iOS CapabilitiesLesson 66Free preview

CloudKit

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Summary

This lesson is about CloudKit, Apple's official cloud storage framework that connects apps directly to iCloud accounts of users. CloudKit allows data synchronization between devices (iPhone, iPad, Mac) without the need to build a standalone backend server infrastructure.

Key points

CloudKit provides backend-as-a-service (BaaS) storage integrated with iCloud
Divide the database into Private Database (specifically per user) and Public Database (shared to all users)
Data is stored in a Record ('CKRecord') format that can contain text, numbers, or binary files
Automatically authenticated users through their Apple IDs without manual registration

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