Questions tagged [ios8-extension]

Refers to the extensions added in iOS 8; may include Today extensions (widgets), Share extensions, Action extensions, photo editing extensions, custom keyboard extensions, document provider extensions. For Apple Watch extensions, use [watchkit].

Refers to the extensions added in iOS 8, which may include Today extensions (widgets), Share extensions, Action extensions, photo editing extensions, custom keyboard extensions, document provider extensions.

For more information, see Apple's Extensions documentation.

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IOS Action Extension Sample Code

i am new to IOS development ,IOS 8 have app extension feature, i have gone through Apple document ,i got some idea what is app extension but i want do sample non UI action extension app example. i tried ui based extension app ,it's working fine.and…
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Action Extension AND Sharing Core Data

I am using the Action extension in my Application. Our app currently uses Core Data. I am sharing this between the app and the Action Extension using App Groups and successfully migrated the Core Data from Documents Directory to App Group. The…
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Sharing large assets between app and extension while supporting iOS7

At its basic level my app could be described as a viewer for a large (61M) readonly sqlite database. I am developing a today extension which will require access to this database, but I am struggling to find a way to share this data. These are the…
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XCode 6.1.1 - Today extension debug

I have installed new XCode and now I have problem debugging my todays extension (in simulator or device - not working in both of them). Steps from Apple documentation are not working, extension is always hanging on "Waiting to attach". I have also…
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Change font of text in anyfield using iOS Keyboard Extension

I am working on an iOS Keyboard Extension. I need to use a custom font in my keyboard extension. This part is completed. Now the problem is that, if i type in safari or any other app using my keyboard extension, the character typed their should also…
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Does iBeacon Ranging work in a Today Extension?

I am trying to range iBeacons in a Today Extension. I do get a didChangeAuthorizationStatus message showing sufficient privileges from my locationManager. Good. However any further didRangeBeacons messages/activity is missing. I wonder if this is…
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iOS8 Custom Keyboard: Detect which app is using keyboard

I made a custom iOS8 keyboard but I need to detect which app is using the keyboard. f.e. I need to know if its Whatsapp or just normal Messages to handle a different logic. I haven't found any related question on this. And frankly I don't think…
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iOS 8 - Action Extension returning UIView

I'm working on an Action Extension with no UI NSExtensionPointIdentifier : com.apple.services I'm trying to complete my extension returning an UIView MYExternalView *viewTest = [[MYExternalView alloc] init]; NSItemProvider *resultsProvider =…
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Is there a way to remove the gap under my Today Extension

Ok, I'm trying to make todays view extension and I would really like to make it have 77 pixels of height. But no matter what iOS keeps inserting a padding under my top view. Like this: You see, I'm calling setPreferredContentSize passing a height…
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iOS 8 Widget unit testing

I tried to create a testing bundle for my widget but it always failed when launching test. At firs, I was trying to create testing bundle as copy of my existing containing app testing bundle and modify proper build settings. Then I was trying to…
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ios8 Custom Keyboard: Why when I add UIImages does it not run on my device?

I have built a Custom Keyboard and it works fine in the simulator across the range of devices, but when I try to load on my iPad Mini, also running ios8, it gives the error plugin ... keyboard interrupted Or sometimes it gives a memory…
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How to restrict iOS Keyboard app to only iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus

I'm designing a keyboard that takes advantage of the larger screen of iPhone 6 Plus (but on iPhone 6 it's usable to some extent too). My keyboard is basically useless on pre-4.7 inch devices (e.g. iPhone 5s and below) and for this reason I need to…
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cocoapods in library not found in app extension

I have an app and accompanying extension, with a cocoa touch framework in the same project containing most of the shared code. The problem I'm faced with is that the cocoapods that the framework depends on are not found when compiling the app…
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dismissGrantingAccessToURL of UIDocumentPickerExtensionViewController is not working

I am working on document provider extension for import mode. URL of file is sitting inside the shared container shared by both extension & container app. I got assertion failure saying that it should sit inside shared container/File Provider Storage…
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Swift: Missing argument in call to argumentless extension of SequenceOf

Can anybody see light on this bug? The playground insists that argument #2 is missing, but there is no argument #1! The intention of the code to to count the number of runs of a equatable value, and return a sequence of tuples consisting of the…
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