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
Developer Edition or Sandbox Environment?
Development Prerequisites for iOS and Android
Sign Up for Salesforce Platform
Creating a Connected App
Installing Mobile SDK
Mobile SDK Sample Apps
Installing the Sample Apps
Android Sample Apps
iOS Sample Apps
Hybrid Sample Apps (Source Only)
React Native Sample Apps
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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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.

Android Sample Apps

Native

Find these samples in the NativeSampleApps directory of the SalesforceMobileSDK-Android/native repo.
  • MobileSyncExplorer demonstrates the power of the native Mobile Sync library on Android. It resides in Mobile SDK for Android under native/NativeSampleApps/MobileSyncExplorer.
  • RestExplorer demonstrates the OAuth and REST API functions of Mobile SDK. It’s also useful for investigating REST API actions from a tablet.

Hybrid

Find these samples in the HybridSampleApps directory of the SalesforceMobileSDK-Android/hybrid repo.
  • AccountEditor: Demonstrates how to synchronize offline data using the mobilesync.js library.
  • MobileSyncExplorerHybrid: Demonstrates how to synchronize offline data using the Mobile Sync plugin.
  • NoteSync: Demonstrates how to use non-REST APIs to retrieve Salesforce Notes.

Template Apps

You can use template apps with forcedroid create or forcedroid createwithtemplate to spawn Mobile SDK “starter” apps. Find these samples in the github.com/forcedotcom/SalesforceMobileSDK-Templates repo.

Used by forcedroid create
  • AndroidNativeKotlinTemplate: Standard Android native template, written in Kotlin. Default app type for the forcedroid create command. When forcedroid create prompts for app type, press Return or enter native_kotlin.
  • AndroidNativeTemplate: Standard Android native template, written in Java. When forcedroid create prompts for app type, enter native.
For use with forcedroid createwithtemplate
  • AndroidIDPTemplate: Demonstrates how to set up an identity provider in an Android app. When forcedroid createwithtemplate prompts for the repo URI, enter AndroidIDPTemplate.
  • MobileSyncExplorerKotlinTemplate: Provides a comprehensive example of Mobile Sync usage. When forcedroid createwithtemplate prompts for the repo URI, enter MobileSyncExplorerKotlinTemplate.