How to Deploy Any Web Application to the Apple App Store

By Michael D Callaghan

Unlock the World of iOS with Your Web Application!

Have you ever wished to make your web application accessible to millions of iOS users? Are you a web developer who's been daunted by the myriad of technologies involved in mobile app development? This book, "How to Deploy Any Web Application to the Apple App Store", is your golden ticket to entering the realm of mobile applications without straying from the comfort of your web development skills.

Contrary to what you might think, you don't need to learn multiple new technologies to publish your app on the Apple App Store. With Capacitor from Ionic, an exciting technology, you can convert your existing web application into an Xcode project and then deploy it to the App Store. This transformation opens your application to the vast world of iOS users, a potential audience in the tens of millions!

What's Inside the Book?

The book is laser-focused on guiding you through the process of getting your web application onto the Apple App Store. Here's a sneak peek of the key topics you'll master:

• Before You Begin: Learn the prerequisites for launching your web application on the App Store.
• Creating an Xcode Project: Understand how to wrap your existing web application into an Xcode project with Capacitor.
• Run on Device: Test your application on a device, a crucial step before deployment.
• Creating the App Store App: Get a step-by-step guide on how to prepare your application for the App Store.
• Upload to AppStore Connect: Learn the process of uploading your app to AppStore Connect.
• App Icons and Splash Screen: Dive into the creation of app icons and a splash screen to enhance your application's aesthetic appeal.
• Screenshots and Final Submission: Find out how to create screenshots for the App Store and finalize your submission.

By the time you finish this book, you'll be well-equipped to replicate the process with every web application you wish to place in the hands of iOS users around the globe.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Michael Callaghan
• Release date: Jan 25, 2024
• ISBN: 9798224147663

Michael D Callaghan

I began learning to program computers way back in 1981 in High School. The Data Processing teacher took pity on a young 9th grader and let me borrow time on the county's HP 2000 to teach myself BASIC. That experience grew into a passion for software development that has never waned.  Though my early career took a 10-year detour, I finally began writing software professionally in 1995. I've been doing that ever since. 

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Introduction

These days, it seems that everyone wants to build mobile apps. Even web developers.

The bad news is that there are too many technologies involved and the process can be somewhat convoluted. Apple certainly does its best to complicate things.

The good news is that you do not have to ignore standard Web technologies such as HTML, JavaScript, and TypeScript.

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If you are a web developer and want to build mobile apps, but you do not want to take the time to learn native mobile development technologies, then this book is for you.

I will show you not only how easy it is to build your own app, but also how fun it can be.

You will see how you can quickly take your existing Web application and deploy it to the Apple App Store and make it available to millions of iOS devices.

Take a look at these apps.

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Each one of them is a Web application wrapped in an Xcode project and deployed to the App Store. And these are just the few that I built myself. Almost a third of all apps in the Apple App Store are built with Web technologies. How amazing is that?

Now it is your turn. Get your favorite Web app ready and join me on this fast-paced journey to enter the world of mobile application development.

I do not want to waste your time!

This book is about one thing and one thing only. Getting your web application onto the Apple App Store, where it will then be available to the tens of millions of iOS users all over the world. 

In this book, I will show you how to get a web application prepared and deployed to the Apple App Store.

How are you going to do that? With Capacitor from Ionic.

Capacitor is a modern piece of technology that will allow you to wrap an existing web application in an Xcode project and then deploy it to the Apple App Store. This book will cover the basics you need to take one of your own web apps (or you can use one of mine if you prefer) and turn it into a function iOS app. 

When you are finished, you should be able to replicate the process with every web app you want to put in the hands of iOS owners everywhere.

Before You Begin

Prerequisites

There are some prerequisites you must have before you begin.

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