Chapter 12. Data persistence in iCloud
This chapter covers
- Storing user preferences in iCloud
- Storing data in iCloud using CloudKit
In this chapter, you’ll take storing data to the next level—iCloud.
Until now, you’ve only stored user defaults locally on the device. What happens if the user opens your app on another device they own?
In this chapter, you’ll explore iCloud, a convenient cloud data storage service provided by Apple, which can be used by developers to automatically share data and give your user the same experience between multiple devices. You’ll look at storing discrete values such as user preferences in iCloud using the ubiquitous key-value store. You’ll also explore CloudKit, an essential framework for storing structured ...
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