Xamarin.iOS

Xamarin.iOS exposes the complete iOS SDK for .NET developers. Build fully native iOS apps using C# or F# in Visual Studio.

Get started

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• Get started with Xamarin.iOS
• Setup and installation
• Build your first app
• Extend your first app
• Objective-C developers

Get Started

• Xamarin.iOS on Q&A

Application fundamentals

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• Accessibility
• Backgrounding
• Exception marshaling
• Event, protocols and delegates
• File system
• Images & icons
• Localization
• Security & privacy
• Touch
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User interface

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• iOS designer
• Storyboards
• User interfaces
• Controls
• Programmatic layout constraints
• MonoTouch.Dialog

Platform features

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• Apple Pay
• ARKit
• Graphics and animation
• PassKit
• PhotoKit
• Search
• SiriKit
• 3D touch
• Touch ID and Face ID
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Xamarin.Essentials

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• About
• Get started
• Platform & feature support
• Troubleshooting
• Release notes

Data & cloud services

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• Azure Active Directory
• Azure Mobile Apps
• Data Access
• System.Data
• iCloud
• CloudKit
• Introduction to web services

Deployment & testing

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• App distribution
• Code signing and provisioning
• Compiling for different devices
• iOS build mechanics
• Linking Xamarin.iOS apps
• Profiling
• Performance
• Unit testing
• Wireless deployment
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Advanced concepts & internals

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• API
• API design
• Available assemblies
• Floating point
• XIB code generation
• iOS architecture
• Limitations
• New refcount
• Objective-C selectors
• Registrar

watchOS

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• Get started
• Application fundamentals
• User interface
• Platform features
• Xamarin.Essentials for watchOS
• Deployment & testing
• Troubleshooting

tvOS

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• Get started
• Application fundamentals
• User interface
• Platform features
• Xamarin.Essentials for tvOS
• Deployment & testing
• Internals
• Troubleshooting