Advanced iOS Development with Swift, Gestures & APIs

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Advanced iOS Development with Swift, Gestures & APIs

This course is part of Build & Apply Advanced iOS Apps with Swift Specialization

Instructor: EDUCBA

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5 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

Intermediate level

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1 week to complete

at 10 hours a week

Flexible schedule

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5 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

Intermediate level

Recommended experience

1 week to complete

at 10 hours a week

Flexible schedule

Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

Analyze Swift structures, control flow, and data models for scalable iOS apps.
Implement advanced UI components, gestures, and custom interactive elements.
Integrate web services and manage app lifecycle for responsive, data-driven apps.

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There are 5 modules in this course

Learners will analyze Swift program structures, apply control flow and data modeling techniques, implement advanced UI components, and integrate gestures and web services to build interactive, production-ready iOS applications. By the end of this course, learners will be able to design scalable app architectures, manage application lifecycle events, and create responsive, data-driven user experiences using modern iOS development practices.

This course is designed for developers who already understand iOS fundamentals and want to advance their skills using Swift. Learners will gain hands-on experience with Swift structures, loops, enums, data models, UserDefaults, scroll views, gesture recognizers, custom UI components, and basic API integration. Each concept is reinforced through practical examples that reflect real-world iOS development scenarios. What makes this course unique is its end-to-end focus on interaction-driven app design, combining gestures, custom UI cells, and web content handling within a single cohesive learning path. Rather than isolated topics, learners see how components work together to form complete app features. Completing this course equips learners with practical, job-ready skills for building modern, interactive iOS applications with confidence.

This module introduces foundational Swift programming concepts, focusing on structures, control flow mechanisms, and the integration of web content within table views to build scalable and well-structured iOS applications.

What's included

8 videos4 assignments

8 videosTotal 67 minutes

Structure12 minutes
Example of Structure3 minutes
For Loops8 minutes
While Loops7 minutes
Enum11 minutes
Web View Using Table View8 minutes
Example of Web View8 minutes
Example of Web View Continue11 minutes

4 assignmentsTotal 60 minutes

Swift Foundations & Control Flow30 minutes
Understanding Swift Structure10 minutes
Looping Constructs in Swift10 minutes
Web Views with Table Views10 minutes

This module focuses on designing robust data models, creating and testing model objects, and implementing lightweight data persistence using UserDefaults in Swift-based iOS apps.

What's included

7 videos4 assignments

7 videosTotal 67 minutes

Register Data Model12 minutes
Register Data Model using Place Holder11 minutes
Creating Data Model Object and Classes12 minutes
Running Register Data Model5 minutes
User Default in Swift10 minutes
User Default in Swift Example9 minutes
User Default in Swift Example Continue10 minutes

4 assignmentsTotal 60 minutes

Data Models & Persistence in iOS30 minutes
Designing Register Data Models10 minutes
Creating and Running Data Models10 minutes
User Defaults for Data Persistence10 minutes

This module explains the iOS application lifecycle and demonstrates how to build flexible, scrollable interfaces using UIScrollView for HTML, PDF, and dynamic content layouts.

What's included

9 videos4 assignments

9 videosTotal 79 minutes

Application Life Cycle in Basic Swift10 minutes
Application Life Cycle in Basic Swift Example11 minutes
UI Scroll View11 minutes
Features of Scroll View10 minutes
Creating Html Web View Using Scroll View4 minutes
Creating Html Web View Using Scroll View Continues4 minutes
Adding PDF Files Using Scroll View8 minutes
Example of Scroll View8 minutes
Working with Scroll View Programmatically12 minutes

4 assignmentsTotal 60 minutes

Application Lifecycle & Scroll Views30 minutes
iOS Application Lifecycle10 minutes
Scroll View Fundamentals10 minutes
Advanced Scroll View Implementations10 minutes

This module explores iOS gesture recognition, covering tap, swipe, pan, pinch, and rotation gestures to enhance user interaction and create intuitive touch-driven interfaces.

What's included

11 videos4 assignments

11 videosTotal 95 minutes

Creating Tap Gesture in IOS7 minutes
Creating Tap Gesture in IOS Creating9 minutes
Tap Gesture Coding9 minutes
Creating Swipe Gesture in IOS8 minutes
Swipe Gesture Example10 minutes
Swipe Gesture Example Continues8 minutes
Creating Pan Gesture in IOS10 minutes
Adding Pinch Gesture in IOS11 minutes
Output of Pinch Gesture3 minutes
Rotational Gesture in IOS11 minutes
Rotational Gesture in IOS Continues8 minutes

4 assignmentsTotal 60 minutes

Gesture Recognition in iOS30 minutes
Tap Gesture Handling10 minutes
Swipe Gesture Implementation10 minutes
Advanced Gestures10 minutes

This module covers the creation of custom UI components using Armoire, delegation patterns for user interaction, and basic web service integration for data-driven iOS applications.

What's included

6 videos3 assignments

6 videosTotal 49 minutes

Introduction to Armoire9 minutes
Example of the Armoire6 minutes
Creating a Custom Cell in Armoire8 minutes
Creating Delegate of Custom Cell10 minutes
Printing the Data From Web Service8 minutes
Printing the Data From Web Service Continues8 minutes

3 assignmentsTotal 50 minutes

Custom UI Components & Web Services30 minutes
Working with Armoire and Custom Cells10 minutes
Delegation & Web Service Integration10 minutes

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