Scott Grosch

Learn & Master watchOS with SwiftUI watchOS with SwiftUI by Tutorials is here to help you learn all you need to know about Apple Watch development using the new declarative SwiftUI framework for building modern and engaging user interfaces. Learn all the main concepts by building different watchOS apps that implement all all of these functionalities. In this book, you will cover most of the concepts required to master watchOS development.Who This Book is ForThis book is for beginner and intermediate developers who wish to know how to develop watchOS apps in a declarative and modern way by implementing SwiftUI.Topics Covered in watchOS With SwiftUI by Tutorials: watchOS app project structure: Apple Watch has a slightly different project structure compared to iOS. So you will learn those differences.Use the Digital Crown in your apps: Build the famous Pong videogame but for watchOS and learn how the Digital Crown can enhance your users experience.Watch Connectivity: The Watch Connectivity framework will show you the different ways you can transfer data between iOS and watchOS apps.Snapshots: Snapshots provide a way for users to quickly view the state of an app showing updated and relevant information.Notifications: watchOS offers support for several different types of notifications and allows you to customize them to the individual needs of your watch app.watchOS app Lifecycle: Find out about the Apple Watch Lifecycles and how it transitions between states while extending current runtime sessions.Complications: Complications are small elements that appear on the user's selected watch face and provide quick access to frequently used data from within your app.Watch Face sharing: You can easily share your own custom Watch Faces through your iOS device or via web.Signing in with Apple Watch: Sign in with Apple to allow simple and straight-forward registration and authentication.HealthKit: Implement HealthKit in your WatchOS app to track health-related information and take advantage of Apple Health capabilities.One thing you can count on: after reading this book, you'll be prepared to develop professional Apple Watch apps with SwiftUI.

Learn iOS Push Notifications Push Notifications are one of the most important interaction points of your app with your users. Simply put, a push notification is a way to send any type of data to your users' apps, even if they aren't actively using them.Even though most developers feel they know everything there is to know about this topic, major additions in latest releases of iOS have pushed these notifications beyond simply delivering messages to your users. Learning all of the exciting opportunities and ways you could boost your users' experiences and interactions might be a bit overwhelming at first. Worry not This is where Push Notifications by Tutorials comes to the rescue.Who This Book Is ForThis book is for intermediate iOS developers who already know the basics of iOS, and who wish to know everything there is to know about push notifications. It starts with a basic introduction of how notifications work, with later chapters going much deeper into advanced materials.Topics Covered in Push Notifications by TutorialsRemote Notification Payload: Learn everything there is to know about the Payload representing your notification and its various customization options.Remote Notifications: Learn everything about how to send a remote notification from a server, how to create your own Vapor-based push server, identify and manage users and their device tokens, and more.Local Notifications: Much like remote notifications, you'll learn how to schedule local notifications, originating from your device instead of from a remote server.Modifying the Payload: Learn how to use a Notification Service Extension to manipulate your notification payload right before it's presented to the user.Custom Actions: Put your users first by providing them with useful Custom Actions they can interact with, right from your notification, without the need to open your app.Custom Interfaces: Take your notifications to the next level by providing a rich, customized user interface for your push notification.All kinds of other topics related to push notifications on iOS, iPadOS and watchOS One thing you can count on: After you finish reading this book, you'll master everything there is to know about push notifications and how to take advantage of the latest and greatest features, to make your app stand out from the rest to enhance your user experience.