Learn how to install the preview release of Xamarin.Essentials, a suite of utilities for cross-platform development.
- I mentioned that there are simpler,…and more effective ways,…to check for network connectivity.…And in fact there are simpler,…and more effective ways,…to do a lot of things in Xamarin Forms.…You can see that there will be a number of places…when you're accessing files, or cameras,…or other devices, or parts of your devices,…that you need access to platform specific code.…And you could write dependency services as we've done here,…yourself, or you can use Xamarin Essentials.…This is a set of services, or packages,…that provide a lot of these essential functions for you.…
The first thing I am gonna do before…I install it is go to my Android project,…and I'm going to update all…of these Android support packages,…because I do need version 27.0.2.1…in order to get these Xamarin Essentials working.…I'll accept the licenses,…and I will go ahead and get those packages all updated.…Now one thing to notice is Xamarin Forms…package also got updated,…so I should go up to my other projects and…make sure that I update my Xamarin Forms.…
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Released
10/11/2018- Creating a Xamarin.Forms solution
- Navigating between pages
- Screen layouts and controls in Xamarin.Forms
- Data binding
- Adding style to a control
- Using a Xamarin.Essentials package
- Embedding native controls in your shared forms
- Writing custom renderers
Skill Level Beginner
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Introduction
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What you should know1m 21s
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1. Xamarin.Forms
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Xamarin.Forms in context2m 14s
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Xamarin.Forms Pages4m 22s
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Navigating between pages2m 44s
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2. Layout and Controls
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Xamarin.Forms Layouts5m 22s
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Using relative layouts3m 43s
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Binding to entry fields5m 38s
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Adding style to a control2m 16s
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Using ScrollView1m 30s
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3. Native Platform Integration
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Using OnPlatform5m 7s
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Using OnIdiom1m 46s
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iOS service implementation2m 57s
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4. Native Controls and Renderers
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Adding an iOS control4m 33s
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Adding an Android control2m 35s
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Android renderer2m 47s
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iOS renderer2m 13s
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Conclusion
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Next steps39s
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