Chapter 11: Adding Media to Your App

A lot of the apps that people use every day make use of media in some way. Some apps show photos and videos in a user's feed. Other apps focus on playing audio or video, while there are also apps that allow users to record media and share it with their peers. You can probably name at least a couple of very well-known apps that make use of such media in one way or the other.

Because media has such a significant presence in people's daily lives, it's good to know how you can integrate media into your own apps. iOS has excellent support for media playback and offers several different ways to create and consume different types of media. Some ways provide less flexibility but are more straightforward to implement. ...

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