull’s Eye. In the first tutorial in the series, you’ll start off by building a complete game from scratch called “Bull’s Eye”. In the process, you’ll learn how to use Xcode, Interface Builder, and Objective-C in an easygoing manner. Tutorial 2: Checklists. In the second tutorial in the series, you’ll create your own to-do list app. In the process, you’ll learn about the fundamental design patterns that all iOS apps use and about table views, navigation controllers and delegates. Now you’re making apps for real! Tutorial 3: MyLocations. In the third tutorial in the series, you’ll develop a location-aware app that lets you keep a list of spots that you find interesting. In the process, you’ll learn about Core Location, Core Data, Map Kit, and much more! Tutorial 4: StoreSearch. Mobile apps often need to talk to web services and that’s what we’ll do in this final tutorial of the series. We’ll make a stylish app that lets you search for products on the iTunes store using HTTP requests and JSON. It is my sincere belief that this series can turn you from a complete newbie into an accomplished iOS developer, but you do have to put in the time and effort. By writing this book I’ve done my part, now it’s up to you...

The IOS Apprentice

Hollemans, Matthijs

There is an updated version of this book. Search for iOS Apprentice Third Edition: Update for Swift 1.2 Learn iPhone and iPad Programming via Tutorials! If you’re new to iOS and Swift, or to programming in general, learning how to write an app can seem incredibly overwhelming. That’s why you need a book that: Shows you how to write an app step-by-step Has tons of illustrations and screenshots to make everything clear Is written in a fun and easygoing manner!  In this book, you will learn how to make your own iPhone and iPad apps, through a series of four epic-length hands-on tutorials. These hands-on tutorials describe in full detail how to build a new app from scratch. Four tutorials, four apps. Each new app will be a little more advanced than the one before, and together they cover everything you need to know to make your own apps.  By the end of the series you’ll be experienced enough to turn your ideas into real apps that you can sell on the App Store. Tutorial 1: Bull’s Eye. In the first tutorial in the book, you’ll start off by building a simple but fun game to learn the basics of iPhone programming. In the process, you’ll get familiar with Xcode, Interface Builder, and Swift in an easygoing manner. Tutorial 2: Checklists. In the second tutorial in the series, you’ll create your own to-do list app. In the process, you’ll learn about the fundamental design patterns that all iOS apps use and about table views, navigation controllers and delegates. Now you’re making apps for real! Tutorial 3: MyLocations. In the third tutorial, you’ll develop a location-aware app that lets you keep a list of spots that you find interesting. In the process, you’ll learn about Core Location, Core Data, Map Kit, and much more! Tutorial 4: StoreSearch. Mobile apps often need to talk to web services and that’s what you’ll do in this final tutorial of the book. You’ll make a stylish app for iPhone and iPad that lets you search for products on the iTunes store using HTTP requests and JSON. It is my sincere belief that this series can turn you from a complete newbie into an accomplished iOS developer, but you do have to put in the time and effort. By writing this book I’ve done my part, now it’s up to you...

The iOS Apprentice: Third Edition: Beginning iOS Development with Swift

Matthijs Hollemans

There is an updated version of this book. Search for iOS Games by Tutorials Second Edition: Updated for Swift 1.2 Learn how to make iOS games using Apple's built-in 2D game framework: Sprite Kit. Through a series of mini-games and challenges, you will go from beginner to advanced and learn everything you need to make your own game! iOS Games by Tutorials covers the following topics: <ul>
<li>
Sprites: Get started quickly and get your images onto your screen.</li> <li>
Manual Movement: Move sprites manually with a crash course on 2D math.</li> <li>
Actions: Learn how to move sprites the "easy way" using Sprite Kit actions.</li> <li>
Scenes and Transitions: Make multiple screens in your app and move between them.</li> <li>
Physics: Add realistic physics behavior into your games.</li> <li>
Beyond Sprites: Add video nodes, core image filters, and custom shapes.</li> <li>
Particle Systems: Add explosions, star fields, and other special effects.</li> <li>
Adding “Juice”: Take your game from good to great by polishing it until it shines.</li> <li>
Accelerometer: Learn how to control your game through tilting your device.</li> <li>
UIKit: Combine the power of UIKit with the Sprite Kit framework.</li> <li>
Mac: Learn how to port your games to the Mac!</li> <li>
Tile Maps: Make games that use tile maps.</li> <li>
Scrolling: Make levels that scroll across the screen.</li> <li>
And much more, including: Fonts and text, saving and loading games, and six bonus downloadable chapters!</li> The iOS Tutorial Team takes pride in making sure each tutorial we write holds to the highest standards of quality. We want our tutorials to be well written, easy to follow, and fun. And we don’t want to just skim the surface of a subject – we want to really dig into it, so you can truly understand how it works and apply the knowledge directly in your own apps. By the time you’re finished reading this book, you will have made 5 complete mini-games from scratch, from zombie action to space shooter to top-down racer!
</ul>

iOS Games by Tutorials: Second Edition: Beginning 2D iOS Game Development with Swift

