WatchKit App Development Essentials

Payload Media, 2015. — 287 p. WatchKit App Development Essentials is intended for readers with some existing experience of iOS development using Xcode and the Swift programming language. Beginning with the basics, this book provides an introduction to WatchKit apps and the WatchKit app development architecture before covering topics such as tables, navigation, user input handling, image handling, animation, maps and menus. Topics included: An Overview of WatchKit Apps Building an Example WatchKit App An Overview of the WatchKit App Architecture An Example Interactive WatchKit App using Actions and Outlets A WatchKit Table Tutorial A WatchKit Table Navigation Tutorial WatchKit Page-based User Interfaces and Modal Interface Controllers A WatchKit Page-based Navigation Tutorial WatchKit App and Parent iOS App Communication A WatchKit openParentApplication Example Project Handling User Input in a WatchKit App Sharing Data Between a WatchKit App and the Containing iOS App WatchKit Extension and iOS App File and Data Sharing – A Tutorial Configuring Preferences with the WatchKit Settings Bundle A WatchKit Settings Bundle Tutorial An Overview of WatchKit Glances A WatchKit Glance Tutorial A WatchKit Context Menu Tutorial Working with Images in WatchKit A WatchKit Animated Image Tutorial Working with Fonts and Attributed Strings in WatchKit A WatchKit App Custom Font Tutorial Supporting Different Apple Watch Display Sizes A WatchKit Map Tutorial An Overview of Notifications in WatchKit A WatchKit Notification Tutorial A WatchKit Custom Notification Tutorial