Difference between revisions of "IPhone iOS 4 Development Essentials"

Revision as of 20:05, 4 January 2011

This eBook is currently under development and is scheduled for completion in March 2011. The goal of this book is to provide the essential knowledge necessary to develop iOS 4 based applications to run on the iPhone.

1. The Anatomy of an iPhone 4
   • iOS 4
   • Display
   • Wireless Connectivity
   • Wired Connectivity
   • Memory
   • Camera
   • Sensors
   • Location Detection
   • Central Processing Unit (CPU)
   • Graphics Processing Unit (GPU)
   • Speaker and Microphone
   • Vibration
     
     
2. The iOS 4 Architecture and SDK Frameworks
   • iPhone OS becomes iOS
   • An Overview of the iOS 4 Architecture
   • iPhone iOS 4 Development Frameworks
     
     
3. The iPhone iOS 4 Cocoa Touch Layer
   • UIKit Framework (UIKit.framework)
   • Map Kit Framework (MapKit.framework)
   • Push Notification Service
   • Message UI Framework (MessageUI.framework)
   • Address Book UI Framework (AddressUI.framework)
   • Game Kit Framework (GameKit.framework)
   • iAd Framework (iAd.framework)
   • Event Kit UI Framework
     
     
4. The iPhone iOS 4 Media Layer
   • iOS 4 Graphics and Video Support
   • Core Video Framework (CoreVideo.framework)
   • Core Text Framework (CoreText.framework)
   • Image I/O Framework (ImageIO.framework)
   • Assets Library Framework (AssetsLibrary.framework)
   • Core Graphics Framework (CoreGraphics.framework)
   • Quartz Core Framework (QuartzCore.framework)
   • OpenGL ES framework (OpenGLES.framework)
   • iOS Audio Support
   • AV Foundation framework (AVFoundation.framework)
   • Core Audio Frameworks (CoreAudio.framework, AudioToolbox.framework and AudioUnit.framework)
   • Open Audio Library (OpenAL)
   • Media Player framework (MediaPlayer.framework)
   • Core Midi Framework (CoreMIDI.framework)
     
     
5. The iPhone iOS 4 Core Services Layer
   • Address Book framework (AddressBook.framework)
   • CFNetwork Framework (CFNetwork.framework)
   • Core Data Framework (CoreData.framework)
   • Core Foundation Framework (CoreFoundation.framework)
   • Core Media Framework (CoreMedia.framework)
   • Core Telephony Framework (CoreTelephony.framework)
   • EventKit Framework (EventKit.framework)
   • Foundation Framework (Foundation.framework)
   • Core Location Framework (CoreLocation.framework)
   • Mobile Core Services Framework (MobileCoreServices.framework)
   • Store Kit Framework (StoreKit.framework)
   • SQLite library
   • System Configuration Framework (SystemConfiguration.framework)
   • Quick Look Framework (QuickLook.framework)
     
     
6. The iPhone iOS 4 Core OS Layer
   • Accelerate Framework (Accelerate.framework)
   • External Accessory framework (ExternalAccessory.framework)
   • Security Framework (Security.framework)
   • System (LibSystem)