iOS 5 Essentials

02/03/2012 · No Responses

Building on the phenomenal success of its predecessor iOS 5 includes over 200 new user features as well as an updated SDK containing over 1,500 new APIs. iOS 5 looks set to reinforce the iPhone’s dominance in the smartphone market.

iOS 5 Essentials will help you learn how to build simple, yet powerful iOS 5 applications incorporating iCloud Storage, Twitter, Core Image and Newsstand integration.

You will start by learning about what’s new in iOS 5. You’ll look at the iCloud Storage APIs, Automatic Reference Counting, Twitter and AirPlay integration, how to use the various Core Image filters using the Cocoa framework, and the new features of the iOS 5 SDK. After this, you’ll jump straight in and create applications using Xcode and Interface Builder using the new storyboard layout. We then finish up by learning how to make your applications run smoothly using the Xcode instruments.

What you will learn from this book

Write applications that have the ability to store user documents wirelessly.
Push changes to all devices and computers at the same time, using the iCloud Storage APIs.
Integrate and Tweet directly from your applications using the new Tweet sheet.
Include your current location and host photos on Twitter by using the Twitter Framework APIs.
Learn how to use the AirPlay feature to wirelessly stream videos to Apple TV.
Learn how to use the Core Image Framework to create amazing image effects to enhance photos and videos.
Understand how to debug OpenGL ES applications using Xcode 4.
Learn how to use instruments to make your applications run smoothly.

Approach
Each chapter will take you through a new major feature of iOS 5. You will learn how to integrate each feature into your applications.

Who this book is for
If you ever wanted to learn about the latest features of iOS 5 and learn how to incorporate Twitter, iCloud and Core Image framework effects functionality into your applications, then this book is for you. You should have a good knowledge of programming experience with Objective-C, and have used Xcode 4. iPhone programming experience is not required.