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.