Xamarin.Forms Projects

Learn to build cross-platform mobile apps using the latest features in Xamarin.Forms 4 with the help of a series of projects including apps for real-time chatting AR games location-tracking weather photo galleries and much more//Key Features// Develop mobile apps AR games and chatbots of varying complexity with the help of real-world examples Explore the important features of Xamarin.Forms 4 such as Shell CollectionView and CarouselView Get to grips with advanced concepts such as AR and VR and machine learning for mobile developmentBook Description//Xamarin.Forms is a lightweight cross-platform development toolkit for building apps with a rich user interface. Improved and updated to cover the latest features of Xamarin.Forms this second edition covers CollectionView and Shell along with interesting concepts such as augmented reality (AR) and machine learning./Starting with an introduction to Xamarin and how it works this book shares tips for choosing the type of development environment you should strive for when planning cross-platform mobile apps. You’ll build your first Xamarin.Forms app and learn how to use Shell to implement the app architecture. The book gradually increases the level of complexity of the projects guiding you through creating apps ranging from a location tracker and weather map to an AR game and face recognition. As you advance the book will take you through modern mobile development frameworks such as SQLite .NET Core Mono ARKit and ARCore. You’ll be able to customize your apps for both Android and iOS platforms to achieve native-like performance and speed. The book is filled with engaging examples so you can grasp essential concepts by writing code instead of reading through endless theory./By the end of this book you’ll be ready to develop your own native apps with Xamarin.Forms and its associated technologies such as .NET Core Visual Studio 2019 and C#./What you will learn// Set up Xamarin.Forms to build native apps with code-sharing capabilities Understand the core aspects of developing a mobile app such as its layout UX and rendering Use custom renderers to gain platform-specific access Discover how to create custom layouts for your apps with Xamarin.Forms Shell Use Azure SignalR to implement serverless services in your Xamarin apps Create an augmented reality (AR) game for Android and iOS using ARCore and ARKit respectively Build and train machine learning models using CoreML TensorFlow and Azure Cognitive ServicesWho this book is for//This book is for C# and .NET developers who want to learn Xamarin.Forms and get started with native Xamarin mobile application development from the ground up. Working knowledge of Visual Studio will help you to get the most out of this book./