{"id":5298,"date":"2014-06-11T10:13:12","date_gmt":"2014-06-11T10:13:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/passkit.com\/?p=5298"},"modified":"2024-10-14T18:20:39","modified_gmt":"2024-10-14T18:20:39","slug":"wwdc-2014-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/passkit.com\/blog\/wwdc-2014-update\/","title":{"rendered":"WWDC 2014 Update"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/313e5987718b346aaf83-f5e825270f29a84f7881423410384342.r78.cf1.rackcdn.com\/1396529465-Screen%20Shot%202014-04-03%20at%2002.49.28%20PM.png\" alt=\"wwdc\" title=\"\"><br \/>\nWhat a busy week it&#8217;s been at WWDC! With Apple&#8217;s debut of iOS8 and Yosemite, we&#8217;d like to update you with what&#8217;s most relevant for you:<\/p>\n<h3>Indoor Mapping<\/h3>\n<p>Indoor mapping is now available, offering precise location mapping. When combined with iBeacon technology this delivers even more relevant experiences to visitors and customers.<\/p>\n<h3>Location Services<\/h3>\n<p>Location Services has been enhanced allowing greater privacy and choice to the device owner.<\/p>\n<h3>Passbook iOS8<\/h3>\n<p>Passbook remains core to the iOS platform, with tight integration to apps and iBeacon technology, and a subtle change to the Pass scanning tool.<\/p>\n<h3>Touch ID<\/h3>\n<p>Touch ID can be used by 3rd party apps for verification, purchases, and protecting user data &#8211; making it more convenient and secure for both users and businesses.<\/p>\n<h3>HomeKit<\/h3>\n<p>Apple introduced HomeKit, a smart-home automation framework that allows users to control devices, switches, and locks. This framework is not just relevant to the Home.<\/p>\n<h3>Swift<\/h3>\n<p>A new programming language has been released &#8211; Swift &#8211; making it easier for developers to engineer engaging apps and integrate PassKit technology.<br \/>\nCheck out some of the things our CTO had to say about Apple\u2019s operating system update in the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scmp.com\/business\/companies\/article\/1524852\/apples-operating-system-upgrade-spur-mobile-apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">South China Morning Post<\/a>.<br \/>\nWe are working round the clock to integrate all these new capabilities, and more, so you can easily and instantly profit as soon as iOS8 is available to the public.<br \/>\nIn addition, we continue to update our resources so you can create and deliver even more remarkable experiences. Start by visiting our <a href=\"https:\/\/passkit.com\/gemtot-beacons-eddystone-ibeacon-altbeacon\/\">iBeacon Resource Center<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/passkit.com\/guide\/\">trying some cool passes<\/a>. Our paying clients will soon receive an exclusive \u2018how-to guide\u2019 to fully capitalise on the O2O revolution.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What a busy week it&#8217;s been at WWDC! With Apple&#8217;s debut of iOS8 and Yosemite, we&#8217;d like to update you with what&#8217;s most relevant for you: Indoor Mapping Indoor mapping is now available, offering precise location mapping. When combined with iBeacon technology this delivers even more relevant experiences to visitors and customers. Location Services Location [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":13752,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[164,167,174,353,354],"class_list":["post-5298","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog","tag-ibeacon-2","tag-indoor-mapping","tag-ios-8","tag-wwdc","tag-wwdc-2014"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/passkit.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5298","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/passkit.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/passkit.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/passkit.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/passkit.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5298"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/passkit.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5298\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18298,"href":"https:\/\/passkit.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5298\/revisions\/18298"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/passkit.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13752"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/passkit.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5298"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/passkit.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5298"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/passkit.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5298"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}