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
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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Removing UIWebView from iOS Hybrid Apps

In 2018, Apple deprecated UIWebView in favor of WKWebView. The App Store recently announced a timeline for formally removing apps that still use UIWebView. To conform to these requirements, Mobile SDK has removed all its references to UIWebView.

Mobile SDK phased in the UIWebView replacement over three release cycles. However, when Mobile SDK 8.0 was being developed, Cordova—the underlying technology for Mobile SDK hybrid apps—still referenced UIWebView in its code base. With no means of removing these unused references, Mobile SDK 8.0 couldn’t satisfy the new App Store requirements.

Mobile SDK 8.1 adopts the new Cordova 5.1.1 release, which allows clients to “compile out” its UIWebView code. As a result, Mobile SDK 8.1 is ready for App Store submittals.

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the App Store deadlines?
  • April 2020: App Store stops accepting new iOS apps that contain references to UIWebView.
  • December 2020: App Store stops accepting updated iOS apps that contain references to UIWebView.
Which apps are affected?

This change affects Mobile SDK hybrid apps on iOS. It does not affect Mobile SDK hybrid apps on Android, Mobile SDK native apps, or Mobile SDK React Native apps.

What actions do I need to take?

  • To submit new hybrid apps to the App Store: Upgrade to Mobile SDK 8.1 by April 2020.

  • To submit updated hybrid apps to the App Store: Upgrade to Mobile SDK 8.1 (or later) by December 2020.

  • For all hybrid apps:
    • Update any UIWebView references in custom code to WKWebView.
    • While updating to 8.1, apply code changes as needed where other APIs have been deprecated, removed, or replaced.
What is UIWebView?

UIWebView is a deprecated iOS user interface control in Apple’s UIKit framework. It loads HTML files and web content into an app view, rendering them as they would appear in a browser window. See developer.apple.com/documentation/uikit/uiwebview.

See Also

Apple Developer News Release