Now, you build an iOS application that can access and run your Blockstack web
Now, you build an iOS application that can work with your Blockstack web
application on a mobile device.
### Create an XCode Project
This tutorial uses XCode 9.3, you can use another version but be aware that some
This tutorial uses XCode 11.1, you can use another version but be aware that some
menu items and therefore these procedures may be differœent on your version.
1. Launch the XCode interface.
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![](images/single-view-app.png)
5. **Choose options for your new project** for your project.
5. On the **Choose options for your new project** dialog, set the following:
<tableclass="uk-table uk-table-small">
<tr>
<th>Product Name</th>
<td><code>hello-blockstack-ios</code></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th>Organization Name</th>
<td><code><i>USERNAME</i></code></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th>User Interface</th>
<td>Storyboard</td>
</tr>
</table>
![](images/choose-new-options.png)
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The system prompts you for a location to store your code.
7. Save your project in your `hello-blockstack` directory.
When you are done, you will have a `hello-blockstack/hello-blockstack-ios` subdirectory.
7. Save your project in your `hello-blockstack-ios` directory.
8. Close XCode.
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lines after.
1. Open a terminal window on your workstation.
2. Navigate to and change directory into the root of your project directory.
2. Change directory into your new project directory where your `hello-blockstack-ios.xcodeproj` file was created.
```swift
$ cd hello-blockstack-ios
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### Install Blockstack SDK and open the pod project
1. Close your new XCode project.
2. Change to the root of your `hello-blockstack-ios` project.
3. Initialize the project with Cocoapods.
1. Close your new XCode project if you haven't already.
2. In terminal, make sure it is open to the root of your `hello-blockstack-ios` project.
3. Initialize the project with Cocoapods via the `pod install` command.
```bash
$ pod install
Analyzing dependencies
Downloading dependencies
Installing Blockstack (0.7.2)
Installing Blockstack (1.0.1)
Installing CryptoSwift (0.15.0)
Installing PromisesObjC (1.2.8)
Installing PromisesSwift (1.2.8)
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project title. If you see the warning, continue to step 7. Otherwise, go to the next section.
7. Click the signal to reveal the warning.
8. Click **Update to recommended settings**.
8. Click **Next**.
![](images/indicator.png)
9. Choose **Perform Changes** and **Continue** when prompted.
9. Select all the targets and press **Next** and **Continue** when prompted.
The indicator disappears.
Make sure you have no errors; warnings are acceptable to continue.
### Choose a custom protocol handler
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1. Open the `.xcworkspace` file in XCode if it isn't open already.
2. Select the top node of your project.
1. Select the **Info** tab in XCode.
2. Scroll to **URL Types** and press **+** (plus) sign.
3. Enter an **Identifier** and **URL Schemes** value.
3. Select the **Info** tab in XCode.
4. Scroll to **URL Types** and press **+** (plus) sign.
5. Enter an **Identifier** and **URL Schemes** value.
| **Identifier** | `MyBlockstackApp` |
| **URL Schemes** | `myblockstackapp` |
4. Set the **Role** to **Editor**.
6. Set the **Role** to **Editor**.
When you are done the **URL Types** appears as follows:
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### Update the Main.storyboard
Rather than have you build up your own UI, this section has you copy and paste a layout into the XML file source code for the **Main.storyboard** file.
Rather than have you build up your own UI in the interface builder, this section has you copy and paste a layout into the XML file source code for the **Main.storyboard** file.
1. Select the `Main.storyboard` file.
2. Choose **Open As > Source Code**
The `blockstack-example/blockstack-example/Base.lproj/Main.storyboard` file
defines the graphical elements. Some elements are required before you can
functionality to your code.
The `hello-blockstack-ios/Base.lproj/Main.storyboard` file
defines the graphical elements, and their functionality will be defined in
a respective `.swift` file.
3. Within the `<viewController>` element, replace the existing `<view>` subelement with the following:
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<viewLayoutGuidekey="safeArea"id="6Tk-OE-BBY"/>
</view>
```
4. Select the Main.storyboard and choose **Open as > Interface Builder - Storyboard**.
![](images/main-storyboard.png)
You should see the following:
![](images/new-storyboard.png)
### Add the UI variables to the ViewController file.
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1. Select the **Main.storyboard** and choose **Open As > Interface Builder - storyboard**.
![](images/main-storyboard.png)
2. With the interface builder open, display the `ViewController.swift` file in the right panel.
2. With the interface builder open, choose **Editor > Assistant** to edit the `ViewController.swift` file.
![](images/view-editors.gif)
![](images/view-editors.png)
4. In the storyboard, select the **Sign into Blockstack** button.
3. In the storyboard, select the **Sign into Blockstack** button.
5. Control-drag from the button to the code display in the editor on the right, stopping the drag at the line below controller's opening statement.
4. Control-drag from the button to the code display in the editor on the right, stopping the drag at the line below controller's `viewDidLoad()` statement.
![](images/add-action.gif)
6. Repeat this process with the storyboard's purple **hello-blockstack-ios** label.
5. Set the **Connection** to `Outlet`.
6. Name the new section `signinButton`.
![](images/signinbutton.png)
7. Press **Connect**.
8. Repeat with purple **hello-blockstack-ios** label, name it `nameLabel.
When you are done, your 'ViewController' file contains the following variables:
9. Add an import statement for the `Blockstack` and another for the `SafariServices` module.
When you are done, your `ViewController.swift` file contains the following:
```swift
import UIKit
import Blockstack
import SafariServices
class ViewController: UIViewController {
@IBOutlet var nameLabel: UILabel!
@IBOutlet var signInButton: UIButton!
override func viewDidLoad() {
super.viewDidLoad()
// Do any additional setup after loading the view.
}
@IBOutlet weak var nameLabel: UILabel!
@IBOutlet var signinButton: UIButton!
}
```
And XCode has added two outlines to the `Main.storyboard` source.
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