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iOS Technologies

The document summarizes the iOS architecture and SDK. It describes that the iOS SDK contains the tools needed to develop native iOS apps using Objective-C/Swift. It then outlines that the iOS architecture is layered, with the core OS layer containing low-level features, the core services layer providing system services, the media layer handling multimedia, and the cocoa touch layer defining the iOS app infrastructure.

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iOS Technologies

The document summarizes the iOS architecture and SDK. It describes that the iOS SDK contains the tools needed to develop native iOS apps using Objective-C/Swift. It then outlines that the iOS architecture is layered, with the core OS layer containing low-level features, the core services layer providing system services, the media layer handling multimedia, and the cocoa touch layer defining the iOS app infrastructure.

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iOS Technologies

• The iOS is the operating system that runs on


iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch devices.

• The operating system:

• Manages the device hardware and provides


the technologies required to implement native
apps.
• The iOS Software Development Kit (SDK)
contains the tools and interfaces needed to
develop, install, run, and test native apps that
appear on an iOS device’s Home screen.

• Native apps are built using the iOS system


frameworks and Objective-C/Swift languages
and run directly on iOS and they are installed
physically on a device
The iOS SDK provides the resources you
need to develop native iOS apps
The iOS Architecture Is
Layered
• It is recommended that you prefer the use of higher-level
frameworks over lower-level frameworks whenever possible.

• The higher-level frameworks are there to provide object-


oriented abstractions for lower-level constructs.

• These abstractions generally make it much easier to write


code because they reduce the amount of code you have to
write

• You may use lower-level frameworks and technologies, too,


if they contain features not exposed by the higher-level
frameworks.
Core OS
• Contains the low-level features that most other
technologies are built upon.

• Even if you do not use these technologies directly


in your apps, they are most likely being used by
other frameworks.

• And in situations where you need to explicitly deal


with security or communicating with an external
hardware accessory, you do so using the
frameworks in this layer.
Core Services
• Contains fundamental system services for apps.
Key among these services are the Core
Foundation and Foundation frameworks, which
define the basic types that all apps use.

• This layer also contains individual technologies


to support features such as location, iCloud,
social media, and networking.
Core Services

• Peer-to-Peer Services

• iCloud Storage

• File-Sharing Support

• In-App Purchase
Frameworks of the Core
Services
• Address Book Framework

• Ad Support Framework

• CloudKit Framework

• Core Data Framework

• Core Location Framework

• HealthKit Framework

• HomeKit Framework
Media Layer

• Contains the graphics, audio, and video


technologies you use to implement multimedia
experiences in your apps.

• The technologies in this layer make it easy for


you to build apps that look and sound great.
Media Layer

• Graphics Technologies

• Audio Technologies

• Video Technologies

• AirPlay
Frameworks of the Media
Layer
• Core Audio

• Core Graphics Framework

• Game Controller Framework

• Image I/O Framework

• SpriteKit Framework
Cocoa Touch
• Contains key frameworks for building iOS apps.

• These frameworks define the appearance of


your app and provide the basic app
infrastructure and support for key technologies
such as multitasking, touch-based input, push
notifications, and many high-level system
services.
Cocoa Touch
• App Extensions

• AirDrop

• TextKit

• Multitasking

• Auto Layout

• Storyboards
Frameworks of the Cocoa
Touch
• Address Book UI Framework

• GameKit Framework

• iAd Framework

• PushKit Framework

• UIKit Framework

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