SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 18, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- DREAMFORCE 2019 --
Apple and Salesforce today announced the launch of two flagship
apps from the world's #1 CRM: the redesigned Salesforce Mobile App
and new Trailhead GO learning app, delivering rich customer
experiences with features exclusive to iOS and iPadOS. The
companies also announced the next-generation Salesforce Mobile SDK,
empowering developers to easily build and deploy native apps for
iPhone and iPad on the Salesforce Platform. Apple and Salesforce
announced a strategic partnership at Dreamforce 2018.
"Working together, Apple and Salesforce have helped hundreds of
businesses and millions of developers transform the way they work,"
said Susan Prescott, Apple's Vice
President of Product Marketing for Apps, Markets and Services.
"With brand new Salesforce Mobile apps exclusive to iOS and iPadOS,
and an enhanced SDK that supports the latest advancements in Swift,
Apple together with Salesforce offers customers strong privacy,
powerful multitasking and the best user experience in business on
iPhone and iPad."
"With Salesforce Mobile, Salesforce and Apple are empowering
sales, service and marketing professionals on the go to deliver
game-changing customer experiences, powered by AI," said
Bret Taylor, President and Chief
Product Officer, Salesforce. "And with Trailhead GO, millions more
can now skill up for free, anytime and anywhere, to learn in-demand
skills and fill the jobs of today and tomorrow."
At Dreamforce 2019, Apple and Salesforce are delivering:
- The Salesforce Mobile App, powered by AI and
reimagined on iOS. Salesforce completely redesigned its
flagship mobile CRM app to deliver a powerful new user experience
enabled by Einstein, with advanced analytics and features exclusive
to iOS, including Siri shortcuts and Face ID. Now anyone can run
their business on mobile in a way that's conversational and smart —
leveraging the power of Siri and Einstein Voice Assistant to
quickly add tasks, take notes and update their CRM.
- Trailhead GO, the first-ever mobile app for
Trailhead, exclusive to iOS and iPadOS. Trailhead is
Salesforce's free online learning platform used by millions of
Trailblazers to skill up for the jobs of today and tomorrow. With
Trailhead GO, learners now have access anywhere and at anytime to
more than 700 modules covering in-demand business and tech skills —
including trails like Get Started with iOS App Development, which
teaches developers at any level how to build native apps. Built on
Swift using Salesforce's Mobile SDK, Trailhead GO supports Handoff
in addition to Accessibility features like VoiceOver and Magnifier;
iPadOS features include Split View for multi-tasking and
Picture-in-Picture for video courses.
- The new Salesforce Mobile SDK, optimized for Swift and iOS
13. The next generation of Salesforce's Mobile SDK adds support
for the latest advancements in iOS 13, iPadOS and Swift, including
Swift UI and Package Manager, for easier compiling and distribution
of code. The new SDK will empower more than six million Salesforce
developers to quickly build and deploy native Salesforce apps for
iPhone and iPad. The SDK has already been used by hundreds of
businesses to focus on what they do best: provide a superior
customer experience.
Apple CEO Tim Cook will join
Salesforce co-CEO Marc Benioff for a
fireside chat at Dreamforce 2019 on Tuesday,
November 19, 1:30 p.m. PT at
Yerba Buena Theater. The talk is open to all conference attendees
and a livestream will be available at
https://www.salesforce.com/video/.
Attendees of Dreamforce 2019 can get a hands-on look at the new
Salesforce products in the Moscone South Campground. Learn more
about the Apple and Salesforce partnership:
www.salesforce.com/apple.
Pricing & Availability
- The Salesforce Mobile App is now generally available for free
on the App Store. The new user experience and features require
Salesforce admin opt-in.
- Trailhead GO is now generally available for free on the App
Store. Additional features including support for iOS Dark Mode and
Sign in with Apple across Trailhead are expected to be available
later this year.
- The new Salesforce Mobile SDK 8.0 with support for Dark Mode
and Swift UI is expected to be available later this year, with
additional features optimized for iPadOS expected to arrive in a
2020 release.
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