Is there a builtin or standard way to apply a query.distinct query using the iOS SDK?
It is specifically listed in the JavaScript and Android API references. But not iOS.
I guess this means it is not implemented or supported? Yet - i.e. it may be an oversight right now? Or is there a reason it cannot be implemented on the platform?
And are there workarounds where I do not have to pull ALL the data down locally before processing / looping through the result set?
Distinct is not supported in the Parse iOS SDK (yet), because not every feature is implemented in all Parse client SKDs immediately, so it can take time until it trickles down into all SDKs.