The Great Messages Gold Rush

The good, the struggle and the awesome of making Messages applications

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1. The Messages Extension Gold Rush
2. Creating apps for iOS β • It’s slow • Everything is broken • You are likely the first person to encounter this problem • You can shape the final release of iOS
3. It’s slow
4. Everything is broken
5. You are likely the first person to encounter this problem
6. You can shape the final release of iOS
7. How are they built? • They are regular extensions • Can be standalone or combined with a companion app • Have two presentation modes • Has to support every orientation out there
8. Regular extensions
9. Standalone or companion
10. Two presentation modes
12. Compact • No pan gestures or horizontal scroll • No keyboard (obviously)
13. Expanded • Everything under the sun • Presenting View Controller is tricky, there is a “magical navigation bar”
14. Support every orientation Remember you are in a “borrowed” space, you have to support everything Messages supports.
15. Common problems • Layout is inconsistent • “Magic navigation bar” is a pain
16. Layout is inconsistent 1 2 1 2
17. “Magic navigation bar”
18. Why are they awesome? • Unique viral opportunity • Validated market fit • “New thing” rush
19. Unique viral opportunity • Compose “Custom Messages” from “both” apps • “From [app name]” • Direct link to the AppStore • Dual presence
20. Custom Messages • From your Messages app • From your companion app
21. From [app name]
22. Direct link to the AppStore 1 2
23. Dual presence 2
24. Validated market fit • Snapchat • Line • Twitter • Facebook • Many others…
25. “New thing” rush
26. @raulriera Questions?