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Property Finder - a Cross-Platform HTML5 Mobile App

by Colin Eberhardt

This article describes the development of a cross-platform HTML5 application for Windows Phone and iPhone.

by PavolSatala

How to create an air hockey game for one player against the artificial intelligence for three mobile platforms with only one code?

Breakout

by PavolSatala

This article shows how to create Breakout game for iOS, Android and Bada with only one code.

Pwnage Checker - An iOS App Built Using Swift

by Vince Chan

Pwnage Checker is an iOS app that allows users to check whether an account has been compromised in a known data breach

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Generate Icon Sets for Android and iOS in Native Mobile App Development

by Zijian

Use PowerShell scripts to generate icons of native mobile apps

An Intuitive Guide to CSS Glassmorphism

by Anurag_Gahrat

In this guide, learn about CSS Glassmorphism, its history, its characteristics, and how to create it, along with examples.

Handling NSInvalidArgumentException “Pushing the same view controller instance more than once is not supported” in an iOS Application

by Tough Developer

How to handle NSInvalidArgumentException in an iOS app

iOS Cocoa Layout - The Difference between Nib and Xib

by Serhii Krotkykh

On easy example shown how to implement UIKit and SwiftUI TableView auto resizable cells and explained difference between Nib and Xib, how to load nib file and what exactly owner parameter of the load nib file method.

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Custom UISlider

3 Jan 2017 by 0209Neha

This article describes the creation of a custom UISlider, that has some additional functionality and features to the default slider.

iPhone

iOS

Which programming language I shuld learn C#, C++, C, Java, Python, Rubby or etc.

3 Aug 2014 by _Asif_

If you really are looking some serious stuff and have passion for it then my advice for you to start with VC++ because it is only VC++ that can you give you most of the flavor, whether its device driver development, desktop applications, web applications, server side applications, mobile...

ios programming error: ARC forbids explicit message send of''retain'

20 Oct 2013 by _Maxxx_

contentArray=[NSArray arrayWithObjects:@"a",@"b",@"c",Nill];//error ARC forbids explicit message i.e. the message tells you ARV forbids retain, so don't specify retain?

Objective-C

Xcode

iOS

Objective-c or Swift

10 Dec 2014 by _Maxxx_

Assuming you only want to develop for IOS / Mac and not for other platforms (Windows, Android etc.) then Swift should be your choice; It is newer, but is I think intended to be the replacement for Objective C - eventually. so learning it now you will be at an advantage over others converting...

Display streaming video on iOS browser and iOS player

28 Jul 2016 by _ProgProg_

Dear,i have a problem of sending video to IOS devices only as it doesn't show as a streaming videos.it works fine on android.the whole issue is as follows:i have a web-service that retrieves videos from database as byte array.these byte array is appended to...

Starting with mbile application developement.need suggestions

16 Feb 2015 by Aavishkar Jugwanth

Go native since you gonna use much of the hardware on the device. You also need to do some research on you own, tons of articles out there regarding pros and cons of native vs hybrid vs web.

Automatically back navigation perform when parent view updates in swiftui iOS

14 Jun 2021 by Abbas Gujjar

Suppose we navigate to child view and when the Parent View updates then automatically back navigation performs up to Parent View. Can we disable this Behaviour? What I have tried: I have a list of card views and when I click on one of them...

Swift

Xcode

iOS

Best way to get started to learn iOS apps development

27 Nov 2013 by Abhinav S

Online vidoes and tutorials should help you get started.I dont think there would be too many books around on this topic.

iOS

Mobile Game Application Using VB.net.

28 Feb 2015 by Abhinav S

Some links related to chatting -A TCP/IP Chat Program[^]Chatting Application Using DotNet[^]

How do I run IOS apps on other platform

29 Jun 2015 by Abhinav S

Try iPadian[^] or Xamarin[^].

iOS

Web Technologies to be used for developing a website like LinkedIn?

12 Nov 2015 by Abhinav S

This link[^] will tell you what linkedin uses.

Keyboard Handling Part 2/2 - Questions about other methods of autoscroller class

13 Jan 2013 by Abhishek Pant

You better ask the author of the article in the comments and discussions below the article.using "Add a Comment or Question" here for better result.further this may help you a little-Scrolling the Document View[^]

iOS

is there an Airprint supported color label printer ?

