iOS 6 Programming Cookbook

Overcome the vexing issues you’ll inevitably confront when creating apps for the iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch. By making use of new and revised recipes in this updated cookbook, you’ll quickly learn the steps necessary to write complete iOS apps—including ways to store and protect data, enhance and animate graphics, manage files and folders, and take advantage of Passbook.

Thoroughly updated for iOS 6 SDK, this cookbook shows you how to use hundreds of techniques to solve problems that developers of all levels commonly face. Each recipe includes sample code you can use right away.

Use Pass Kit to deliver digitally-signed passes such as loyalty cards

Define the layout of UI elements with Cocoa Auto Layout

Develop location-aware apps

Get working examples for implementing gesture recognizers

Use new Objective-C Runtime features

Play audio and video files and access the iPod library

Retrieve contacts and groups from the Address Book

Determine camera availability and access the Photo Library

Create multitasking-aware apps

Use Event Kit to manage calendars, dates, and events

Apply the accelerometer and gyroscope

Enhance your app with the iCloud service