CloudKit - Intro, Pricing, Terms, & Definitions

[@seanallen]

Get 15% off Dub Dub Grub by with code CLOUDKIT-INTRO at checkout - seanallen.teachable.com/p/dub-dub-grub-swiftui-mapkit-cloudkit

[@w0mblemania]

An update for mid 2022... we are now allowed to transfer our CloudKit-enabled apps to another business. *finally*.

[@seanallen]

This was awesome news.

[@andrianrahardja8854]

Thanks for that info mate, but do you have any idea about the update for disabling cloudkit from your app? I mean when you enable cloudkit app on your app, you stick with it right aka you cannot disable it forever.

[@nileshjdarji]

Nice taste of CloudKit before I start the Dub Dub Grub course. Can't wait to get there.

[@bitwisedevs469]

Aspiring iOS dev here, this kind of content is really helpful. Thanks a lot

[@karhoshe]

I am searching for some backend information and your channel notification pop-up is the exact thing I am looking for. Thanks for the information. 😃

[@seanallen]

Nice timing!

[@szymondrejewicz]

Thanks, Sean for this video - a lot of very practical knowledge before going forward with CloudKit in the project. 🙏

[@seanallen]

Glad it was helpful, Szymon!

[@seanallen]

One thing to note, since this video was released, Apple now allows you to transfer apps that use cloudkit.

[@amielterence]

Thank you very much Sean. Nothing I love more than baseline overviews before diving into something😂👌🏽

[@arkemal]

Excellent Intro, thanks Sean!

[@_MoshikoAz_]

there isn't a free way if i want to create my own app, just for myself and no one else, using my own cloud storage ? i understand i need to pay the 99$ a year but for my own need when i need a free solution, isn't it that expensive option to choose ?

[@dldnh]

What I'm hearing is now that I've bought the course, you will meet me at chipotle for lunch. Let me know if I've got this correct.

[@seanallen]

Pretty much. See ya there at WWDC 2022!

[@zlatkoiliev8927]

Hey Sean, awesome tutorials! I enrolled in the course and oh my… I lost so much time on browsing for different tutorials on udemy and internet in general! If I only knew about your website that would save me so much money and frustrating! Keep up the great work!

[@seanallen]

Happy to hear you enjoy the content, Zlatko! I hope you enjoy the course and feel free to reach out with any questions!

[@DD-hh3sp]

Love your videos, Sean. I'm a newbie and you explain things well.

[@Jovian_Nights]

Since this video was released Apple announced at the June 22 WWDC Keynote that app transferability for apps that use iCloud was now possible (without selling your entire dev account). I'm new to ap development so I'm asking genuinely, did this announcement alleviate the concerns about selling apps as mentioned in this vid?

[@seanallen]

Yes. This was a GREAT announcement. You can now transfer (sell) apps that use CloudKit.

[@Jovian_Nights]

@@seanallen Thanks for the confirmation Sean, certainly makes CloudKit a much more attractive option.

[@joice1227]

Do we need login as admin in xcode to generate iCloud container? Or do we have an option to create iCloud container in developer console?

[@world_production]

I don’t understand the price ! It’s free but I still have to pay ??

[@samuelevans9115]

Is the app transfer problem is an issue or has it been solved?

[@seanallen]

This is no longer an issue. This was solved in mid 2022.

[@amanak3]

Hey can we make a comparison video between Realm, CloudKit, Firebase and maybe Amplify?

[@nym49]

Regarding the issue of not being transferable in case of an acquisition: Wouldn't it be possible to then push some form of a data migration update to the app and have the data be exported from CloudKit to something else? Essentially untying it from CloudKit.

[@bhagyashingale5663]

Finally someone does a deep dive into CK! The no-login still confuses me. What if you sign into another apple id on your device?. Can you fetch name, email, display? etc

[@seanallen]

If you sing into another apple id on the device, then it would be like a new user. Yes, you can get the users full name that they used with iCloud but that's it (due to Apple's privacy).

[@kafran]

It's possible to transfer an iCloud app now, right? I believe this was announced last year.

[@seanallen]

Yes, this is a new change. You can transfer them now.

[@lukaskjrlarsen7316]

When you say there ain't any login screens does that include that there isn't any "sign in with Apple" button? There gonna be a "sign in with Apple" button, right?

[@seanallen]

Nope. It's the same behavior as the Apple Notes app, or the Calendar app. You don't have to sign in to those apps. As long as you are logged into your iCloud account on the phone, you're automatically authenticated.

[@firstjamesryu]

I love the CloudKit. And I am not saying this will happen often, but if in unlikely scenario where somebody wants to acquire your app, you can't sell your app. You will have to sell your Apple Developer account. It will get more complicated if you have other apps on your account. Apple will not allow transfer of iCloud data.

[@seanallen]

Hi James, I address this in the video as a "con" of CloudKit. However, it is a solvable problem (albeit, an annoying solution... but a solution none the less). If you are creating an app that you think may get acquired, you can create another Apple Developer Account for just that app. Again, annoying... but solvable.

[@dirtbagmoto]

@@seanallen is this still an issue or does apple now allow some sort of transfers? I couldn't find the answer with a quick google search but also didn't spend much time digging.

[@seanallen]

@@dirtbagmoto This is now a non-issue. Apple allows transfers as of last year.

[@dirtbagmoto]

@@seanallen nice, thank you! I appreciate all your content. I'm also about to buy your grub hub course, good stuff.

[@MA-qr6vh]

Great tutorial! Thank you so much! May I ask you if how can I authenticate users on Android devices? And is there a way to migrate from CloudKit to AWS?

[@Spacer-l3j]

hey man the cloudkit intro coupon doesn't work for me. Is that still available please? i'm quite tight with money since i have spent 5 months locked-in house to learn SwiftUI. Now i want to learn CloudKit. Thanks

[@seanallen]

Ah, that's because of the sale going on. That code only works on the non-sale version. But I just created one for the sale price. Use the code CLOUDKIT on the sale price.

[@Spacer-l3j]

@@seanallen i appreciate man thank you for your fast response, no wonder people love you

[@levibruh1139]

I like how Sean pronounces firebase "fyre base"

[@DavidNoyMusic]

I wonder - can you fetch data as a json like you can in firebase? I'm not sure it's a good solution but it will be interesting to check if you can communicate with firebase this way... 🙃 Also about the account transferring - the only problem is becauses the app is already on the store, right? so you can't change the account in new version? Great video, Thanks!

[@noobmaster3k]

Thank you Sean!

[@CandiceKhannaApps]

This is SO helpful 👏🏽 👏🏽

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