I am new to IOS development.
I was just wondering if it is possible to make an app that will prevent other apps from being opened or an app that will prevent you from going to safari/settings/etc...
Is Apple (IOS) okay with this? I know Android can be different and allows some of these features to persist.
You can't accomplish this in IOS platform , every app is responsible of it's own constraints , permissions and sandbox
No, it can not be possible. Even if you do it some how, apple will reject that.
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I am having this weird issue while developing an app on iOS 10. Since I started testing it on my iPhone, other apps I have such as Facebook, Slack, LINE or Google Photos get randomly signed out quite often, like multiple times a day.
Could this be related to my app at all? It uses UserDefaults and Keychain to handle user log in/out within my app. I have a feeling that those two might have something to do with this but I'm not so sure.
I read that this was an issue when iOS 7 first came out but I found nothing regarding iOS 10. So I think it's just me.
Thank you for your help.
Unless there's some obscure bug in iOS 10, there is nothing you can do in your iOS app that can affect any other app. That's the whole point of sandboxing. One app can't mess with another.
This assumes your iOS device is not jailbroken and you are only using public APIs in your app. If you are using private APIs or developing on a jailbroken device, then anything is possible.
Can I transform my iPhone app to be Universal in the next update, and publish the update?
Yes, It is definitely possible to make your app Universal in the next version of your app.
Yes, you can upgrade an app from iPhone/iPad only to Universal.
Going the other way, however, is where you might encounter problems. You cannot downgrade an app from Universal to iPhone/iPad only.
I am developing an app for one of my client,he wants me to provide a functionality to lock all available apps on his iPhone using this app,but i haven't much idea about it,i know about the screen lock like passcode app but not this one.
Please suggest some best tutorial link.
Thanks
You can't access another app functionality from your app according to Apple guidelines so it is not possible.
Unfortunately, it is not possible to lock the device programmatically. There is no available API for this.
It's not possible, Apple didn't allowed it.
This could've been possible in Android but sorry this is impossible in iOS. Apple doesnt allow that.
It's not possible for an app to lock itself down. However if you have access to the device you can set up Guided Access when the app is open, preventing it from being closed. If you have an enterprise setup you are also able to set up Supervised Mode where you should be able to configure Guided Access over wifi.
I've been developing an app using Titanium Appcelerator, until now I've been previewing it using the iOS Simulator and my iPhone.
Now, I want to send my app to the client so they can use it on their iPhone. How can I do this?
Bear in mind this is my first iOS app and so I am not fully au-fait with the terminology or process in making an app go live.
There is no Apple provided mechanism for achieving this, however apps like TestFlight provide a good mechanism for this. You have to register your clients device in order to allow them to install your app. Yes, this should work for Titanium.
You can find out how TestFlight works here:
How does TestFlight do it?
I want to make a little app just for me. I don't want to distribute it, and don't want to make any money from it, I just need to have this app with me.
I don't have a Mac capable of running Xcode, and I don't want to waste any money on the developer license.
Is there a way I can make an app for only my personal iPhone 4s, without going through the App Store or using Xcode? My iPhone is jailbroken.
A web app might be a better solution.
The short answer is no. You would need a Mac/Xcode to compile/build the application for you. As #Thalecress suggested you might be better off building a web app.
Also check PhoneGap, with it you can deploy your web app in several platforms (including iOS, Android and WP7). Phonegap also offers a build service that you can use to wrap the final web app as a native app to run it on a device (PhoneGap:Buld).