18 Dec 2015 by abhishek.singh.valeteck

Hi,Can somebody please let me know the list of Label color printers are supported by Airprint ?I tried a few listed here https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201311[^] but didn't found a color label printer which prints a label of minimum width of 4 inches.Thanks,Abhishek.

Objective-C

iOS

iPad

iOS build working fine in debugging but not in distribution/testflight

23 Feb 2015 by abhyudayreddy1534

The ios build is working fine while debugging and the build is not working when generating an .ipa or downloading build from TestFlight (Appstore > Prerelease)I have rechecked the build provisioning profiles, They are perfectly fine.I am able to download the app from testflight too, but...

Xcode

iOS

SOAP

iOS 5 Developer's Cookbook: Building Your First Project

8 Dec 2011 by Addison-Wesley

This is a chapter excerpt from iOS 5 Developer's Cookbook, The: Core Concepts and Essential Recipes for iOS Programmers, 3rd Edition

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Is there any way to identify from where email sent in Gmail IMAP

1 Feb 2013 by ADotNetDev

Hello,I am developing one product in which I am analyzing Gmail account, there is one feature in which I need to identify that, is particular message is sent from Gmail desktop client (from gmail.com) or from iPhone or and other client. So please help me to work out that how can I identify...

iOS

ASP.NET

Which programming language I shuld learn C#, C++, C, Java, Python, Rubby or etc.

3 Aug 2014 by Afzaal Ahmad Zeeshan

My name is shuvo. I am new to the world of programming.Hello brother, my name is Afzaal Ahmad Zeeshan and I have 3 years experience in Programming, Software as well as Web Site development. I would answer your question using the view that I had when I started to write the codes. I am...

Any way to create a native iOS app without owning a Mac?

16 Feb 2015 by Afzaal Ahmad Zeeshan

Quite a bunch of options, some include that you have got a Mac (which is the free version; unless you've given all of the money to Apple for buying the products), and you install the Xcode IDE and do it all.Secondly, you can use other third-party frameworks, to build iOS applications without...

macOS

iOS

Is it a good practics to use iframe to convert a website into mobile app?

3 Jun 2016 by Afzaal Ahmad Zeeshan

A very bad practice in my own opinion. An iframe won't make it a mobile application, instead it would just be a web application running in a WebView (for example in Android), showing it to be an application. You can ask your manager to read about Apache Cordova, Xamarin and other platforms such...

Xamarin forms cross platform VS native iOS/android app development

25 Oct 2017 by Afzaal Ahmad Zeeshan

Apart from Solution 1, as far as I have experienced with the Xamarin.Forms (not the Xamarin.iOS or Xamarin.Android) is that you sometimes don't get the latest APIs and platform updates. Also, you would have to rely heavily upon the Xamarin.Forms and (now on) the .NET Standard 2.0 as well. In...

Android

Mobile

iOS

Push Notfication on Server 2008 is not working

19 Mar 2014 by ahmed.abdelrazik

Please specify what do you mean by add "IIS_IUSRS" with Apple Production IOS certificate" ?

iOS

SOAP

Can I Design Ios App To Send Sms Without Showing The Message Composer

18 Apr 2014 by ahmedask

hello,can i design an ios app to send sms automatically after hitting the button without showing the message composer Ui ?

iOS7

iOS

React native iOS build clang: error: linker command failed with exit code 1 (use -v to see invocation)

2 Dec 2018 by Ajay Bansal

While I'm trying to run the react-native ios application with command react-native run-ios. The Build goes failed and showing me error following:- ld: warning: directory not found for option '-L/Users/User/Documents/react-test-app/ios/build/Build/Products/Debug-iphonesimulator/React' ld:...

Mobile

iOS

Hello Everybody I'm New In Programming And Wanted To Know What Language I Really Need To Write A Calling App

9 Sep 2015 by akoblessing

hello everybody i'm new in programming and wanted to know what language i really need to write a calling appthanks

Android

Mobile

iOS

App behaving differently over Mobile Data and Wifi

28 Jan 2014 by AkshatJais

My question is long and I tried to paste it here but its not getting done. Here is the link to my question. Please help.App behaving differently over Mobile Data and Wifihttp://stackoverflow.com/questions/21427101/app-behaving-differently-over-mobile-data-and-wifi[^]

Xcode

iOS

How to extract bold text from pdf file programatically using pdfkit in iOS?

