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App extensions are a feature introduced in iOS 8 that allows apps to extend their functionality and become available to users while they're using other apps. Extensions are created to do a specific task, such as enabling sharing Safari pages through your app, or to display an interface in Notification Center for your app.

App extensions are a feature introduced in iOS 8 that allows apps to extend their functionality and become available to users while they are using other apps.

Extensions are created to do a specific task, such as enabling sharing Safari pages through your app, or to display an interface in Notification Center for your app.

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Sharing Extensions in IOS Apps

I am new to the overall iOS Programming - Swift. I am wondering that if I create a project in xCode6 and then I would like to share an image that I took from my project for example to evernote, google drive, messages, email, facebook, twitter,so on…
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How to submit an iOS Watch app / iOS app without going through TestFlight?

How can I submit an iOS app without going through TestFlight? The iOS app has a Watch Extension + Watch App going with it. TestFlight just gave me an error twice in iTunes Connect that "TestFlight doesn't support apps with WatchKit extension." So, I…
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Is it possible to launch containing app from iOS 8 keyboard extension with full access enabled?

I know the Settings app can be launched, but can the containing app be launched from the keyboard extension?
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Share User Object between App and App Extension in iOS8

I am using Pocket API and authenticating the user on the app. While in the extension i want to use the logged in user to run methods to call various endpoints. The only option to share data between the app and its extension is NSUserDefaults as I…
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iOS App Extension does not see class of main project

In my project, I have an Action extension that uses a class in my main project. The class then uses a class installed from a pod, specifically . I had a problem automatically linking the extension to the pods, but manage to do that manually by…
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Force layout to occur to guarantee the width won't change after layout finishes

I am programmatically creating a UICollectionView in viewDidLoad and then setting auto layout constraints on it. I need to know exactly what the collection view's width will be after it is displayed to the user, but I need that information in…
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Properly align elements in Notification Center widget using Auto Layout

I'm having difficulties obtaining the proper alignment of elements in my Notification Center extension. I would like to align the elements to respect the default margins applied - it should be left aligned with the first character in the app name,…
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Document Provider how to use?

I want to transfer data between 2 apps in real-time on the same device. Somebody, Can show me example of work of Document Provider and how use it? Regards, Marat
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How to observe Core Data persistent store changing between containing app and extension

I setup the sqlite file in the shared app group, both containing app and app extension can write entities to the store. Here is the problem: when both containing app and extension are running in the same time, when I add new entity from the…
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How to share a String with sharing apps like Facebook, Twitter, etc.?

I'm developing an App and I want to have a Share button that allows users to pick an app from a list that they can share from, which then opens up that app or some sort of dialog that lets them tweet, post, text message, etc. I've achieved this on…
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Facebook : App extension in iOS 8

I want a small clarification, please help. In iOS8 UIActivityViewController will list the sharing sites like Vimeo Vine etc. If Vimeo app is installed on the device it is listed even if it is not logged in device's system settings . Why not Facebook…
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Detect source executable from keyboard extension

I have two different app targets (a paid version and a free version) that use the same keyboard extension target. The only differences between the two app targets of concern to the keyboard are some string values that are currently defined with…
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ios swift app extension to share image

I'm trying to follow 2.2 from Vandad Nahavandipoor's book iOS 8 Swift Programming Cookbook O'REILLY Nov, 2014 first edition. I understand and have corrected some bugs in the text already, but this one has me stumped. I'm trying to create a share…
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Update UI of app upon launch from URL scheme using notifications

I've implemented a Notification Center Extension that provides a button to launch its containing app. Depending on the state of the widget I want to navigate to one of two different locations in the app when this button is pressed. I was able to…
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Safari (Host App) give selected text to App Extension?

Possible to get a text selection out from safari (host app)to an app extension, or only the URL?
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