Core Motion and Core Location

Learn how to use the Core Motion and Core Location frameworks to access the device's sensors from an iOS application. After reading this guide, you will know how to detect the devices movements, how to determine what the user is doing (walking, running, driving, etc.), and how to get its current location.


Table of Contents


SENSORS

Core Motion

Motion Device

Motion Activity

Pedometer

Altimeter

Core Location

Authorization

Getting the Location

Background Location

Regions

Geocoding


QUICK REFERENCE

CMMotionManager

CMDeviceMotion

CMMotionActivityManager

CMMotionActivity

CMPedometer

CMPedometerData

CMAltimeter

CMAltitudeData

CLLocationManager

CLLocationManagerDelegate

CLLocation

CLLocationManager

CLCircularRegion

CLLocationCoordinate2D

CLGeocoder

CLPlacemark


This guide assumes that you have a basic knowledge of app development, Xcode, and the Swift language. If you don't know how to program in Swift or how to create an application with Xcode, download our guides Introduction to Swift and Interface Builder. For a complete course on app development for iOS, read our book iOS Apps for Masterminds.


This guide is a collection of excerpts from the book iOS Apps for Masterminds. The information included in this guide will help you understand a particular aspect of app development in iOS, but it will not teach you everything you need to know to develop an app for Apple devices. If you need a complete course on app development for iOS, read our book iOS Apps for Masterminds. For more information, visit our website at www.formasterminds.com.