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Software requirements

iOS
 development

Item
Requirement
Compatibility with previous versions of the SDK
The latest release of the
BlackBerry Dynamics SDK for iOS
 is compatible with these previous releases of the SDK:
  • 12.1.x
  • 12.0.x
  • 11.2.x
Deployment target
iOS
 16 or later
Xcode
Xcode
 15 or 16
Support for
Mac
 Silicon M1 devices
  • BlackBerry Dynamics
     apps using SDK version 11.0 or later are supported for
    Mac
     Silicon devices.
  • BlackBerry Dynamics
     apps running on
    Mac
     Silicon devices are reported as
    Mac
     apps in the
    UEM
     management console.
  • UEM
     administrators can control access to
    BlackBerry Dynamics
     apps using the
    macOS
     compliance settings available in the management console.
  • To support Easy Activation and authentication delegation, you will need to provide the
    macOS
     bundle ID for the app in the Apps settings in myAccount.
Supported programming languages
  • Objective-C
  • Swift
     4, 4.2, 5
Supported Internet Protocols
  • IPv4
  • IPv6
Info.plist requirements
In the Info.plist file, add the key "Privacy - Camera Usage Description" with the value "Allow camera usage to scan a QR code". This is not required if the app already uses the camera for its own purposes.
Native bundle ID
If you develop a
BlackBerry Dynamics
 app for use on both
iPhone
 and
iPad
 devices, use a single native bundle ID for all variations of the app.
UEM
 will only accept a single native bundle ID.
Keychain group sharing for multiple apps
Keychain group sharing allows groups of apps to share information that is stored on a device's keychain. Keychain group sharing is required when you are developing multiple inter-related apps. The setting is part of a project's build.
To enable keychain group sharing in an
Xcode
 project, open the project file, navigate to the app target Capabilities tab, and turn on Keychain Sharing. You may be asked for your developer password and to choose a development team. The provisioning profiles for each app must come from the same team and must share the same App ID prefix (see row below). For the Keychain Group, specify
com.good.gd.data
. Also, if you intend to use crypto tokens in your app, specify
com.apple.token
.
If the settings for keychain group sharing change, it is recommended to do a fresh reinstall of the new version of the app instead of upgrading the old version. This ensures that the new keychain settings take effect.
App ID prefix
An App ID prefix is a unique ID that groups a collection of apps and enables those apps to share keychain and UIPasteboard data. Apps that share keychain data must have a common App ID prefix from
Apple
.
The
Apple
 App ID prefix is completely independent of the
BlackBerry Dynamics
 entitlement ID.
BlackBerry Dynamics Launcher
 integration
The
BlackBerry Dynamics Launcher
 is a user-friendly interface that allows users to easily access and switch between
BlackBerry Dynamics
 apps, configure app settings, and take advantage of other useful features. As of SDK 13.0, the
BlackBerry Dynamics Launcher
 is now integrated with the SDK (previously, it was offered as a separate library that you had to integrate). For more information, see Implementing the BlackBerry Dynamics Launcher.
Restricted key prefix
The key prefix "blackberry" is reserved by
BlackBerry
 and should not be used for key values, key attributes, or key elements. For more information and examples, see the Application Policies Definition in the appendix of the API Reference.