Native iOS Development

Salesforce Mobile SDK delivers libraries and sample Xcode projects for developing native mobile apps on iOS. For writing native iOS code, Mobile SDK supports Swift and Objective-C. Swift is recommended for all new and future development.

When you create a native app using the forceios utility, your project starts as a fully functioning app. This app lets you log in to a Salesforce org, and then it displays live Salesforce data. A newly minted forceios app doesn’t do much else, but it shows you that basic SDK features are working as designed.

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Introduction to Mobile Development
Introduction to Salesforce Mobile SDK Development
What’s New in Mobile SDK 13.2
Getting Started With Mobile SDK for iOS and Android
Updating Mobile SDK Apps (5.0 and Later)
Native iOS Development
iOS Native Quick Start
iOS Basic Requirements
Creating an iOS Project with Forceios
Creating an iOS Swift Project Manually
Use CocoaPods with Mobile SDK
Using Carthage with Mobile SDK (Not Supported)
Developing a Native iOS App
Supporting iPadOS in Mobile SDK Apps
Supporting Catalyst in Mobile SDK Apps
Using iOS App Extensions with Mobile SDK
Profiling with Signposts
iOS Sample Applications
Native Android Development
HTML5 and Hybrid Development
React Native Development
Offline Management
Files and Networking
Push Notifications and Mobile SDK
Configure WebSockets
Authentication, Security, and Identity in Mobile Apps
Login Screen Customization
Identity Provider Apps
REST Wrappers for SFAP APIs
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
Deprecations and Removed APIs