PWCore SDK for iOS

This is Phunware's Core SDK for use with its Multiscreen-as-a-Service platform. Visit http://maas.phunware.com for more details and to sign up.

NOTE: This is a required dependency for all Phunware SDKs.

Requirements

• iOS 13.0 or greater
• Xcode 12 or greater

Installation

CocoaPods

It is required to use CocoaPods 1.10 or greater to integrate the framework. Simply add the following to your Podfile:

pod 'PWCore'

To enable support for requesting authorization to access the identifier for advertisers (IDFA), add the DeviceIdentity subspec:

pod 'PWCore/DeviceIdentity'

Documentation

Documentation is included in the Documents folder in the repository as both HTML and as a .docset. You can also find the latest documentation here: http://phunware.github.io/maas-core-ios-sdk

Integration

Import PWCore at the top of your application's delegate:

import PWCore

Initialize PWCore in your application delegate's application(_:didFinishLaunchingWithOptions:) method:

func application(_ application: UIApplication, didFinishLaunchingWithOptions launchOptions: [UIApplication.LaunchOptionsKey : Any]? = nil) -> Bool {
    // These values can be found for your application in the MaaS portal at http://maas.phunware.com/clients.    
    PWCore.setApplicationID("APPLICATION_ID",
                            accessKey: "ACCESS_KEY",
                            signatureKey: "SIGNATURE_KEY")

    ...
}

Location Permissions

Location authorization of "When In Use" or "Always" is encouraged when starting PWCore for analytics purposes. Please follow Apple's Best Practices for requesting location permissions.

Identifier for Advertisers (IDFA) Permission

Starting with iOS 14.5, accessing the identifier for advertisers (IDFA) requires authorization through Apple's AppTrackingTransparency framework. Authorization is encouraged when starting PWCore, and can be requested directly through the SDK:

switch PWCore.isAdvertisingIdentifierPermissionRequestable {
case .allowed:
    PWCore.requestAdvertisingIdentifierPermission { (advertisingIdentifier) in
        // Advertising identifier available
        print("Advertising Identifier: \(advertisingIdentifier)")
    } failure: { (error) in
        // Advertising identifier not available
        print(error)
    }
case .notAllowed:
    // Authorization is either restricted or has been previously denied
    print("Advertising identifier cannot be requested.")
case .alreadyAuthorized:
    // Advertising identifier is already available
    print("Advertising Identifier: \(PWCore.deviceID())")
}

Attribution

PWCore uses the following third-party dependencies:

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Terms

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