Questions tagged [ios-app-extension]

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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Is this Today Extension (iOS8) possible?

I'm exploring the possibility of building a Today Extension for iOS8 and need advice wether this is feasible. My host app enables a user to take photos with the camera, which then get saved locally within the app using Core Data. I want my Today…
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iOS8 official release with bug for Pad using today-extension? UPDATED

sI have for my universal-App the today-extension. When tapping in the tableView of the my extension the app is launching. Test with simulator iPhones with iOS8 -> ok works and opens app Test with simulator iPads with iOS8 -> ok works and opens…
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Creating app extension that enables acting on highlighted text

In ios 8 new app extensions, is it possible to create an app extension that would enable performing an action on a highlighted text? Similar to how today the copy and select sub menus appear, would it be able to add another custom action?
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Distribute an iOS 8 app with extension

I am stuck at this. Can anyone gives me a pointer or URL to a help site on this? Like there are now 2 bundle ID (one for app, one for the extension), which should I choose when I create an app entry in iTunes Connect? Should I create a special…
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iOS Share Extension Dynamic Javascript

I am developing a share extension for iOS 8 and it seem like i can run javascript code on page to grab some information like image urls, etc. But on the apple document it says that javascript code must be inside a .js file but my javascript code is…
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Custom keyboard doesn't load on device

I'm doing a custom keyboard for iOS and am pretty much finished. However, I did the debugging on the simulator, but when I tried to run it on a device, the keyboard simply won't load. The device is running on iOS 8. I don't think I'm using any…
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iOS 8 GPUimage crash in custom photo extension

In my finishContentEditingWithCompletionHandler method for my photo editing extension I am able to correctly filter with GPUimage and save images that are NOT taken by the camera. But when I take a picture with the camera and then use my photo…
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Xcode installs multiple containing apps onto device when debugging/running iOS8 App Today Extension

I have an iOS project that has several targets. Each target also has an embedded Today Extension. All my build schemes have been created automatically, and recently refreshed. However, when I try to Debug/Run my Today Extension on the actual…
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Draw custom iOS keyboard with low memory overhead

I'm developing custom iOS keyboard for a language that iPhone doesn't support yet. I want to replicate default L&F as much as possible. I've found that default ios keyboard could be treated as the static image with additional image drawing when the…
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How to upload in ios app extension

How to upload using AFNetworking in ios app extension? apple's example uses NSURLSession, can you explain to me how this works? - (void)didSelectPost { NSExtensionItem *imageItem = [self.extensionContext.inputItems lastObject]; // Verify that we…
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iOS 8 custom Keyboard prevent dismiss on return key

I'm making a custom keyboard for iOS8, and I managed to do my own return key, using [self.textDocumentProxy insertText:@"\n"]; But that also dismiss the keyboard, which I don't want. I need the keyboard to stay on. I tried to make my…
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Keyboard Extension : Weird label in Settings

I've developed fully functional Armenian keyboard extension for iOS8 system. When installing it on device or simulator, following "English" label is always displayed below the extensions name In Info.plistfollowing is…
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How to add a shift key to an iOS 8 Custom Keyboard

Right now I have created a basic prototype custom keyboard, however, I do not know how to make a shift key that would capitalize the letters. Right now the letters are all lowercase. Also I wrote this in Objective-C not Swift, but a swift based…
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Ios 8 Widget not showing body

I am creating a Bitcoin price ticker app, with a Notification Center widget that will show the price. When I create the widget, though, no matter what I put in the body in interface builder, it doesn't show. When I look at the widget in notification…
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iOS 8 edit Apple's default keyboard?

I am currently trying to make a custom keyboard now that Apple is opening up the keyboard to developers. I used the information in the developer website and it showed my how to make my own keyboard from scratch. However I was wondering if there was…