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
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
Supported Salesforce APIs
Files API Reference
iOS Architecture
Supported REST Services
Android Architecture
Supported Versions of Tools and Components for
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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iOS Architecture

Mobile SDK is essentially a single library that includes the following modules:
  • SalesforceSDKCommon—Implements utilities and custom data types used across other iOS components.
  • SalesforceAnalytics—Implements a logging and instrumentation framework for Mobile SDK.
  • SalesforceSDKCore—Implements OAuth authentication, passcode, and networking.
  • SmartStore—Mobile SDK offline secure storage solution.
  • MobileSync—Mobile SDK offline synchronization solution.
The following iOS architectures depend on the iOS native library but are maintained in separate GitHub repos:
  • React Native—Native bridges to Mobile SDK features. For use only in React Native apps.
  • Hybrid—Defines the Mobile SDK Cordova plugin for Mobile SDK features. For use only in hybrid apps.

If you use forceios to create native apps, CocoaPods incorporates the required modules based on the app type you specify. If you create native apps with a clone of the SalesforceMobileSDK-iOS git repo, your project uses these modules as dynamic libraries.