Learning Apple tvOS App Development

2h 40mBeginner2019-02-20

Authors

Brian Advent

Software Developer, Educator, Mathematician

Course details

What makes tvOS special? How can you make an app that leverages unique Apply TV features and provides an enjoyable experience for the user? This course shows how to develop an Apple tvOS app, using Apple frameworks and technologies. Learn how to use simple UIKit components, like UIButtons. See how to work with components and views to display data. Gain an understanding of the Apple TV focus model that goes hand in hand with using the Siri remote. The course also covers video playback, the usage of layered images for an immersive user experience, and a lot more.

Learning objectives
The Siri remote
The focus model
ViewController
UISplitViewController
Adding video assets and imagery
UIKit components
TableViewController
Location services
Accessing a Web API
TableViews
Enabling the top shelf and layered images
Setting up shortcuts
Communicating with URL schemes
Adding a layered app icon

Skills covered

tvOSApple TViOS DevelopmentComputer SkillsMobile DevelopmentAppleLearningBusiness Software and Tools

Concepts

0. Introduction

01 - Create immersive experiences for tvOS
02 - What you should know
03 - Using the exercise files

1. Introducing tvOS Development

04 - What makes tvOS special
05 - The Siri remote and the focus model
06 - A light and dark Hello World

2. Your First tvOS App - Build the UI

07 - What you are going to create
08 - Set up the ViewController hierarchy
09 - Understand UISplitViewController
10 - Add video assets and imagery
11 - Add different UIKit components
12 - Set up a TableViewController
13 - Connect the UI with your code

3. Your First tvOS App - Add the Logic

14 - Demo API and some helpers
15 - A video background
16 - Set up location services
17 - Handle location updates
18 - Get weather data for the user's location
19 - Update the UI with weather data
20 - Forecast for more than one day
21 - Text entry on tvOS - Search for locations
22 - TableViews on tvOS
23 - UISplitViewController in action

4. Multipeer Connectivity

24 - Search for locations with your iPhone
25 - Integrate Multipeer Connectivity
26 - Advertise and browse for devices nearby
27 - Send data from an iPhone to Apple TV

5. Final Touches

28 - Understand the top shelf
29 - Enable the top shelf and layered images
30 - Set up shortcuts
31 - Communicate with URL schemes
32 - Add a layered app icon

Conclusion

33 - Next steps