
iOS 9 App Development: Create a Spotify Clone
Build iOS music streaming apps with Swift 2
Music is one of the biggest app categories across all app stores. They have the potential to earn substantial revenue.
Learn the basic concepts, tools, and functions that you will need to build fully functional iOS music streaming apps with the popular programming language, Swift 2.
Also learn how to set up your own server and upload music that your app will eventually play.
No knowledge is needed of programming for this course but it helps.
If you are a complete beginner then please take other course (iOS Apps for Complete and Utter Beginners) .
This course establishes a strong understanding of music app creation concepts and includes training on Xcode and Swift 2. It also includes training on MYSQL, PHP and cPanel.
Each chapter starts with an introduction and sounds out with a summary to help you learn even better.
What am I going to get from this course?
- Xcode Installation and Setup
- Basic Streaming Functions on iOS
- How to Setup a Server (free or paid)
- How to Automate Music File indexing on a Server Using PHP (no PHP experience necessary)
- How to Make an iOS App Communicate with a Server
- How to Add Lock Screen Controls
- How to Add Lock Screen Media Information
- How to Handle Audio Interruptions like Phone Calls
- How to Create Table Views and Custom table View Cells on iOS
- Dynamically Adding More Data to Your App and Remote Database
- Sharing Song Information on Facebook
- Liking a Track Through our Remote Database
- BONUS
Not only do you learn the ins and outs of streaming music in iOS apps but this course includes a MASSIVE bonus.
I teach you how to create and setup a fully functional server that does the following:
Automatically scan for new music uploads and add them to a MYSQL database. (with no input required from you)
Produce PHP files that allow your app to access a backend
With these skills mastered, the course will take you through how to create a backend for your app (as well as the front end!).
Complete this course and you'll discover you now have skills that are continuously in demand from most businesses.
Who should take this course?
- Beginner/Intermediate programmers should take this course
- People that want to make profitable streaming apps should take this cours
Powerful Skills at Your Fingertips
By learning to create both iOS apps as well as PHP and MYSQL backends you will become incredibly valuable to potential employers.
Combining these 2 skills is the number one reason developers get hired for startups. Those startups need this information and are willing to pay for it!
About the Instructor

Swift 3 on iOS, a little Java here and there and C# for Xamarin. I'll show you how to use them all!
When you learn from me you learn in an holistic manner. You learn concepts that are applicable to ALL mobile systems.
My aim is to get you qualified mighty fast, with very little hair tearing from frustration!
And what does that mean for you?
You'll be able to make your own apps to earn passive income. Or you could become a freelance developer which I can honestly say it is the best life in the world. You will have no boss and earn an hourly rate of over $100. You can also take holiday whenever you want!
Of course you have to learn how to make good apps first so take my courses now and you will see how easy mobile app development can be!
Course content
Section 1:Introduction and Environment Setup | ||||
1 | Introduction | Preview | 4分56秒 | |
2 | Setup Xcode and the iOS simulators | 2分17秒 | ||
Section 2:Server Setup and Testing | ||||
3 | Introduction to Server Setup | Preview | 1分02秒 | |
4 | Should You Choose a Free or Paid Server | 4分44秒 | ||
5 | Option1: Setting up a Free Server | 1分09秒 | ||
6 | Option 2: Setting up a Paid Server | 4分29秒 | ||
7 | How to Upload Your Files to a Server | 4分44秒 | ||
8 | Create Your Server Database Using cPanel | 6分56秒 | ||
9 | Create a PHP Script - Part 1 | 10分00秒 | ||
10 | Create a PHP Script - Part 2 | 9分49秒 | ||
11 | How to Automate a PHP Script Using Cron | 3分23秒 | ||
12 | Summary of Server Setup and Testing | 0分59秒 | ||
Section 3:A Really Simple iOS Music Streaming Function | ||||
13 | Introduction to Simple Streaming | Preview | 0分43秒 | |
14 | Setting up our Project in Xcode | 3分38秒 | ||
15 | How to Disable App Transport Security | Preview | 1分58秒 | |
16 | Create a Simple Streaming Funciton | 6分39秒 | ||
17 | Tidying up our Swift Stream Playe | 8分31秒 | ||
18 | Summary of iOS Music Streaming Function | 0分42秒 | ||
Section 4:Adding Some Sugar to our Simple Streaming Function | ||||
19 | Introduction to Advanced Audio Features | Preview | 1分36秒 | |
20 | Adding a Play Pause Button | 9分57秒 | ||
21 | Connecting a Play Pause Button | 10分19秒 | ||
22 | How to Implement Lock Screen Controls | 9分47秒 | ||
23 | How to Handle Audio Interruptions | 7分15秒 | ||
24 | How to Add Lock Screen Media Information | 7分20秒 | ||
25 | Summary of Adding Sugar | 0分52秒 | ||
Section 5:Getting a List of Music from the Remote Database | ||||
26 | Introduction to Getting a List of Music | Preview | 1分02秒 | |
27 | Create a PHP Interface to MySQL Database | 11分35秒 | ||
28 | How to Fetch Remote Database Information | 7分45秒 | ||
29 | Create our Song Class | 5分57秒 | ||
30 | How to Parse Retrieved Web Data | 8分19秒 | ||
31 | Summary of Getting a List of Music | 0分41秒 | ||
Section 6:Placing Retrieved Song Lists into a Table View | ||||
32 | Placing Retrieved Song Lists | 0分55秒 | ||
33 | Create a Table View and table View Cell | 7分31秒 | ||
34 | How to Populate a Tableview with Data | 14分27秒 | ||
35 | Firing up Our Music Player | 5分42秒 | ||
36 | Homework: Tidy up the Song Name | 2分02秒 | ||
37 | Summary of Placing Retrieved Song Lists | 0分46秒 | ||
Section 7:Taking the App to the Next Level - More Data | ||||
38 | Introduction to Take the App to Next | Preview | 1分05秒 | |
39 | Adding in Artist Information | 17分26秒 | ||
40 | Reporting Number of Plays | 13分18秒 | ||
41 | Summary of Taking the App to the Next | 0分46秒 | ||
Section 8:Taking the App to the Next Level - Liking and Sharing | ||||
42 | Introduction to Take the App to the Next | Preview | 0分57秒 | |
43 | Adding a Like Button | 8分29秒 | ||
44 | Adding a Share on Facebook Button | 9分15秒 | ||
45 | Summary of Taking the App the Next | 0分36秒 | ||
Section 9:Summary and Roundup | ||||
46 | Summary of Everything Youve Learnt | 4分46秒 | ||
47 | Where to go Next How to Make Money | 2分11秒 | ||
48 | Thankyou and a Special Gift Just For You | 2分05秒 |