iOS 16 Programming for Beginners

Take your next step in iOS app development and work with Xcode 14 and iOS 16.

Purchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free eBook in PDF format.

Key Features
Explore the latest features of Xcode 14 and the Swift 5.7 programming language in this updated seventh edition
Start your iOS programming career and have fun building your own iOS apps
Discover the new features of iOS 16 such as Mac Catalyst, SwiftUI, Lock Screen widgets and WeatherKit
Book Description
With almost 2 million apps on the App Store, iOS mobile apps continue to be incredibly popular. Anyone can reach millions of customers around the world by publishing their apps on the App Store, which means that competent iOS developers are in high demand.

iOS 16 Programming for Beginners, Seventh Edition, is a comprehensive introduction for those who are new to iOS, covering the entire process of learning the Swift language, writing your own app, and publishing it on the App Store.

This book follows a hands-on approach. With step-by-step tutorials to real-life examples and easy-to-understand explanations of complicated topics, each chapter will help you learn and practice the Swift language to build your apps and introduce exciting new technologies to incorporate into your apps. You'll learn how to publish iOS apps and work with new iOS 16 features such as Mac Catalyst, SwiftUI, Lock Screen widgets, WeatherKit, and much more.

By the end of this iOS development book, you'll have the knowledge and skills to write and publish interesting apps, and more importantly, to use the online resources available to enhance your app development journey.

What you will learn
Get to grips with the fundamentals of Xcode 14 and Swift 5.7, the building blocks of iOS development
Understand how to prototype an app using storyboards
Discover the Model-View-Controller design pattern and how to implement the desired functionality within an app
Implement the latest iOS 16 features such as SwiftUI, Lock screen widgets, and WeatherKit
Convert an existing iPad app into a Mac app with Mac Catalyst
Design, deploy, and test your iOS applications with design patterns and best practices
Who this book is for
This book is for anyone who has programming experience but is new to Swift and iOS app development. Basic knowledge of programming, including loops, data types, and so on, is necessary.

Table of Contents
Getting Familiar with Xcode
Simple Values and Types
Conditionals and Optionals
Range Operators and Loops
Collection Types
Functions and Closures
Classes, Structures, and Enumerations
Protocols, Extensions, and Error Handling
Swift Concurrency
Setting Up the User Interface
Building Your User Interface
Finishing Up Your User Interface
Modifying and Configuring Cells
Getting Started with MVC and Collection Views
Getting Data into Collection Views
Getting Started with Table Views
Getting Started with MapKit
Getting Started with JSON Files
Displaying Data in a Static Table View
Getting Started with Custom UIControls
Getting Started with Cameras and Photo Libraries
Understanding Core Data
Getting Started with Mac Catalyst
Getting Started with SwiftUI
Getting Started with Lock Screen Widgets
Getting Started with WeatherKit
Testing and Submitting Your App to the App Store