one app for all coding for different ios variants mike oliver ios team lead [email protected]
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One App For All
Most iOS apps start with limited range• One iOS version (likely most recent)
• Optimized for low resolution devices
• No genuine iPad support (compatibility mode doesn’t count)
• Assumption of standard iPhone hardware (camera, accelerometer, etc.)
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Options to consider…
DevicesHardware
Version
Video
High ResolutionLow Resolution Accelerometer
GPS
Multitasking
Camera
HDMI Out
iPhone 4
iPad 2iPadiPod Touch
iPhone 3GS
4.3
3.2
4.24.0
3.1
4.1
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More to come
• NFC (Near Field Technology)
• High Resolution iPad
• iPhone 5
• Fingerprint scanning
• Mobile Payments
• Voice Integration
• …?
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The F-word…
RELAXThis isn’t Android….
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One App For All
iOS variances can be accounted for with minimal code
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One App For All
Demo 3 major topics today:1. Handling both high and low resolution devices
2. Coding for potentially unavailable API’s
3. Adding iPad specific code for Universal Apps.
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One App For All
Facebook Photos app:1. Log in using Facebook Connect
2. Show user’s photos at best resolution possible
3. Allow printing of photos using Airprint
4. Give best layout for iPhone and iPad
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One App For All: Best Practices
iMug
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One App For All: Best Practices
Don’t rely on exact screen dimensions
Courtesy of WWDC 2010 Session 130
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Don’t rely on device modelBad Code: Better Code:
One App For All: Best Practices
Courtesy of WWDC 2010 Session 130
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One App For All: Best Practices
UIRequiredDeviceCapabilities limits distribution based on hardware:
• Camera (front, video, etc.)
• Communication (sms, wifi, etc.)
• Motion (accelerometer, gyroscope)
Full list can be found at… UIRequiredDeviceCapabilities Documentation
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Best Practices
Always default your code to basics (low res
iPhone idiom)
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Pyxis Mobile
Pyxis Mobile is the only mobile application development platform designed to meet today’s constantly changing needs.
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Pyxis Mobile
A Platform for Building Mobile Applications
• Multi-Device Support - Easily develop rich, native Apps once and deploy on all smartphone and tablet devices. Support Local-Device Feature Superset, not Least Common Denominator
• Back-End System Integration - Seamlessly integrate with multiple back-end systems and standards – internal and public – for read and write access.
• Enterprise-Grade Features – User Authentication, Security, Usage and Performance Monitoring Tools, Language Support and Offline Access and Synchronization
• Support Agile Deployment - Quickly create, modify, update and expand Apps, and deploy those changes immediately.
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Resources
• Pyxis Mobile (http://www.pyxismobile.com)
• WWDC 2010 Session 130 – Future Proofing your application (can be downloaded through iTunes by registered developers)
• UIRequiredDeviceCapabilities documentation
• Supporting High-Resolution Screens
• Custom Icon and Image Creation Guidelines