Learn how to generate local notifications from your iOS applications. After reading this guide, you will know how to schedule and display local notifications to the user, how to respond to system notifications, and how to communicate objects with each other using custom notifications and Key/Value observers. Table of Contents NOTIFICATIONS Notification Center System Notifications User Notifications User Notifications Framework Key/Value Observing KVC KVO QUICK REFERENCE NotificationCenter Notification System Notifications NSValue UIDevice UNUserNotificationCenter UNMutableNotificationContent UNTimeIntervalNotificationTrigger UNCalendarNotificationTrigger UNLocationNotificationTrigger UNNotificationRequest UNNotificationSound UNUserNotificationCenterDelegate UNNotificationAction UNTextInputNotificationAction UNNotificationCategory UNNotificationResponse NSKeyValueCoding NSKeyValueObserving This guide assumes that you have a basic knowledge of app development, Xcode, and the Swift language. If you don't know how to program in Swift or how to create an application with Xcode, download our guides Introduction to Swift and Interface Builder. For a complete course on app development for iOS, read our book iOS Apps for Masterminds. This guide is a collection of excerpts from the book iOS Apps for Masterminds. The information included in this guide will help you understand a particular aspect of app development in iOS, but it will not teach you everything you need to know to develop an app for Apple devices. If you need a complete course on app development for iOS, read our book iOS Apps for Masterminds. For more information, visit our website at www.formasterminds.com.

Easily Unlock the Power of Your iPad or iPhone Running iOS 11 Discover hundreds of tips and tricks you can use right away with your iPad Pro, iPad Air, iPad mini, or iPhone (including the iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, or iPhone X), to maximize its functionality with the all-new iOS 11 operating system. Learn how to use your smartphone and/or tablet as a powerful communications, organization, and productivity tool, as well as a feature-packed entertainment device. Here’s just a sampling of what the tips, tricks, and strategies offered in this book will help you accomplish: · Use the new Files app on your iPhone or iPad to manage cloud-based files · Take, edit, and share professional-quality photos using the Camera and Photos apps · Navigate around your mobile device using the redesigned Dock, App Switcher, and Control Center · Multitask like a pro when using an iPad Pro, plus learn tricks for using the optional Apple Pencil and Smart Keyboard · Discover how to use unique features of the iPhone X · Make your web surfing, online shopping, or online banking activities more secure using the Safari web browser and/or Apple Pay · Take full advantage of streaming, downloadable, or on-demand TV shows, movies, music, audiobooks, eBooks, podcasts, and other entertainment · Use your iPhone or iPad to control “smart” devices in your home, like light bulbs, door locks, appliances, and/or the thermostat · Easily navigate the world around you using the updated Maps app · Access up-to-the-minute and highly personalized news and information via the News app · Take full advantage of Siri, iCloud, and other Apple services · Organize and manage your life using the iOS 11 editions of popular apps, including Contacts, Calendar, Notes, Music, TV, iBooks, Maps, and Reminders · Effectively manage your emails and text messages using the Mail and Messages apps · Find, download, and install the best apps

Master the skills and knowledge to plan and execute a deployment of iPads that will suit your school and your classroom. This book helps you evaluate your various options for deploying iPads—from configuring the tablets manually, through using Apple Configurator for imaging tablets, to subscribing to the heavy-duty Apple School Manager web service—and then shows you how to put your chosen approach into practice. Step-by-step instructions and practical examples walk you through the key questions you need to answer to get the most from your IT investment and then show you how to turn your decisions into deeds. The iPad is a wonderful device for helping students to study more comfortably and learn more quickly. Apple’s popular tablet enables you to put in each student’s hands a full-power computer that enables her to access resources both on the school’s network and on the Internet; communicate via email, instant messaging, and video chat; and create digital content that she can submit effortlessly to your online marking system. Students love using the iPad—perhaps even more than teachers do! What You'll Learn Plan your iPad deployment and choose the right iPad models, accessories, and apps Image, configure, and deploy iPads in your classroom Review tips, tricks, and techniques for managing iPads and keeping your digital classroom running smoothly Who This Book Is For Teachers and IT administrators at schools or colleges, and administrators and organizers in other bodies that need to deploy iPads en masse to conference attendees or hotel visitors

