Voice iOS SDK

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1. You connect to Twilio from your mobile app with the Voice SDK

2. Twilio sends you a webhook to get the TwiML instructions

3. Your backend responds to Twilio with TwiML instructions

   • For example, you can instruct Twilio to call a number, call a VoIP endpoint, or connect to a conference.
   • E.g. To connect to a phone number, your backend would return <Dial callerId="+155512345678"><Number>+155587654321</Number></Dial>

4. Twilio executes your TwiML instructions (e.g. Dials the number in your TwiML instructions)

5. Twilio creates a VoIP connection between your callee and your mobile app

The Programmable Voice SDKs are released according to semantic versioning, so you should always note both the major and minor versions of the SDKs to maintain API compatibility with your code.

For versions 1.0 and higher, minor versions will not break existing integrations, but during a Public Beta period, minor version increments in the 0.x range represent breaking API changes. Patch level releases - 0.0.x - represent non-breaking changes during a Public Beta.

In the Programmable Voice SDKs we use a new authentication/authorization mechanism for your application server to give your clients access to your voice applications. This is done by providing your app an Access Token, which governs the client application's authentication session with your account in the Twilio cloud.

Access Tokens are different from the Capability Tokens used in the previous versions of Twilio Client. Using a Capability Token in the Programmable Voice SDK will not work. Access Tokens, just like Capability Tokens before, are JWT tokens, but are using a new, more flexible format that is used across all of the new Twilio SDKs.

Developer tools and configuration options for Programmable Voice can be found in the Programmable Voice Dashboard. Use the console to create TwiML apps, update push credentials, view logs, and much more.

• Xcode 12.0+
• Swift projects must use Swift 4.0 or higher
• Support for iOS 11.0+

The iOS Voice SDK can be installed using Swift Package Manager, CocoaPods, or manually.

You can add the iOS Voice SDK by adding the https://github.com/twilio/twilio-voice-ios repository as a Swift Package.

In your Build Settings, you will also need to modify Other Linker Flags to include -ObjC.

Add the following to your Podfile:

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source 'https://github.com/cocoapods/specs'
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target 'TARGET_NAME' do
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  use_frameworks!
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  pod 'TwilioVoice', '~> 6.11'
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end

Then run pod install --verbose to install the dependencies to your project.

TwilioVoice.xcframework is distributed as a dynamic iOS framework that you can drag and drop into your existing projects.

1. Download the Voice framework here
2. Once you've downloaded and unpacked the XCFramework, navigate to your Xcode project's General settings page.
3. Drag and drop TwilioVoice.xcframework onto the Frameworks, Libraries, and Embedded Content section.
4. Ensure that "Copy items if needed" is checked and press Finish.
5. Ensure that "Embed & Sign" is selected.
6. In your Build Settings, you will also need to modify Other Linker Flags to include -ObjC.

We recommend that you start with our Getting Started guide to get a sense of how all of these components fit together. The Quickstart app is set up to manage dependencies with CocoaPods, but you can also install the frameworks manually as described above.