Building apps for Apple Watch
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This document provides an overview of building apps for the Apple Watch using WatchKit. It discusses the WatchKit framework, UI elements like labels and buttons, application lifecycle, notifications, and advanced topics. Key aspects covered include the two-part app architecture with a WatchKit extension and WatchKit app, navigation options, layout of UI elements, populating tables, and handling input.
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- 1. Building Apps for WATCH Vikram Kriplaney
- 3. WatchKit App Navigation Two Choices Hierarchical Page-Based
- 4. WatchKit Framework • Like UIViewController • Outlets • Actions and targets WKInterfaceController
- 6. WatchKit Framework UI Elements WKInterfaceImage WKInterfaceSeparator WKInterfaceMap
- 7. WatchKit Framework UI Elements WKInterfaceTimer WKInterfaceDate
- 8. Wot, no getters? let label = UILabel(…) label.setText(“Hello world”) label.getText() By design, information is only sent over Bluetooth to the Watch.
- 9. Wot, no text input? [WKInterfaceController presentTextInputControllerWithSuggestions…
- 10. WatchKit Framework UI Elements • Layout • Horizontal • Vertical • Margins & spacing • Background WKInterfaceGroup
- 11. WatchKit Framework UI Elements • Dynamic content • Multiple row types • Row Controller • Selection handled by WKInterfaceController WKInterfaceTable
- 12. WatchKit Framework WKInterfaceTable let entries = model.entries as [PhoneBookEntry] table.setNumberOfRows(entries.count, withRowType: "ResultRow") for (index, entry) in enumerate(entries) { if let row = table.rowControllerAtIndex(index) as? ResultRow { row.label.setText(entry.title) } }
- 13. Demo-tai?
- 21. WatchKit Framework UI Elements • Width & Height • Size to Fit • Relative to Container • Fixed • Alpha • Hidden (“GONE”) • Accessibility
- 22. WatchKit Framework WKInterfaceDevice • Device Information • Screen Bounds • Scale • Content Size Preference • Image Caching
- 23. WatchKit App Glances • Template-based • Tap launches Watch app • Context
- 24. WatchKit App Notifications Short Look Long Look
- 25. WatchKit App Notifications • Local or Remote • Category Types • Customizable
- 26. WatchKit App Advanced Topics • Handoff API • Animation with Images • Image Cache • Sharing Data • Shared Frameworks
- 27. Some Resources • developer.apple.com/watchkit • infinitapps.com/bezel • www.watchkitresources.com • Ray Wenderlich – WatchKit Tutorial with Swift: Getting Started
- 28. Typography • San Francisco Regular • San Francisco Medium • San Francisco Semibold • San Francisco Bold • San Francisco Heavy • San Francisco Black • San Francisco Light • San Francisco Thin • San Francisco Ultralight Subtitle