Mobile and Offline Developer Guide

Mobile App Development with Lightning Web Components and LWC Offline
Create Mobile-Ready Components
Use Mobile Device Features in Mobile Apps
Request App Review
Scan Barcodes
Access Device Biometrics
BiometricsService User Experience
Use the BiometricsService API
BiometricsService Example
Compatibility and Requirements
Considerations and Limitations
Manage Calendar Events
Access Contacts
Scan Documents
Monitor Geofences
Use Location
Interact With NFC Tags
Tap to Pay
Offline Considerations and Limitations
Offline Environment Details
Use Salesforce Features While Offline
Development Tools and Processes
Quick Start Tutorials
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Note: This release is in preview. Features described here don’t become generally available until the latest general availability date that Salesforce announces for this release. Before then, and where features are noted as beta, pilot, or developer preview, we can’t guarantee general availability within any particular time frame or at all. Make your purchase decisions only on the basis of generally available products and features.

Considerations and Limitations

Consider these guidelines and limitations when developing features that use the BiometricsService API.

Device Limitations

BiometricsService doesn’t manage biometrics data and checking itself. Instead, it makes available certain biometrics capabilities of the underlying platform (Android or iOS) and hardware (phone or other mobile device). While the features provided by BiometricsService are the same across both platforms, they’re subject to some platform-specific quirks and minor differences.

Development Considerations

You can certainly develop the user experience for your component on a desktop or laptop development system. But be sure to test biometrics functionality on the physical devices on which you plan to deploy your Lightning app.

BiometricsService Considerations

BiometricsService is built on top of mobile operating system and device features. BiometricsService’s capabilities therefore depend on Android or iOS features, which are subject to change beyond our control. When mobile operating system features change, the behavior of BiometricsService can change without notice.