There is an updated version of this book. Search for iOS 8 by Tutorials: Update for Swift 1.2 Learn the New iOS 8 APIs! At WWDC, Tim Cook declared iOS 8 the most significant change for iOS developers since the introduction of the original iPhone OS SDK. Not only does iOS 8 introduce an entirely new programming language—Swift—but it also introduces a huge set of APIs to learn and master! This is where iOS 8 by Tutorials comes to the rescue! In this book, you will learn the new iOS 8 APIs the quick and easy way - by following fun and easy-to-read tutorials. iOS 8 by Tutorials covers the following topics: <ul>
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Adaptive Layout: Learn how to make your user interfaces adapt to different devices and screen sizes.</li> <li>
Extensions: Learn how to share your app’s functionality with the OS itself!</li> <li>
CloudKit: Learn how to store your app’s data on the cloud.</li> <li>
Scene Kit: Learn how to add 3D visualizations into your own apps!</li> <li>
Photos: Learn about the new framework that makes working with Photos much easier.</li> <li>
Live Rendering: Write custom controls that you can configure in Interface Buider!</li> <li>
Handoff: Learn how to continue a task on a different device with the new Handoff API.</li> <li>
WebKit: Learn about Apple’s new and improved framework for working with the web.</li> <li>
Visual Effects: Learn how to blur your app’s UI and use vibrant text.</li> <li>
Xcode 6: Learn about the new features in Xcode 6 and iTunes Connect.</li> </ul>
One thing you can count on - after reading this book you’ll be prepared to take advantage of all the new improvements iOS 8 has to offer! The iOS Tutorial Team takes pride in making sure each tutorial we write holds to the highest standards of quality. We want our tutorials to be well written, easy to follow, and fun. And we don’t want to just skim the surface of a subject – we want to really dig into it, so you can truly understand how it works and apply the knowledge directly in your own apps.

iOS 8 by Tutorials: Learning the New iOS 8 APIs with Swift

Soheil Azarpour,Ricardo Rendon Cepeda,Tammy Coron

There is an updated version of this book. Search for Swift by Tutorials: Update for Swift 1.2 Learn Apple’s brand new programming language, Swift, the quick and easy way: via hands-on tutorials! Through a series of real-world, practical examples you will bring your Swift knowledge from beginner to master. Swift by Tutorials covers the following topics: <ul>
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Language Basics: Variables, constants, types, equality, strings, optionals, collections, and more: get off the ground with the language essentials.</li> <li>
Classes &amp; Structs: Data structures like classes and structs are at the heart of any object-oriented language. This is the first chapter where you’ll build a full-featured iOS app.</li> <li>
Generics: In C++ it’s called templates; in Swift it’s called generics: Generic programming allows you to write an algorithm once and reuse it for multiple types. </li> <li>
Functions &amp; Closures: It’s hard to write code without using functions! Closures are a related topic. (Spoiler alert—in Swift, they’re just unnamed functions!)</li> <li>
Enums &amp; Switch Statements: Swift introduces extremely powerful enum types. Switch statements are crucial to unlocking their potential.</li> <li>
Functional Programming: Functional programming is a popular topic right now—quite a departure from more traditional, imperative programming. Swift builds this paradigm right into the core of the language.</li> <li>
Swift &amp; Cocoa: 90% of iOS development is interfacing with Cocoa frameworks—this remains true with Swift. This chapter illustrates how you will work with Cocoa in Swift; you’ll also see how bridging headers work so you can continue to use Objective-C code and libraries in Swift.</li> <li>
Swift vs. Objective-C: Existing Objective-C developers will be wondering what’s different with Swift, or how to do their favorite things using Swift. In this chapter, you’ll re-implement an Objective-C app in Swift to compare and contrast the two languages.</li> <li>
Language Quick Reference: As you’re coding your own Swift applications, you can refer back to this reference to remind yourself how something works.</li> </ul>
The iOS Tutorial Team takes pride in making sure each tutorial we write holds to the highest standards of quality. We want our tutorials to be well written, easy to follow, and fun. And we don’t want to just skim the surface of a subject – we want to really dig into it, so you can truly understand how it works and apply the knowledge directly in your own apps.

