Contacts Framework in iOS 12: Learn how to access the user's contacts in iOS 12 with Swift 4.2

J.D GauchatAugust 18, 2018

J.D. Gauchat

Learn how to use the Contacts Framework to access the user's contacts from an iOS application. After reading this guide, you will know how to read, add and remove contacts, how to create a view controller to list and manage user's contacts and also how to initialize and modify the standard view controllers provided by iOS.

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CONTACTS

Accessing Contacts

Reading Contacts

Formatters

Working with Contacts

Contact View Controller

Contact Picker View Controller

This guide assumes that you have a basic knowledge of app development, Xcode, and the Swift language. You should also know how to create and display Table Views. For a complete course on app development for iOS, read our 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.

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