23 Aug 2018 by Akshay K. Bura

I am using PDFKit to display my pdf files. I've integrated the searching functionality but I want to search only bold texts/words. I'm wondering is it possible to do what I'm looking for or does Apple don't allow it? Because String data type is from Foundation class and UIFont is from UIKit. I...

Swift

iOS

PDF

iOS UITextField text blurred when focus for zoom in mode

21 Aug 2013 by alfwolf_ss

I already used setContentScaleFactor and all fields are OK in zoom in mode, except put focus in a text field.Like this:http://i39.tinypic.com/vzd0m1.pngCan anyone give me a help?THANK YOU SOOOOOOOOO MUCH.

subdirectory for resources in ios

25 Feb 2015 by ali majed

I'm beginner in IOS programming, I want implement gallery with small and big size of pictures,small and big pics are same name . I want put them in folders like this:small\pic.pngbig\pic.pngand locate pic from root like this:\small\pic.pngis it possible how can I do...

Xcode

iOS

Need to popup actionsheet above tabbar in my present viewcontroller?

3 Jan 2013 by alluriganesh

I need to popup actionsheet above tabbar in my present viewcontroller, but it should not overlap tabbar(i need to see tabbar clearly).

iOS

How to fetch logged in user's friend's friend list in IOS 6 with facebook sdk 3.1?

10 Feb 2013 by alluriganesh

In my application i'm getting logged in user's friend list by using graph api, and i have getting all friends id's and names. My question is that by using these details how can i get his friends list in my app?.

The Dew Review - DevExpress Universal 14.2.4

18 Feb 2015 by Alvin Ashcraft

This year I have been looking at and starting to use several components from the Universal 14.2.4 release.

Getting Started with Mono

10 Jun 2014 by AM117

Hey guys,I hope I don't annoy too much with what I ask, but I simply wanna know how to get started with Mono. I'll break down what I know and my goals:1) I want to make apps using C# for all the three major platforms. For example, I build for Windows Phone and I want it to also run on...

Application Crashing when going in Background and then ForeGround

28 Jun 2012 by Amit._saini

I have a button in the UIView. when This button is clicked a hit to the server is initiated. During this time, if we force the application to go in Background. and then coming back to Foreground The application Crashes.The Log i have received is :-Jun 26 18:41:26 unknown SpringBoard[50]...

Orientation changes to Landscape when youtube Video is played in FullScreen and we change the Orientation.

1 Jul 2012 by Amit._saini

Hi,I have a UIView and have a UIWebView in it.On UIWebView i display Youtube Video and it can be played.The Orientation of UIView is set to Portrait but when the youtube Video is played in full screen and we change the Orientation.It Also changes the Orientation of the View.But i...

iPhone

Mobile

iOS

Post Data To HTTPS..

2 Jul 2012 by Amit._saini

Hi I have a web service which is hosted at the url which starts with HTTPSI am trying to post data to this url from IOS Iphone.But not able to hit to server.Do i need to Confirm security Certificates or anything.Thanks for the help in advance.FYI Below is the...

iPhone

Mobile

iOS

Create Log file whenever an application crashes

10 Jul 2012 by Amit._saini

Hi i have been Googling to find a way to generate a file having description about the bug.There was one option of using BugSense and i used it but it is not letting know in which file and line number the error is coming.So please can any one tell me any other way to generate Error Log...

iPhone

Mobile

iOS

Cordova error always get java JDK: not installed

22 Mar 2022 by Ammar Al-hamdabni

Hi everyone I need help when i make build for android by using cordova get Checking Java JDK and Android SDK versions ANDROID_SDK_ROOT=undefined (recommended setting) ANDROID_HOME=undefined (DEPRECATED) Requirements check failed for JDK 1.8.x!...

Android

iOS

CORBA

Xamarin icloud connect error

23 Nov 2018 by amnk.info

I had tried to connect icloud using this code. i referred many examples and tried this. i always getting url value null. NSUrl url = NSFileManager.DefaultManager.GetUrlForUbiquityContainer("iCloud.com.amnk.MyApp"); Please can anyone tell me how to fixed this What I have tried: connect to...

iOS

Xamarin

Enable scrolling to View to allow multiple elements #iOS

6 May 2014 by Amogh Natu

This tip shows how you can add scrolling to a view in iOS to allow multiple elements on the screen that won't fit in one screen.

