iOS Sample Apps

Use native, hybrid, and template sample apps to speed up development.

Native

Find these samples in the SampleApps directory of the SalesforceMobileSDK-iOS/native repo.

MobileSyncExplorer demonstrates the power of the native Mobile Sync library on iOS. It resides in Mobile SDK for iOS under native/SampleApps/MobileSyncExplorer.
RestAPIExplorer exercises all native REST API wrappers. It resides in Mobile SDK for iOS under native/SampleApps/RestAPIExplorer.

Find these samples in the hybrid/SampleApps directory of the SalesforceMobileSDK-iOS-Hybrid repo.

AccountEditor: Demonstrates how to synchronize offline data using the mobilesync.js library.
MobileSyncExplorer: Demonstrates how to synchronize offline data using the Mobile Sync plugin.

You can use template apps with forceios create or forceios createwithtemplate to spawn Mobile SDK “starter” apps. Find these samples in the github.com/forcedotcom/SalesforceMobileSDK-Templates repo.

Used by forceios create

iOSNativeSwiftTemplate: Standard iOS native template, written in Swift. Default app type for the forceios create command. When forceios create prompts for app type, press Return or enter native_swift.
iOSNativeTemplate: Standard iOS native template, written in Objective-C. When forceios create prompts for app type, enter native.

For use with forceios createwithtemplate

iOSIDPTemplate: Demonstrates how to set up an identity provider in an iOS app. When forceios createwithtemplate prompts for the repo URI, enter iOSIDPTemplate.
iOSNativeSwiftEncryptedNotificationTemplate: Demonstrates how to set up an iOS app to receive encrypted notifications. When forceios createwithtemplate prompts for the repo URI, enter iOSNativeSwiftEncryptedNotificationTemplate.
iOSNativeSwiftPackageManagerTemplate: Demonstrates how to set up an iOS app with SwiftPackageManager. When forceios createwithtemplate prompts for the repo URI, enter (or copy and paste) iOSNativeSwiftPackageManagerTemplate.
iOSNativeLoginTemplate: Demonstrates how to set up native login. When forceios createwithtemplate prompts for the repo URI, enter iOSNativeLoginTemplate.
MobileSyncExplorerSwift: Provides a comprehensive example of Mobile Sync usage. When forceios createwithtemplate prompts for the repo URI, enter MobileSyncExplorerSwift.

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