Mobile SDK Development Guide

Introduction to Mobile Development
Introduction to Salesforce Mobile SDK Development
What’s New in Mobile SDK 11.1
Getting Started With Mobile SDK 11.1 for iOS and Android
Updating Apps (5.0 and Later) Apps (5.0 and Later)
Native iOS Development
Native Android Development
HTML5 and Hybrid Development
Getting Started
Delivering HTML5 Content With Visualforce
Accessing Salesforce Data: Controllers vs. APIs
Hybrid Apps Quick Start
Creating Hybrid Apps
Debugging Hybrid Apps On a Mobile Device
Controlling the Status Bar in iOS 7 Hybrid Apps
JavaScript Files for Hybrid Apps
Versioning and JavaScript Library Compatibility
Managing Sessions in Hybrid Apps
Defer Login
Using Lightning Web Components in Hybrid Apps
React Native Development
Offline Management
Files and Networking
Push Notifications and
Authentication, Security, and Identity in Mobile Apps
Login Screen Customization
Identity Provider Apps
Using Key-Value Stores for Secure Data Storage
Dark Mode and Dark Theme Settings
Using Experience Cloud Sites With Mobile SDK Apps
Multi-User Support in Mobile SDK
Mobile SDK Tools for Developers
Logging and Analytics
Migrating from the Previous Release
Reference
iOS Current Deprecations
iOS APIs Removed in Mobile SDK 11.0
Android Current Deprecations
Android APIs Removed in Mobile SDK 11.0
Trademark Attributions
Removing UIWebView from iOS Hybrid Apps
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Hybrid Apps Quick Start

Hybrid apps give you the ease of JavaScript and HTML5 development while leveraging Salesforce Mobile SDK

In 2020, the App Store has removed UIWebView architecture from all app submissions in favor of WKWebView. As a result, Mobile SDK hybrid apps for iOS can run only on Mobile SDK 8.1 or later. See Removing UIWebView from iOS Hybrid Apps.

Important

If you’re comfortable with the concept of hybrid app development, use the following steps to get going quickly.
  1. To develop Android hybrid apps for Mobile SDK 11.1, you need:
    • Cordova 12.0.1.
    • Cordova CLI 12.0.0 or later.
    • Java JDK 11.0.11+9 or later—www.oracle.com/downloads.
    • Latest version of Android Studio —developer.android.com/sdk.
    • Android SDK, including all APIs in the following range:
      • Minimum API: Android Nougat (API 24)
      • Target API: Android 13 (API 33)
    • Android SDK Tools
    • Android Virtual Device (AVD)
  2. To develop iOS hybrid apps for Mobile SDK 11.1, you need:
    • Cordova 7.0.1.
    • Cordova CLI 12.0.0 or later.
    • Xcode version: 14 or later. (We recommend the latest version.)
    • iOS SDK:
      • Deployment target: iOS 15
      • Base SDK: iOS 16
    • CocoaPods (any version from 1.8 to no declared maximum—see cocoapods.org).
  3. Install Mobile SDK.
  4. If you don’t already have a connected app, see Creating a Connected App. For OAuth scopes, select api, web, and refresh_token.

    When specifying the Callback URL, there’s no need to use a real address. Use any value that looks like a URL, such as myapp:///mobilesdk/oauth/done.

    Note

  5. Create a hybrid app.
  6. Run your new app. .