Objective-C

iOS

Scrollbar

Parsing JSON Response from Web service to NSDictionary in iOS – Objective C

13 Jul 2014 by Amogh Natu

This tip shows how to parse JSON response received from a web service into an NSDictionary object.

Create plist download, without creating a file

4 Apr 2019 by AndersFlyingApple

I am trying to make a download link to my IOS app. This, as we all knows, requires a .plist file with all the informations regarding the app. I would like to make the download link, without having to create a file. I have tried to do it, but it does not work. I maybe think, it is because the...

Javascript

iOS

plist

Is there any way of using an iOS emulator on a windows system?

7 Jul 2020 by Andre Oosthuizen

It does not seem possible after some searching was done which I am sure you did as well based on your information given. Not sure if you saw this but it seems it is reflecting back to your statement - I am not interested in making drastic...

iOS

Flutter

Automatic update app

5 Jun 2023 by Andre Oosthuizen

The easiest way is to make use of the version component to manage any updates - 1. Version your Android App steps[^] 2. How to inform the users of an Android app that a new version is available in the Google Play Store through Notification[^] 3....

how read raw data from phone camera, webcam

29 Jan 2013 by Andriy Padalka

Hi! I have my own algorithms and classes for image recognition. I need API and some kind of description of them (how to work with, how it must be done at all) in the following - how read raw data from digital, phone camera, webcam. I founded a lot of libraries already (ffmpeg, audacity, OpenCV),...

Creating multi-platform games with Cocos2d-x version 3.0 or later

6 Apr 2015 by Android on Intel

In this tutorial you’ll learn how to create a simple game using the Cocos2d-x framework, version 3.0 or later, in a Windows* development environment and how to compile it to run on Windows and Android*.

How to port an app using Multi-OS Engine, a Beta feature of Intel® INDE

1 Oct 2015 by Android on Intel

This article will provide you details on how to port an existing android apps to iOS using the Multi-OS Engine.

Building Your First App for Android and iOS on Apple Mac OS X Using Multi-OS Engine

1 Oct 2015 by Android on Intel

This tutorial will guide you to your first cross-platform application using the Multi-OS Engine installed on Mac OSX which we refer to as local build.

Intel's Multi-OS Engine - OpenGL sample

14 Jan 2016 by Android on Intel

This article describes the OpenGLBox sample in the Multi-OS Engine.

Android

iOS

OpenGL

Push Notification in ios

9 May 2013 by André Kraak

Maybe this two part tutorial is helpful: Apple Push Notification Services Tutorial: Part 1/2[^] Apple Push Notification Services Tutorial: Part 2/2[^]

IOS error by the time of uploading to the store

18 Nov 2013 by Anil Kumar Ch

Hi friends,I tried to upload my ios app in my app store by the time of uploading the app i got an issue saying that error : 17.2We found that your app requires customers to register with personal information to access non-account-based features, which is not in compliance with the...

Objective-C

iOS

Cannot serialize JSON containig IOS special Characters

21 Feb 2013 by anish.karunakaran

To my API hosted in windows azure am sending json data containing special chars from IOS. Json am sending is valid but at API side json is missing braces and Square brackets.from Poster am getting a valid response from API. but from my I phone app its getting error as invalid json. Its not...

C#4.0

iOS

Azure

Interoperation Issues in Mixed C/C++/Objective-C Development, Part 3

12 May 2014 by Anna Koneva

An article about interoperation issues in mixed C/C++/Objective-C development

To call rest webservice from iphone app

30 Jul 2012 by anonymous1310

Hi I am a newbie in iPhone development , i am developing a app in which i have to call a web service which will check the validity of login details ,but i am not able to call it in a right manner.I have the xml and the location at which it is hosted ,Can anyone provide me a sample of how to...

Objective-C

iOS

webservice

Connect iOS app to run SQL server stored procedures

22 Sep 2016 by antm8

Hi, I need help with an area I know nothing about. I have a SQL Server database, the business logic of which is contained in stored procedures. I need to connect an ios app to the SQL Server database (to be hosted on AWS), to call these stored procedures. In terms of architecture, am I right in...

iOS

SQL-Server

stored-procedure

An Intuitive Guide to CSS Glassmorphism

28 Jun 2023 by Anurag_Gahrat

In this guide, learn about CSS Glassmorphism, its history, its characteristics, and how to create it, along with examples.