Swift 2 Blueprints [Paperback]

Sharpen your skills in Swift by designing and deploying seven fully functional applications

About This Book

• Develop a variety of iOS-compatible applications that range from health and fitness to utilities using this project-based handbook
• Discover ways to make the best use of the latest features in Swift to build on a wide array of applications
• Follow step-by-step instructions to create Swift apps oriented for the real world

Who This Book Is For

If you are a competent iOS developer who wants to develop stunning applications with Swift, then this book is for you. Familiarity with Swift programming is assumed.

What You Will Learn

• Get to grips with the basics of Xcode and Swift for application development
• Create a Photo Sharing application to capture an image, edit it using different features and share it via social media.
• Develop applications using the WatchKit and exchange data between iPhone and the Watch
• Use advanced features such as SpriteKit to build a game
• Install third-party Swift frameworks to improvise on your application development
• Discover how to simulate home automation with HomeKit
• Build an application to monitor the user's weight, heart rate and the number of steps for Health Historic Analysis
• Manipulate media using AVFoundation framework to merge audio and video.

In Detail

In this book, you will work through seven different projects to get you hands-on with developing amazing applications for iOS devices.

We start off with a project that teaches you how to build a utility app using Swift. Moving on, we cover the concepts behind developing an entertainment or social networking related application, for example, a small application that helps you to share images, audio, and video files from one device to another. You'll also be guided through create a city information app with customized tabllSz