Step-by-step instructions with callouts to iPhone images that show you exactly what to do. Help when you run into iPhone problems or limitations. Tips and Notes to help you get the most from your iPhone. Full-color, step-by-step tasks walk you through getting and keeping your iPhone working just the way you want. The tasks include how to: Connect to the Internet, Bluetooth devices, Wi-Fi networks, and other iPhones, iPod touches, and iPads; take advantage of AirDrop to instantly share with other iOS and Mac users around you Use Siri to get information, write texts and emails, set reminders/appointments, and more just by speaking to your iPhone Customize your iPhone with folders, wallpaper, ringtones, and much more Use iCloud, Exchange, Google, and other cloud services to keep consistent calendar, contact, and other information on all your devices Communicate via phone, FaceTime, conference calls, text, email, and more Make your text messages come alive by adding Digital Touches and effects and sharing photos and video Get the most out of Safari to browse the Web and Mail to manage all of your email from one Inbox Listen to music, use the Wallet to manage boarding passes and loyalty cards; pay for purchases safely and securely with Apple Pay; and use other great iPhone apps Capture and edit photos and video; use great camera features such as burst, timed and time-lapse video, slow-motion video, and Live Photos View your photos in memories and use them for wallpaper and for your contacts or share them via email, AirDrop, or texts; use iCloud to automatically save and share your photos Find, download, install, and use awesome iPhone apps

This book shows you exciting tips and in-depth tutorials you need to know about the new iPhone 11 features and the iOS 13 user interface which is why over-100 million people all over the world are lovers of iPhone. If you're acquiring the iPhone 11 and iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11 Pro Max, for the first time, or you probably need more information on how to use your device optimally, and this is the guide for you. You would discover how to do everything from the set-up process to customizing the iPhone, as well as amazing Tips & tricks you never would find in the original iPhone manual. ...and a lot more. You'll uncover the exclusive features of this new iPhone, plus much more as you read this book.

Learn to use your new iPhone quickly: Messaging, calls and emails, video calls with FaceTime, use iCloud and Family Sharing, explore the iTunes Music Library and much more! Covers iPhones with iOS 11. In full colour and straightforward, jargon-free language, iPhone for Seniors in easy steps, 4th edition, gives you all the information you need to get up and running with your new iPhone and quickly feel you are in control of it. iPhone for Seniors in easy steps, 4th edition covers everything you need to know to keep fully connected. With your iPhone in your pocket you are only ever a couple of taps away from friends and family. Learn how to: Make and receive phone calls Text with the Messages app, including a variety of new fun features Make video calls with FaceTime Set up and use email accounts Use Settings to customise your iPhone exactly to your style and requirement Use Apple Pay on your iPhone to pay securely – no need to carry your wallet all the time Master the newly designed Control Center Explore the entire iTunes Music library, share music, videos, apps, calendars and photos with family members – stay in the loop with children and grandchildren! Apps are at the heart of the iPhone and iPhone for Seniors in easy steps, 4th edition gives a comprehensive introduction to using the preinstalled apps. It then shows how to find and download apps from the Apple App Store for: Going on vacation Online shopping Social networking Hobbies Music and videos Books Photos Keeping up-to-date with everyday tasks, through the use of the Notes, Calendar, Contacts and Reminders apps Health and wellbeing, using the Health app that is designed to collate a range of health and fitness information An in-depth chapter on iCloud, Apple's online storage, sharing and backup service, explains how iCloud works and shows how it can automatically store your data and share your photos so you don’t have to worry about losing information should anything happen to your iPhone. This 4th edition of this popular title is updated to cover the latest operating system, iOS 11, and its array of new features. It is illustrated using the iPhone 8, but is suitable for all iPhones with iOS 11. It is written in larger type, for easier reading, and with the Senior reader in mind. Some of the enhancements to iOS 11 include: The enhancements to the Dock The newly designed App Switcher and Control Center A new camera on the iPhone 8 The improvements to multitasking to improve productivity, including Drag and Drop capabilities The new File app for organizing and accessing documents The newly designed virtual keyboard for streamlining text and data input The newly designed App Store iPhone for Seniors in easy steps, 4th edition takes the mystery out of using your iPhone and shows how it can become your most useful digital companion, ready to help keep you in touch, up-to-date and entertained. Covers iOS 11 - released September 2017