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The Journey to Accessible Apps

April 14, 2021 Apr 14, 2021 04/14/21

Rachel Kang (SHE/HER)

Get started on your journey to developing inclusive apps - start here, with accessibility, today.

In-app reviews for your Android apps

October 22, 2020 Oct 22, 2020 10/22/20

Saamer Mansoor

You can now launch in-app reviews in Android using the Store Review Plugin and the new Play Core library for Android.

Query & Interact with Apps in Android 11 with Package Visibility

October 15, 2020 Oct 15, 2020 10/15/20

James Montemagno

There are several exciting new APIs and enhancements in Android 11. One of the more interesting changes for developers is changes to package visibility. In this post we will see what package visibility is and what changes need to be made to apps to query and interact with apps installed on the user's device.

Profiling Xamarin.Android Startup

August 14, 2020 Aug 14, 2020 08/14/20

Jonathan Peppers

Measure, optimize, and fine-tune the performance of your Android apps build with Xamarin and Xamarin.Forms with these tips and tricks using great tools.

Preparing Apps for Google Play Android 10 Requirements

July 6, 2020 Jul 6, 2020 07/6/20

James Montemagno

There are some new requirements coming to Google Play when it comes to publishing your apps. Learn about updating your apps to target Android 10 (API 29).

Xamarin Updates From Microsoft Build 2020

May 19, 2020 May 19, 2020 05/19/20

James Montemagno

Today kicks of Microsoft Build 2020, a 48-hour digital experience that is completely free for everyone to attend online! The Xamarin and .NET teams have some very exciting announcements, sessions, and interactive experiences throughout the event - so let's dive in!

Xamarin Customer Showcase: PGS Software + Volotea

May 1, 2020 May 1, 2020 05/1/20

Jayme Singleton

Xamarin Showcase: When Volotea, an airline leader connecting European cities with competitively priced direct flights, was looking to re-invent their mobile apps, PGS Software was there to build a beautiful app with Xamarin and .NET.

Social Authentication with Xamarin.Essentials and ASP.NET Core

March 30, 2020 Mar 30, 2020 03/30/20

Jon Dick

Many apps require adding user authentication, and this often means enabling your users to sign in their existing Microsoft, Facebook, Google, and now Apple Sign In accounts. With Xamarin.Essentials' new WebAuthenticator and using ASP.NET Core on your backend it has never been easier. Learn more!

Android Image Classification with TensorFlow Lite & Azure Custom Vision Service

March 27, 2020 Mar 27, 2020 03/27/20

Jayme Singleton

Image Classification allows our Xamarin apps to recognize objects in a photo. This article will walkthrough how to implement using Azure's Custom Vision Service, TensorFlow Lite (an open source machine learning platform) and Xamarin.Android.

Faster Application Startup using Custom Profiles with Startup Tracing on Android

March 19, 2020 Mar 19, 2020 03/19/20

Jon Douglas

Developers today can already take advantage of Startup Tracing to improve the startup time of their Android apps. Today, I will show you a new feature that let's you build a custom profile to be used for your app with Startup Tracing that finely tunes and optimizes your apps startup.

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The Journey to Accessible Apps

In-app reviews for your Android apps

Query & Interact with Apps in Android 11 with Package Visibility

Profiling Xamarin.Android Startup

Preparing Apps for Google Play Android 10 Requirements

Xamarin Updates From Microsoft Build 2020

Xamarin Customer Showcase: PGS Software + Volotea

Social Authentication with Xamarin.Essentials and ASP.NET Core

Android Image Classification with TensorFlow Lite & Azure Custom Vision Service

Faster Application Startup using Custom Profiles with Startup Tracing on Android

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