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Apple guidelines

Apple guidelines

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Apple guidelines

- [Instructor] In Apple's Human Interface Guidelines, called the HIG, H-I-G, they lay out what guidelines they expect apps to follow for interacting with users. In some cases, it's how to use certain visual aspects of an app, but it also covers concept like audio, 3D touch, app architecture, and yes, authentication. This used to be a one-page guideline on how to develop apps, and it's grown over time. It's always good to look over these guidelines. You may realize things should work differently than you expect, or maybe you find solutions you didn't even know about. For authentication, they recommend first considering sign in with Apple. This lets users use their Apple ID as their sign-in. It's like allowing them to sign in using their Facebook or Twitter account but it's their Apple ID. It gives more options for the user to not have to create a new account and information to remember. They also recommend looking into supporting password auto-fill. This is where if a user has logged…

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