I have an iOS app that lets the user manager recipes. I would also like them to be able to manage the same recipes on their iPad and Mac. It seems that iCloud would allow me to do exactly that.
However, if I want to also build a web application that provides the same functionality, am I right in thinking I need my own non-iCloud solution? Is there any iCloud API that lets a user log in to their apple account and access the data added in the iOS/OS X applications?
If I want to allow web access to the data, am I forced to write my own data service and syncing process? Or are there some ways to at least 'connect' the iCloud data to my own user accounts?
I think "native" integration via a web application is impossible:
iPhone and Webapp sync through iCloud ??
There is actually an iCloud web interface by Apple, but it just has their own apps (contacts, calendar, etc).
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I am trying to build a mobile monitoring tool/app for iOS without Jailbreak. The only possible way to perfectly access all installed app's content is through iCloudKit.
Also I found Apple's MDM come a little close to this for BYOD devices but yet accessing individual application's data is not possible.
During all this process, I came across some website fonemonitor and phonemonitor (with and without) who claim to do the same without Jail Break.
So here is my question is it possible to take any application's data if we get access to the users iCloud account? Also, are all public, private and shared data accessible via iCloudKit? As the documentation clearly states private data is untouched.
How does app monitoring work for any iOS Devices through these websites. Any lead would actually help!
While watching WWDC 2015 CloudKit JS, I realized that an android device user might need an iCloud to request data from the CloudKit DB since an apple user needs the iCloud account to be turned on. Is my assumption correct? There is no way to have my app cross platform?
There is nothing stopping you from using CloudKit on Android. In fact, the sample code at https://cdn.apple-cloudkit.com/cloudkit-catalog/ clearly states that CloudKit JS is supported on embedded web views, including Chrome (on Android).
If you application needs authentication, CloudKit requires an Apple ID. If the user does not already have an Apple ID, the sign-in flow allows the user to sign up for an Apple ID account right there.
Another requirement for CloudKit is that you must have an application (iOS or OS X) published in the App Store with equivalent functionality to what you are providing through the web (be it an embedded web view or not).
For reading public data there is no need to have an iCloud account.
But if you need to write something then an account is needed.
I haven't tested yet if the login system work from an android device, but from a web browser it works.
I am developing an application for security purpose which has 1 requirement as "Wipe out iPhone or i pad data completely if device is stolen".
While doing search for this functionality, I came across one application "Find My iPhone" here which supports this feature of "remotely wipe out all data".
(http://www.howtogeek.com/77158/how-to-remotely-lock-or-wipe-your-ios-5-device/)
But i want to this functionality through programmatically in my app.Can someone give me a solution for this problem?
And is it possible to do this functionality through programmatically?
You cannot completely wipe a standard iPhone's data from an app. The app runs in a sandbox environment so you cannot access data from other apps or iOS itself meaning that you cannot wipe it. That being said, you could wipe photos and contacts programmatically as long as the user grants you access to contacts and photos.
There is NO WAY that Apple would let programmers wipe data remotely for the entire device.
Instead of doing that, maybe you should have functionality in your app where if server returns a particular flag, you would delete all the data stored locally on your app, by you (like login details for your app, personal data stored in Documents). I suggest that, because I've done it before.
My app need to take backup of user's iPhone's almost entire data to iCloud.
Can we access the call log, SMS, MMS etc. databases of iPhone just as iCloud does internally while backing up programmatically?
Is there some means to give user option list for data he wants to backup to iCloud in our app and backup only that data instead of all data programmatically?
Thanks
Assuming that you are referring to a non-jail broken device then in a word, no. An app cannot access data outside of its own sandbox
Apple can't allow to access and change SMS and log associated database. If you have jailbreak iPhone then you can access database using following path.
/var/mobile/Library/SMS/sms.db
For development level you can access it but your application wan't get approve from iTune store.
It is not possible to get SMS/Call Log/MMS detail.
Your application only access those data which can be supplies by Apple's public API.
Your application can not access data outside of Sandbox other than public API.
Yes, if your device is jail-broken and you can use hack like direct url to database.
But if you do so your application will never approve by App Store.
Please read App Review Guidelines
I am developing a iOS/OS X application with a very "nice to have" feature: possibility to sync with non-iCloud clouds.(through web server in example).
The app design already is completely based on iCloud so I was thinking there might be a workaround I could use instead of writing code for one more data marshaling.
Basically what I need is to make some iCloud stored data available to the public OR get user's e-mail/password used for iCloud on iOS/OS X.
The reason why I need it - I'll have to sync data with another cloud and I want to keeps the app lightweight and so move everything to the server (I think I might need OS X server).
Anyways, any suggestion are appreciated a lot!
I can understand wanting to do that, but just because you want to do it doesn't mean that you can.
Basically what I need is to make some iCloud stored data available to the public
I don't believe that there's a way to do that. iCloud isn't a generalized internet hosting service; it's a service designed to make it easy for an individual user to share his/her private information among several devices. Creating the possibility of making information public would only undermine the trust that people put in the service.
OR get user's e-mail/password used for iCloud on iOS/OS X.
That'd put your users in direct violation of the iCloud TOS, which state in part:
You further acknowledge and agree that the Service is designed and
intended for personal use on an individual basis and you should not
share your Account and/or password details with another individual.
If you want users to be able to sync their data with other hosting services and you don't want to build that functionality into your mobile app, you might consider building a MacOS X app that the user could run to sync the data.