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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Cannot activate ios8 custom keyboard on actual device

I have designed a custom keyboard for iOS8 and it's working perfectly fine on the simulator but when I connect my iPad to Xcode to have the app on my device, it doesn't show my custom keyboard under the keyboards list. What am I doing wrong? The…
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What should the parent app for a keyboard-extension in iOS8 do?

Most other extensions have functionality (such as photo-editing, posting to social networks, etc) for which it makes sense to have a parent app. But for the simplest of keyboard extensions, without any (user-facing) data management or other…
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Add QuickType (Predictive) to custom keyboard in iOS 8

I am making a custom keyboard in iOS 8. I saw in the Keyboard' Apple that have function Quick type (Predictive : On) to quick input text Is there any ways to add this function to my keyboard ? Please help me ! Thank you so much
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iOS 8 widget (today extension) with UICollectionView

Have anyone tried to add UICollectionView to iOS 8 Widget (Today Extension) ? Once I do this, Notification Center crashs. Without UICollectionView it works fine.
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Today extensions(Widget) can't show on iPhone5s

My app contains a Today Extensions(Widget), but it can not show on iPhone5s, and any other devices can show normally. Platform: xcode6 Beta5, iOS Beta5.
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Is NSUserDefaults for Today Extensions broken in iOS 8 beta 5?

My Today Extensions works perfectly on beta 4, and I have implement a simple cache when Today Extensions first loaded. let defaults = NSUserDefaults(suiteName: "group.ReadWidget") // app group var feed = [String: String]() override func…
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Text field stays under the custom keyboard in UIWebView for iOS 8

I'm creating a web App for iOS and I have a custom keyboard. When I use the default keyboard, it immediately shows the keyboard and the text field is above the keyboard. I would have the same result if I change the keyboard to my custom keyboard.…
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Will iOS 8's action extensibility be enabled in the default mail application?

With the advent of extensibility in iOS 8, will one be able to make an action extension for the default iOS 8 mail application?
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No application exists at /Today-View

After a restart of Xcode I'm getting this message as I try to launch my today extension in iOS 8. Has anyone else this?
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Best practice for developing app extensions in iOS 8 beta

I'm wondering what the best practices are when it comes to developing app extensions now during the beta of iOS 8. What I mean is that since XCode 5 doesn't support the entitlements and the targets required for an app extension (App groups, widget…
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iOS 8 Today Interface Builder

I've programatically set the width and height of my Today widget, and those changes are reflected when I run my app on my phone. However in my storyboard, the height has not changed (so I can't really position objects properly). How can I set the…
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Can you call an Action Extension from the IOS 8 Mail App

It is clear that the new IOS 8 action extensions have to be initiated by a user and from a system provided UI. My question is, will the IOS 8 Mail app have a system provided UI so that an action extension can be called when a user is reading an…
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Suggestions bar with AccessoryView for Keyboard extension on iOS

Keyboard height, that available in Keyboard extension is to small for inserting suggestions bar there. I found that several users on AppDevForum offered to use AccessoryView. But for using it we need access to TextField, with seems as impossible,…
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iOS8 how to get the candidate View of custom keyboard

Now, i'm developing a third party keyboard, and meet a problem that i want to get the candidate view of keyboard like the system keyboard, but cannot find the property or method to get it. so i want to use these two method to solve the problem,…
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Is it possible for extensions access the containing-app's container directory?

Is it possible for extensions access the containing-app's container directory? For iOS5-based app, i don't want to move all my old data into shared-contatiner, i wish that main-app can remain the same, and the extension just read & write the old…
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