Learning Xamarin Studio -- Table of Contents -- Learning Xamarin Studio -- Credits -- About the Author -- About the Reviewers -- www.PacktPub.com -- Support files, eBooks, discount offers, and more -- Why subscribe? -- Free access for Packt account holders -- Preface -- What this book covers -- What you need for this book -- Who this book is for -- Conventions -- Reader feedback -- Customer support -- Downloading the example code -- Errata -- Piracy -- Questions -- 1. Installing and Setting Up Xamarin Studio -- Xamarin Studio pricing plans -- Starter -- Indie -- Business -- Enterprise -- Understanding the pricing structure -- An example company -- Xamarin Studio platform options -- Xamarin.Android -- Xamarin.iOS -- Xamarin.Mac -- Installing development components -- Installing Xcode and the iOS SDK -- Installing Xcode from the App Store -- Installing Xcode manually -- Finishing the Xcode installation -- Installing Xamarin Studio -- Apple Developer Program -- Google Play Developer Program -- Setting up simulators and emulators -- iOS simulators -- Android emulators -- Creating a Nexus 7 AVD using the AVD Manager -- Creating a Samsung Galaxy S4 AVD using the SDK and AVD Manager -- Improving AVD performance -- Intel x86 Atom System Image -- Hardware Acceleration Execution Manager -- Run from Snapshot -- Third-party AVD options -- Setting up test devices -- Setting up iOS devices -- Obtaining a development certificate -- Provisioning your devices -- Setting up Android devices -- Enabling debugging on your device -- Installing USB drivers and connecting your device -- Setting up source control -- Additional resources for cross-platform developers -- Xamarin resources -- Third-party resources -- Summary -- 2. Learning and Customizing the XS Environment -- The Xamarin Studio IDE -- Creating your first iOS application.

Creating your first Android application -- The Solution pad -- Design pads -- Information pads -- Application, File, and Edit menus -- View and Search menus -- The Project menu -- Build and Run menus -- The Version Control menu -- Tools, Window, and Help menus -- Solution Options -- The General group -- The Build and Run groups -- The Source Code group -- The Version Control group -- Project Options -- The General group -- The Build group -- iOS-specific panes -- The General tab -- The Advanced tab -- Android-specific panes -- The Packaging tab -- The Linker tab -- The Advanced tab -- The Run group -- Source Code and Version Control groups -- Environment preferences -- Environment -- Projects -- Text Editor -- Source Code, Version Control, Other, and Packages groups -- Summary -- 3. Working with Xcode and the Android SDK -- Introduction to Xcode -- Toolbar -- The navigator area -- The utility area -- The debug area -- The editor area -- Outlets and Actions -- Outlets -- Actions -- Adding Outlets and Actions -- Adding a ViewController to our project -- How it works -- XIB, NIB, DESIGNER, and STORYBOARD files -- Xamarin Studio Designer for iOS -- Creating a storyboard in Xamarin Studio -- How it works -- Android SDK Manager -- Android Layouts -- Xamarin Studio Designer for Android -- Creating a Layout in Xamarin Studio -- How it works -- Summary -- 4. Plugins, Templates, Libraries, and Files -- Installing the Visual Studio plugin -- Configuring your Mac -- Configuring your Windows machine -- Configuring a Windows VM within Mac -- Final installation steps -- Configuring the Visual Studio toolbar -- Creating an iPhone application in Visual Studio -- How it works -- Project templates -- iOS project templates -- Android project templates -- Mac and Mac (open source) project templates -- Libraries -- Portable Class Library -- Binding Project.

iOS Binding Project -- Java Bindings Library -- Files -- Summary -- 5. Working with Xamarin.Forms -- Requirements for using Xamarin.Forms -- The Xamarin.Forms project templates -- The components of Xamarin.Forms -- Data binding -- Components -- Navigation -- The API design -- How it works -- The XAML design -- How it works -- Summary -- 6. Application Lifecycle -- The iOS application lifecycle -- The AppDelegate class -- UIViewController lifecycle methods -- Examining iOS lifecycles -- Examining the application lifecycle -- The Android application lifecycle -- Understanding application lifecycle -- Activity lifecycle methods -- Configuration changes -- Examining application states -- Examining the Activity lifecycle -- The background state -- Summary -- 7. Testing and Debugging -- The Xamarin debugger -- Unit tests -- Touch.Unit and Andr.Unit -- Creating a unit test project -- Running the tests -- How it works -- Simulators -- Testing in an iOS simulator -- Running the tests -- How it works -- Testing in an Android emulator -- Running the tests -- How it works -- Device testing -- Testing on an iOS device -- Testing on an Android device -- TestFlight -- Setting up a TestFlight account -- Instruments -- Device Monitor -- Logs -- Other testing considerations -- Summary -- 8. Deployment -- Deploying iOS applications -- Distribution provisioning profile -- Generating a production certificate signing request -- Submitting a production certificate signing request -- Creating the App ID -- Creating and installing the distribution profile -- Build configuration -- Bundle signing -- Publishing your application -- Setting up an iTunes Connect account -- Creating the application page -- Uploading the binary -- Deploying Mac applications -- Installing Developer Certificates -- Registering a Mac App ID -- Creating a Mac App Development certificate.

Creating Mac App Store Certificates -- Creating a Developer ID Certificate -- Registering the Mac OS X development machine -- Creating the development provisioning profiles -- Creating the production provisioning profiles -- Setting the app configuration -- Signing your application for direct deployment -- Build for direct deployment -- Signing your application for deployment to the Mac App Store -- Build for Mac App Store deployment -- Deploying to the Mac App Store -- Deploying Android applications -- Preparing your application for release compile -- Creating a private keystore -- Signing the APK -- Publishing to the Google Play Store -- Summary -- A. Images and Graphics Tables -- iOS application icons -- iOS 3.5-inch Retina display screenshots -- iOS 4-inch Retina display screenshots -- iOS iPad screenshots -- Mac OS X app screenshots -- Android application icons -- Android screenshots -- Index.