iOS App Training

Learn to create and update iPhone & iPad Apps yourself, from the planning stage to publishing with our iOS App training course.

Get hands-on with the Apple SDK and learn how to use Objective-C to build the apps from scratch.

Learn how to test your creation and how to get it published in the App store.

We understand the skills required for App success; providing you with the knowledge and tools to start building Apps straight away.

Don't meet the prerequisites to come on this course? Why not try our new iOS App Training for Non Developers course instead?

Our iOS App training is delivered to small groups by trainers who have extensive experience in developing Apps as well as being great trainers.

Our public training takes place in London - but if you'd prefer a private course, we can arrange that as well!

As it's not only Apple products that have Apps, we also offer training in Android App Development.

For more information, or to book, just give us a call on 01273 622272.

iOS App Developer Course Objectives

iOS App Development Training Prerequisites

You should have experience of programming with at least one of the following object-oriented programming languages:

• C or C++
• Actionscript
• Objective-C - this is ideal, although the basics of the language are covered on the course

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iOS App Development Course Content

The Tools and The User Interface

• iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad: the iOS devices 
• The iOS Developer Center, Programme and Apple SDK
• Tools introduction
• Creating your first project
• The window, a view and a view controller
• Discussing, designing and prototyping your UI
• Building the Application UI and introducing components
• Orientation and Layout
• Distinguishing your design
• Branding your app

Interaction and Navigation

• Introduction to Objective C
• Interaction, functionality and navigation
• Defining variables and managing memory
• Implementations & Interfaces, Controllers & Delegates
• Working with multiple views and manipulating state
• Web Links and video in your app
• GPS, maps and the drawing API
• Extending interaction
• Testing your app
• Creating and Using Application Settings
• Testing on the device and profiling with instruments

Loading Data and Content

• Loading XML and JSON Data
• Using Lists and TableViews to display the data
• Customising the cell renderers and managing reuse
• Integrating with WebServices for data
• Saving selections to the device
• Dynamically displaying content and loading images
• AMF Remoting, valueObjects and strong typing
• Introduction to CoreData, our Model...
• Discussing the concept of Model-view-controller (MVC)

Getting Feedback from the Device and Communicating with Others

• Keeping track of signal and battery level
• Gestures, multi-touch and animation
• Using the model and producing custom visual components
• Sharing with others
• Audio and visual notifications
• Integrating the Camera and Microphone into our Application
• Accessing the phone to dial from within the Application
• Managing the Orientation
• Using the accelerometer for a bit of fun
• App testing and debugging

Finalising, Profiling, Compiling and Deploying

• Multitasking and memory warnings
• Push notifications and managing them in code
• The Developer Center, certificate requests, certificates and provisioning profiles
• Ad-Hoc deployment to multiple devices
• Tweaking our App until its perfect
• Building the App for submission to the App Store
• The AppStore submission process

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