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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Creating an iOS Swift Project Manually

If you prefer not to use forceios or CocoaPods, you can create Mobile SDK apps manually in Xcode.

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Important

The following tutorial shows two ways to create a native iOS Swift project:
  • Borrowing source files from the Mobile SDK Swift template app
  • Using Swift Package Manager.
Instructions fall into four sections that must be performed in the sequence shown:
  1. Create an Xcode Swift Project
  2. Add Mobile SDK Libraries to Your Project
  3. Configure Your Project’s Build Settings
  4. Choose an option:
All sections support Xcode 12.4 and Xcode 13.