How do I build an app?
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Building an app involves several steps, from conceptualizing your app's purpose and design to coding, testing, and finally distributing it. Here are some key sessions from WWDC that can guide you through different aspects of this process:
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Conceptualizing and Designing Your App:
- Add personality to your app through UX writing: This session helps you define your app's voice and tone, which is crucial for creating a unique user experience. You can start by imagining your app as a person and defining its personality traits. This will help you write consistent and engaging content for your app. Watch the session.
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Coding and Development:
- Xcode essentials: This session covers the basics of using Xcode, Apple's integrated development environment (IDE). It includes tips on navigating the interface, using shortcuts, debugging, and more. This is essential for writing and managing your app's code. Watch the session.
- Bring your app’s core features to users with App Intents: Learn how to use the App Intents framework to expose your app's core features to system services like Siri, Spotlight, and Shortcuts. This can enhance your app's integration with the iOS ecosystem. Watch the session.
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Testing:
- Extend your Xcode Cloud workflows: This session explains how to set up workflows in Xcode Cloud for continuous integration and delivery. It covers building, testing, and distributing your app automatically whenever you push code changes. Watch the session.
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Distribution:
- What’s new in App Store Connect: This session provides insights into the latest features in App Store Connect, which is the platform you use to submit your app to the App Store. It covers how to test your app, reach customers, and promote your app effectively. Watch the session.
By following these sessions, you can get a comprehensive understanding of the app development process, from initial design to final distribution.
Evolve your document launch experience
Make your document-based app stand out, and bring its unique identity into focus with the new document launch experience. Learn how to leverage the new API to customize the first screen people see when they launch your app. Utilize the new system-provided design, and amend it with custom actions, delightful decorative views, and impressive animations.
Xcode essentials
Edit, debug, commit, repeat. Explore the suite of tools in Xcode that help you iterate quickly when developing apps. Discover tips and tricks to help optimize and boost your development workflow.
What’s new in App Store Connect
Explore new features for discovery, testing, and marketing. Find out how to nominate your apps for featuring on the App Store, share exciting moments (like a version launch) with marketing assets generated for you, deep link to specific content in your app from custom product pages, use the latest enhancements to TestFlight, and more.
Extend your Xcode Cloud workflows
Discover how Xcode Cloud can adapt to your development needs. We’ll show you how to streamline your workflows, automate testing and distribution with start conditions, custom aliases, custom scripts, webhooks, and the App Store Connect API.
Bring your app’s core features to users with App Intents
Learn the principles of the App Intents framework, like intents, entities, and queries, and how you can harness them to expose your app’s most important functionality right where people need it most. Find out how to build deep integration between your app and the many system features built on top of App Intents, including Siri, controls and widgets, Apple Pencil, Shortcuts, the Action button, and more. Get tips on how to build your App Intents integrations efficiently to create the best experiences in every surface while still sharing code and core functionality.
Platforms State of the Union
Discover the newest advancements on Apple platforms.
Add personality to your app through UX writing
Every app has a personality that comes across in what you say — and how you say it. Learn how to define your app’s voice and modulate your tone for every situation, from celebratory notifications to error messages. We’ll help you get specific about your app’s purpose and audience and practice writing in different tones.