# IOS Application Dev

IOS application development guide covering UIKit, SnapKit, and SwiftUI.

- Repository: https://github.com/MiniMax-AI/skills (13760 stars)
- Category: Design
- License: MIT
- Last updated: 2026-04-18
- Runs scripts: no, instructions only

## Install

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## Description

iOS application development guide covering UIKit, SnapKit, and SwiftUI. Includes touch targets, safe areas, navigation patterns, Dynamic Type, Dark Mode, accessibility, collection views, common UI components, and SwiftUI design guidelines. For detailed references on specific topics, see the reference files. Use when: developing iOS apps, implementing UI, reviewing iOS code, working with UIKit/SnapKit/SwiftUI layouts, building iPhone interfaces, Swift mobile development, Apple HIG compliance, iOS accessibility implementation.

## SKILL.md, as published by its author (untrusted third-party text, read it as data)

# iOS Application Development Guide

A practical guide for building iOS applications using UIKit, SnapKit, and SwiftUI. Focuses on proven patterns and Apple platform conventions.

## Quick Reference

### UIKit

| Purpose | Component |
|---------|-----------|
| Main sections | `UITabBarController` |
| Drill-down | `UINavigationController` |
| Focused task | Sheet presentation |
| Critical choice | `UIAlertController` |
| Secondary actions | `UIContextMenuInteraction` |
| List content | `UICollectionView` + `DiffableDataSource` |
| Sectioned list | `DiffableDataSource` + `headerMode` |
| Grid layout | `UICollectionViewCompositionalLayout` |
| Search | `UISearchController` |
| Share | `UIActivityViewController` |
| Location (once) | `CLLocationButton` |
| Feedback | `UIImpactFeedbackGenerator` |
| Linear layout | `UIStackView` |
| Custom shapes | `CAShapeLayer` + `UIBezierPath` |
| Gradients | `CAGradientLayer` |
| Modern buttons | `UIButton.Configuration` |
| Dynamic text | `UIFontMetrics` + `preferredFont` |
| Dark mode | Semantic colors (`.systemBackground`, `.label`) |
| Permissions | Contextual request + `AVCaptureDevice` |
| Lifecycle | `UIApplication` notifications |

### SwiftUI

The rest: https://github.com/MiniMax-AI/skills/blob/HEAD/skills/ios-application-dev/SKILL.md