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
iOS Native Quick Start
iOS Basic Requirements
Creating an iOS Project with Forceios
Creating an iOS Swift Project Manually
Create an Xcode Swift Project
Add Mobile SDK Libraries to Your Project
Configure Your Project’s Build Settings
Option 1: Import Mobile SDK Template Files
Option 2: Add Mobile SDK Setup Code Manually
Use with with
Using Carthage with Mobile SDK (Not Supported)
Developing a Native iOS App
Supporting iPadOS in Mobile SDK Apps
Supporting Catalyst in Mobile SDK Apps
Using iOS App Extensions with
Profiling with Signposts
iOS Sample Applications
Native Android Development
HTML5 and Hybrid Development
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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Option 1: Import Mobile SDK Template Files

In this option, you replace files from the Xcode Swift template with files from the Mobile SDK native Swift template—work that otherwise would be done by forceios. A few drags and drops, and the app is ready to connect to Salesforce and display org data.

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Prerequisites

  1. Create an Xcode Swift Project
  2. Add Mobile SDK Libraries to Your Project
  3. Configure Your Project’s Build Settings

Add Mobile SDK Code Assets

  1. In Xcode, open the MyMobileSDKApp/MyMobileSDKApp project folder.
  2. Select all files except the Assets.xcassets and Preview Content folders.
  3. Control-Click and select Delete.
  4. Select Move to Trash.
  5. In Finder, navigate to your SalesforceMobileSDK-Templates clone and expand its /iOSNativeSwiftTemplate/iOSNativeSwiftTemplate/ subfolder.
  6. Drag the following Swift template files into Xcode’s Project Navigator. Drop them in your project’s MyMobileSDKApp/MyMobileSDKApp/ folder.
    • AccountsListModel.swift
    • AccountsListView.swift
    • AppDelegate.swift
    • bootconfig.plist
    • Bridging-Header.h
    • ContactDetailModel.swift
    • ContactDetailsView.swift
    • ContactsForAccountListView.swift
    • ContactsForAccountModel.swift
    • Info.plist
    • InitialViewController.swift
    • main.swift
    • iOSNativeSwiftTemplate.entitlements
    • SceneDelegate.swift
    • userstore.json
    • usersyncs.json
  7. Select the following:
    Option Value
    Destination: Copy items if needed
    Added folders: Create folder references
    Add to targets: MyMobileSDKApp
  8. If Xcode asks for permission to create an Objective-C bridging header, click Don’t Create.
  9. In your Project settings, select Build Phases.
  10. Under Copy Bundle Resources, select Info.plist if it’s present and click Remove Items (-).
  11. Xcode 13 only:
    • In Build Settings, search for “Info.plist File”.
    • Set Generate Info.plist File to No.
    • Set Info.plist File to “MyMobileSDKApp/Info.plist”.

    Build Settings configuration for Info.plist

For more information on the template files, see Overview of Application Flow.

Build Your New Mobile SDK App

  1. Select your top-level project.
  2. Your project is ready to build. Select Product | Run.
  3. If the Salesforce login screen appears, you’re done!
Your new project is ready for customization. You can now add your own assets, customize the AppDelegate.swift and SceneDelegate.swift classes, and do as you like with the Accounts and Contacts functionality.

Before posting your app to the App Store, be sure to update the remoteAccessConsumerKey and oauthRedirectURI in the bootconfig.plist file with settings from your connected app. See Get Started with Native iOS Development.

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