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February 4, 2019Feb 4, 201902/4/19Have you ever needed to integrate a C/C++ library in your Xamarin apps? Checkout this full Walkthrough pf an approach to wrapping a C/C++ library so it can be incorporated into Xamarin-based solutions via NuGet in a cross-platform manner.
September 19, 2018Sep 19, 201809/19/18Support for iOS 12 and Xcode 10 to accompany Apple’s Xcode Gold Master (GM) release has just been announced! We have also published updated documentation and samples to help you quickly get started with all the latest new features. Now, build your Xamarin.iOS (and of course Xamarin.Forms for iOS) applications with Xcode 10 GM and submit your iOS 12, tvOS 12, and watchOS 5 applications to the Apple App Store.
September 19, 2018Sep 19, 201809/19/18After months of contemplation before finally buying an Apple Pencil to go along with the iPad Pro, it turns out it is as magical as they say! This blog post describes how to use Xamarin.iOS and Visual Studio 2017 to build a signature pad app that works with Apple Pencil.
August 20, 2018Aug 20, 201808/20/18It's summertime, which for Xamarin developers means new iOS betas to explore and learn. ARKit, which debuted last year in iOS 11, has matured over the past year and in iOS 12 is much more flexible than it was previously.
August 10, 2018Aug 10, 201808/10/18The latest Xamarin preview release supports Xcode 10 beta 5, which includes beta SDKs for iOS 12, macOS Mojave (10.14), watchOS 5, and tvOS 12.
August 7, 2018Aug 7, 201808/7/18Secure and encrypted network communications are a crucial part of mobile application development. Without some kind of security around the communication layer, it is trivial for a third party to eavesdrop and tamper with the messages between the client and the server. If protecting the data being transmitted is important, then some kind of cryptography must be involved to protect both the sender and the receiver from malicious eyes.
July 25, 2018Jul 25, 201807/25/18If your app interacts with files, such as email attachments or photos, allowing users to preview those files without leaving your app is a great way to enhance the user's experience. Fortunately, iOS makes adding this feature simple by providing the document interaction controller and the Quick Look preview controller. In this post, you will learn the differences between the two options and how you can implement them in your app.
June 18, 2018Jun 18, 201806/18/18Apple has indicated that starting in July 2018 all new apps and app updates submitted to the App Store must be built with the iOS 11 SDK and support the iPhone X Super Retina display.
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April 20, 2017Apr 20, 201704/20/17 Asking your users to review your app is never easy, and there was never an intuitive way to do it. Developers were left to constantly prompt users to review the app with pop ups or by putting a Leave Review button somewhere hidden in the settings, as I have done for many years (here is a quick blog to show you how to do it). Starting on iOS 10.3 this has all changed with the introduction of the SKStoreReviewController, which controls the process of requesting App Store ratings and reviews from your users with a streamlined, in-app dialog.
