iOS 10 by Tutorials: 11 Chapters Now Available!

Good news – the third early access release of iOS 10 by Tutorials is now available!

The book is now almost done! This release has 11/14 chapters ready:

• Chapter 2: Xcode 8 Debugging Improvements: Learn about the powerful new debugging tools in Xcode 8, including the new Thread Sanitizer and Memory Graph Debugger.

• Chapter 3: Xcode 8 Source Editor Extensions (NEW!): Learn how to integrate your own text tools into the Xcode UI by creating a fun ASCII art extension.

• Chapter 4: Beginning Message Apps: Learn how to create your own sticker pack for Messages – with a custom user interface.

• Chapter 5: Intermediate Message Apps: Learn how to send custom, updatable messages, by creating a simple picture drawing and guessing game integrated into Messages.

• Chapter 6: SiriKit (NEW!): Learn how to integrate Siri into your app and process voice commands as you build a Uber clone for hot air balloons.

• Chapter 7, Speech Recognition (NEW!): Learn how to transcribe live or pre-recorded audio from over 50 languages and use that data in your app:

• Chapter 8: User Notifications: Learn how to use the new iOS 10 User Notifications framework, and create Notification Content extensions and Notification Service app extensions.

• Chapter 9: UIView Property Animator: Learn about a new way of animating in iOS 10, which allows you to easily pause, reverse, and scrub through animations part-way through.

• Chapter 10: Measurements and Units: Learn about some new Foundation classes that help you work with measurements and units in an easy and type-safe way.

let cycleRide = Measurement(value: 25, unit: UnitLength.kilometers)
let swim = Measurement(value: 3, unit: UnitLength.nauticalMiles)
let marathon = Measurement(value: 26, unit: UnitLength.miles)
    + Measurement(value: 385, unit: UnitLength.yards)

• Chapter 11: What’s New with Core Data (NEW!): Learn how the new convenience methods, classes, code generation and other new features in Core Data will make your life easier.

Learn about the new way to handle managed object contexts in Core Data.

Learn about the new way to handle managed object contexts in Core Data.

• Chapter 13: What’s New with Search (NEW!): Learn how to tie your app into the Core Search Spotlight API and perform deep searches using your app, and how to surface your app to respond to location-based searches as well.

The final three chapters of the book will be coming along with the final release of iOS 10 by Tutorials, which is scheduled for Wednesday, Oct. 26 as part of the iOS 10 Feast.

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