I've recently come across a native Toast-like notification on tvOS, as seen in the image below:
Is there any way for us to display notifications to the users like that? I am only aware of the native UIAlertController and two external libraries on GitHub here and here.
There is no public UIKit class for this. You'll need to roll your own implementation or use a third parties.
If you'd like Apple to make this accessible you can submit a request through Apple Bug Reporter
With Apple Bug Reporter, you can submit bug reports and request enhancements to APIs and developer tools.
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I have come across this link
http://nto.github.com/AirPlay.html while searching for ways to implement Airplay. I dont have an apple tv so I was testing using Airserver. I could achieve the image sharing via the unofficial protocol.
My question is that if I put up an application like this to iTunes, will it be accepted?
recently, lots of airplay hack apps have been removed from the AppStore:
https://www.google.es/search?sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&q=airplay+removed+appstore
IF it's an open-source project then should be fine, otherwise Apple doesn't allow private protocol - frameworks.
I want to integrate Skype APIs in my native app. Is that possible? I have Googled around and couldn't find a way to start. I know there are APIs available for Mac OS X.
Can I make use of those APIs for my iPhone app? I know it is possible, as many apps like Nimbuzz have integrated Skype APIs in their iPhone apps.
Skype has a Public API which you can reference. This page has a wealth of information on how to use the API and the various commands. There is no public framework which abstracts it any further so you'll need to investigate how to make the actual commands by deconstructing the various wrappers.
I don't think Skype wants to particularly bring their API wrappers to the iPhone because you'd be competing directly with their own application. They do provide Cocoa wrappers but those are in the form of a framework and you can't have your own custom frameworks in an iPhone Application (only Apple approved ones). Also relevant: Skype bans Nimbuzz and fring while faking stats
SkypeKit sounds like what you want.
SkypeKit prohibits development on iOS devices. What may be of use to you is the URI scheme, This should let you open the skype App on your iPhone and place a call.
For additional help visit the Skype Developer Forum
I used to use MGTwitterEngine as my main twitter library for iOS, however, the last commit to the project's master branch is more than one year old (at the time of this writing) and the documentation is not that great. Now I am starting a new project and would like to get rid of the "clunky" MGTwitterEngine, what are other twitter libraries out there for iOS? Which are your favorites and why?
I found the following so far:
MPOAuth
ShareKit (provides a lot more than just Twitter sharing)
Apple announced in the WWDC keynote that Twitter access will be built into the OS in iOS 5, so assuming that means built-in API access its likely that all third-party Twitter libraries are being left to wither. Those who develop for iOS have access to the beta APIs, so even though we can't say anything for sure about future API releases, they could (NDA notwithstanding).
That being said, I'd add DDSocialClient to the list. Like ShareKit it does a whole lot more than Twitter, but it's much less prescriptive on user interface. It restricts itself mostly to the nuts and bolts of the service integration. Whether you think that's liberating or just more work is probably a judgment call.
iOS5 is coming out soon but i'm using MGTwitterEngine and it works like a charm. http://mattgemmell.com/2008/02/22/mgtwitterengine-twitter-from-cocoa
Also you can try sharekit but I dont like it as much.
do you think it would be possible (legally) to use the iAd JS framework (the one that is provided for the developers for creating the ads) to create the whole iOS web application itself?
I've tried reading some legalese (iAd Network Contract) but it doesn't mention about in what ways I'm allowed to use their JavaScript framework.
It has so many pre-implemented controls and UI eyecandy that it would be a shame if the framework usage was restricted to implementing advertising only :)
When you download and install the iAd JS Developer SDK, you are presented with a license agreement as part of the installer (look for the Software License Agreement step).
I'm not sure if I'm allowed to post the text of that agreement here, but read section 2.1 carefully. It explicitly states that iAd JS is only for use in crafting rich media ads for the iAd platform, and that you are not allowed to use or distribute the framework for any other purpose. This seems to indicate that, for now, you can only use this for designing iAds.
You should file a bug at https://bugreport.apple.com/ to let Apple know that you're interested in using iAd JS outside of the iAd network.
I think if Apple wanted to restrict its usage it probably would have said so in the license agreement. They have released a framework called PastryKit which might be worth taking a look at; the internals may even be quite similar to iAd.js.
As per the title. I searched all through the Apple website, and cannot find anything about it. I am not an iPhone developer member (yet) so don't have access to that stuff. I just want to develop an Android application that can talk with the FaceTime protocol.
It would be a bit silly if we all had to pay Apple just to view the FaceTime documentation to implement the protocol in our non-iOS applications.
The docs for facetime are not yet available. You're not missing anything.
Apple has been unable to release it as an open standard because of the patent battle it lost.
There is community documentation of the protocol, including this series of blog posts:
Special Look: Face Time
part 1: Introduction
part 2: SIP and Data Streams
part 3: Call Connection Initialization
At least to get started, take a look at this for the list of IETF standards used by Facetime: http://blog.imtc.org/index.php/2010/06/09/the-technology-behind-apples-facetime-standards/
Additionally, Apple has said it will be submitting Facetime as an open standard - so there should be more documentation on how all these standards glue together in Facetime. . anyone know when this will come out?
Update
You don't have to pay to test on devices as of 2015. Payment is required to deploy on the app store, get beta access and sundry other stuff as per Apple's page
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You don't have to pay to get the SDK, just to be able to test on devices