Swift by Tutorials: A Hands-On Approach

Colin Eberhardt

Matt Galloway

There is an updated version of this book. Search for Core Data by Tutorials: Update for Swift 1.2 Learn Core Data with Swift! Take control of your data in iOS apps using Core Data, through a series of high quality hands-on tutorials. Start with with the basics like setting up your own Core Data Stack all the way to advanced topics like syncing with iCloud, migration, performance, multithreading, and more! By the end of this book, you’ll have hands-on experience with Core Data and will be ready to use it in your own apps. Who This Book Is For:This book is for intermediate iOS developers who already know the basics of iOS and Swift development but want to learn how to use Core Data to save data in their apps. Topics Covered in Core Data by Tutorials: <ul>
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Your First Core Data App: You’ll click File\New Project and write a Core Data app from scratch! </li> <li>
NSManagedObject Subclasses: Learn how to create your own subclasses of NSManagedObject - the base data storage class in Core Data.</li> <li>
The Core Data Stack: Learn how the main objects in Core Data work together, so you can move from the starter Xcode template to your own system.</li> <li>
Intermediate Fetching: This chapter covers how to fetch data with Core Data - fetch requests, predicates, sorting and asynchronous fetching.</li> <li>
NSFetchedResultsController: Learn how to make Core Data play nicely with table views using NSFetchedResultsController!</li> <li>
Versioning and Migration: In this chapter, you’ll learn how to migrate your user’s data as they upgrade through different versions of your data model.</li> <li>
 with iCloud: Learn how to make your apps synchronize across devices, using the power of iCloud!</li> <li>
Unit Tests: In this chapter, you’ll learn how to set up a test environment for Core Data and see examples of how to test your models.</li> <li>
Measuring and Boosting Performance: Learn how to measure your app’s performance with various Xcode tools and deal with slow spots in your code.</li> <li>
Multiple Managed Object Contexts: Learn how multiple managed object contexts can improve performance and make for cleaner code.</li> </ul>

Core Data by Tutorials: iOS 8 and Swift Edition

Douglas, Aaron

Morey, Matthew

Mora, Saul

There is an updated version of this book. Search for iOS Animations by Tutorials: Updated for Swift 1.2 Make Delightful Animations with Swift! There’s no denying it: creating animations is one of the most enjoyable parts of iOS development. Animations are fun to create, they breathe life into your user interface, and they make your app a delight to use. In this book, you’ll learn about iOS animation in Swift from beginning to advanced through a series of hands-on tutorials and challenges, that make your app look and feel great. Who This Book Is For:This book is for intermediate to advanced developers, who already know the basics of iOS and Swift development and want to dive deep into animations. Topics Covered in iOS Animations by Tutorials: <ul>
<li>
View Animations: Start with the basics by learning how to animate views: size, position, color, and more.</li> <li>
Springs: Make your animations bounce with realistic spring behavior.</li> <li>
Transitions: Add subtle transitoins when you add or remove subviews.</li> <li>
Keyframe Animations: Learn how to make complex animations with precise multi-stage timing.</li> <li>
Animation and Auto Layout: Learn how to animate with Auto Layout by animating constraints.</li> <li>
Layer Animations: Dive deeper and use layer animation for more advanced techniques.</li> <li>
Shapes and Masks: Learn how to use shapes and layer masks for cool effects.</li> <li>
Gradient Animations: Make moving gradients like the “slide to unlock” screen.</li> <li>
Stroke and Path Animations: Animate lines moving over time along a path.</li> <li>
3D Animations: Rotate, translate, and scale your layers over time in three dimensions.</li> <li>
And much more, including: Particle emitters, frame animations, and three bonus downloadable chapters!</li> </ul>
The iOS Tutorial Team takes pride in making sure each tutorial we write holds to the highest standards of quality. We want our tutorials to be well written, easy to follow, and fun. And we don’t want to just skim the surface of a subject – we want to really dig into it, so you can truly understand how it works and apply the knowledge directly in your own apps.

iOS Animations by Tutorials: Setting Swift in Motion

Marin Todorov

This edition is not the current release. There is an updated version of this book being released on 9/23/2015 - search for iOS Animations by Tutorials Second Edition. Make Delightful Animations with Swift! There’s no denying it: creating animations is one of the most enjoyable parts of iOS development. Animations are fun to create, they breathe life into your user interface, and they make your app a delight to use. In this book, you’ll learn about iOS animation in Swift from beginning to advanced through a series of hands-on tutorials and challenges, that make your app look and feel great.  Updated for Xcode 6.3 and Swift 1.2 Who This Book Is For:This book is for intermediate to advanced developers, who already know the basics of iOS and Swift development and want to dive deep into animations. Topics Covered in iOS Animations by Tutorials: View Animations: Start with the basics by learning how to animate views: size, position, color, and more. Springs:  Make your animations bounce with realistic spring behavior. Transitions: Add subtle transitoins when you add or remove subviews. Keyframe Animations:  Learn how to make complex animations with precise multi-stage timing. Animation and Auto Layout: Learn how to animate with Auto Layout by animating constraints. Layer Animations: Dive deeper and use layer animation for more advanced techniques. Shapes and Masks:  Learn how to use shapes and layer masks for cool effects. Gradient Animations:  Make moving gradients like the “slide to unlock” screen. Stroke and Path Animations: Animate lines moving over time along a path. 3D Animations: Rotate, translate, and scale your layers over time in three dimensions. And much more, including:  Particle emitters, frame animations, and three bonus downloadable chapters!  The iOS Tutorial Team takes pride in making sure each tutorial we write holds to the highest standards of quality. We want our tutorials to be well written, easy to follow, and fun. And we don’t want to just skim the surface of a subject – we want to really dig into it, so you can truly understand how it works and apply the knowledge directly in your own apps.

iOS Animations by Tutorials: Updated for Swift 1.2: Setting Swift in Motion

Todorov, Marin

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