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Free Online Course: Build mobile apps with Xamarin.Forms provided by Microsoft Learn is a comprehensive online course, which lasts for 9-10 hours worth of material. The course is taught in English and is free of charge.

Microsoft via Microsoft Learn
9-10 hours worth of material
Self Paced
Overview

    • Module 1: Use Visual Studio with Xamarin.Forms to create a mobile app that runs on Android and iOS, with no previous experience necessary.

      • In this module, you will:

      • Learn the basic structure of a Xamarin.Forms mobile app
      • Define a shared UI for Android and iOS
      • Deploy an app from Visual Studio to Android and/or iOS
      • Dial a number from within the app
    • Module 2: Create fully native Android apps to take advantage of the power, features, and performance of the Android platform.

      • In this module, you will:

      • Create a Xamarin.Android project
      • Decompose an app into activities
      • Build an activity's UI
      • Write an activity's behavior
      • Update your Android SDK
    • Module 3: Xamarin.iOS enables .NET developers to create fully native iOS apps to take full advantage of the power, features, and performance of the iOS platform.

      • In this module, you will:

      • Identify the Xamarin.iOS tools for Visual Studio
      • Describe the components of an iOS app
      • Add views and behavior to an iOS app
    • Module 4: In this module, learn how to define a UI by using Xamarin.Forms and Extensible Application Markup Language.

      • In this module, you will:

      • Create the UI, and add controls for a Xamarin.Forms app using XAML
      • Access XAML-based UI elements from code
      • Subscribe to XAML-based UI events
    • Module 5: Learn how to create user interfaces that adapt to your users' many devices with the extensive control you gain with StackLayout and Grid.

      • In this module, you will:

      • Display views in a vertical or horizontal list using StackLayout
      • Display views in rows and columns using Grid
    • Module 6: Learn how to use Xamarin.Forms to design and share XAML resources and styles for a consistent look and feel across your entire UI.

      • In this module, you will:

      • Create a consistent UI by using resources and styles
      • Apply the user's accessibility choices by using built-in styles
    • Module 7: In this module, you'll learn how to complete your Xamarin application code and then how to publish your work.

      • In this module, you will:

      • Enhance your user interface
      • Use the Linker to reduce the size of your app package
      • Publish your app
    • Module 8: Learn to use Xamarin.Forms to detect internet connection for top performance when using HttpClient to consume a REST web service and perform CRUD operations.

      • In this module, you will:

      • Detect if your device is connected to the internet
      • Consume a REST web service by using HttpClient
      • Take advantage of the native networking stacks while using HttpClient
    • Module 9: This module guides you through building a Xamarin.Forms application that stores data locally in a SQLite database.

      • In this module, you will:

      • Compare the different data storage options that are available for mobile applications
      • Store relational data in a SQLite database
      • Interact with your database asynchronously to make sure that your UI remains responsive
    • Module 10: This module guides you through choosing stack or tab navigation for your app, how to implement your choice, and how to use modal pages to display transitory content.

      • In this module, you will:

      • Choose between stack and tab navigation for your app
      • Implement stack and tab navigation
      • Display transitory content by using modal pages

Syllabus

    • Module 1: Create a mobile app with Xamarin.Forms
      • Introduction
      • Create a Xamarin.Forms project in Visual Studio
      • Exercise - Create your first Xamarin.Forms application
      • Add visual controls to a Xamarin.Forms mobile app
      • Exercise - Create a phone number translator app
      • Summary
    • Module 2: Introduction to Xamarin.Android
      • Introduction
      • What is Xamarin.Android?
      • Exercise - Create a Xamarin.Android TipCalculator app
      • Build a UI for an activity
      • Exercise - Add views to a layout file in the TipCalculator app
      • Write behavior for an activity
      • Exercise - Add behavior to to MainActivity in the TipCalculator app
      • Update your Android SDK
      • Summary
    • Module 3: Introduction to Xamarin.iOS
      • Introduction
      • What is Xamarin.iOS?
      • Create a Xamarin.iOS app
      • Exercise - Create a tip calculator app
      • Explore iOS terminology
      • Add views to your app
      • Add controls and behavior to your app
      • Exercise - Add UI and behavior to a tip calculator app
      • Summary
    • Module 4: Create a UI in Xamarin.Forms apps by using XAML
      • Introduction
      • Benefits of using XAML
      • Types and properties in Xamarin.Forms XAML
      • Event handling in XAML
      • Exercise - Create your first XAML page
      • XAML markup extensions
      • Platform-specific values in XAML
      • Exercise - Add behavior to your XAML page
      • Summary
    • Module 5: Customize layout in Xamarin.Forms XAML pages
      • Introduction
      • Specify the size of a view
      • Exercise - Explore alignment options
      • Arrange views with StackLayout
      • Exercise - Use StackLayout to build a user interface
      • Arrange views with Grid
      • Exercise - Use Grid to build a user interface
      • Summary
    • Module 6: Design consistent Xamarin.Forms XAML pages by using shared resources and styles
      • Introduction
      • Define and use resources
      • Exercise - Use page-level resources
      • Use and update dynamic resources
      • Exercise - Use DynamicResource to update elements
      • Create a consistent UI by using styles
      • Exercise - Create and apply a style
      • Create and use application-wide resources
      • Exercise - Use application-wide resources
      • Apply user accessibility choices by using built-in styles
      • Summary
    • Module 7: Prepare to publish your Xamarin app
      • Introduction
      • Prepare your app for publishing
      • Preparing for release
      • Link your application
      • Preserve critical code
      • Publish your application
      • Summary
    • Module 8: Consume REST web services in Xamarin apps
      • Introduction
      • Detect network connectivity
      • Consume a REST service with HttpClient
      • Exercise - Consume a REST service with HttpClient
      • Use platform-specific network features
      • Summary
    • Module 9: Store local data with SQLite in a Xamarin.Forms app
      • Introduction
      • Compare storage options
      • Store data locally with SQLite
      • Exercise - Store data locally with SQLite
      • Use SQLite asynchronously
      • Exercise - Use SQLite asynchronously
      • Summary
    • Module 10: Create multi-page Xamarin.Forms apps with stack and tab navigation
      • Introduction
      • Implement stack navigation with NavigationPage
      • Exercise - Move between pages by using stack navigation
      • Display content requiring user action by using modal pages
      • Implement tab navigation with TabbedPage
      • Exercise - Switch between pages by using tab navigation
      • Summary

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