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
Using SmartStore to Securely Store Offline Data
Using Mobile Sync to Access Salesforce Objects
Using Mobile Sync in Native Apps
Using Mobile Sync in Hybrid and React Native Apps
Which Hybrid Version of Should I Use? Should I Use?
About Backbone Technology
Models and Model Collections
Using the Mobile Sync Plugin
Mobile Sync Plugin Methods
Using Mobile Sync in JavaScript
Offline Caching
Conflict Detection
Accessing Custom API Endpoints
Tutorial: Creating a Hybrid Mobile Sync Application
Mobile Sync Sample Apps
Validating Configuration Files
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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Note: This release is in preview. Features described here don’t become generally available until the latest general availability date that Salesforce announces for this release. Before then, and where features are noted as beta, pilot, or developer preview, we can’t guarantee general availability within any particular time frame or at all. Make your purchase decisions only on the basis of generally available products and features.

Using the Mobile Sync Plugin

Beginning with Mobile SDK 3.0, the Mobile Sync plug-in provides JavaScript access to the native Mobile Sync library’s “sync up” and “sync down” functionality. As a result, performance-intensive operations—network negotiations, parsing, SmartStore management—run on native threads that do not affect web view operations.

Adding the Mobile Sync plug-in to your hybrid project is a function of the Mobile SDK npm scripts:
  • For forceios version 3.0 or later, the plug-in is automatically included.
  • For forcedroid version 3.0 or later, answer “yes” when asked if you want to use SmartStore.
If you’re adding the Mobile Sync plug-in to an existing hybrid app, it’s best to re-create the app using the latest version of forcedroid or forceios. When the new app is ready, copy your custom HTML, CSS, and JavaScript files from your old project into the new project.