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Sep 6, 2018
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Using Object Detection from inside your Xamarin app

Jim Bennett
Jim Bennett

Microsoft Cognitive Services provide a great way to get started with AI without being a machine learning or data science expert. A common favorite of cognitive services is the Custom Vision Service. The first version of this service allowed you to easily build an ima...

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Aug 7, 2018
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Securing network traffic with TLS 1.2

Tom Opgenorth
Tom Opgenorth

Secure 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 cryptogr...

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Jul 25, 2018
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Previewing Files Inside Your Xamarin.iOS App

Jimmy Garrido
Jimmy Garrido

If 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 ...

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Jul 9, 2018
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Export To Application Insights With AppCenter Continuous Export

Mayur Tendulkar
Mayur Tendulkar

Five-star mobile apps have one special feature: they don’t let go of their users. This can be achieved by understanding your app, the app’s users, and how these users interact with your app. The deep customer insights offered by AppCenter's Continuous Export provide a better understanding of your customers and help boost retention. By default, you ...

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Jul 5, 2018
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The Xamarin Show: Exploring Awesome Xamarin & Visual Studio Features

James Montemagno
James Montemagno

Each week on The Xamarin Show we explore the latest and greatest in Xamarin development by looking at new features built into Visual Studio, build native cross-platform user interfaces with Xamarin.Forms, and access to native APIs with Xamarin.Essentials. I am also joined by Xamarin experts ...

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Jun 14, 2018
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More Cross-Platform APIs with Xamarin.Essentials Latest Preview

James Montemagno
James Montemagno

We announced Xamarin.Essentials, a core set of cross-platform APIs to help developers build native apps, at Microsoft Build 2018. Xamarin.Essentials gives developers access to over thirty platform-specific APIs that can be accessed from their shared c...

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May 16, 2018
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Xamarin.Essentials: Cross-Platform APIs for Mobile Apps

James Montemagno
James Montemagno

When developing iOS and Android apps with Xamarin, developers can access every native platform API using C#. These bindings not only expose the platform APIs in C#, but add powerful C# features, such as async/await, events, delegates, and more. This is a huge advantage for developers, because they never have to leave C#, whether they're writing sha...

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May 4, 2018
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Mobile Development at Microsoft Build 2018

Jayme Singleton
Jayme Singleton

It's almost time for Microsoft Build 2018 in Seattle, Washington and that means a full three days of keynotes, breakout and theater sessions, workshops, and all the latest updates to your favorite Microsoft products and technologies.

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