Marvin Heng - Going through this slide, you will learn how to create a cross platform mobile app with just 6 steps and most importantly, just one and only one programming language C#! #hmheng @hmheng #crossplatform #mobileapp #xamarin #windows #android #iOS #uwp Click here for viewing full tutorial @ www.techconnect.io By Marvin Heng Twitter: @hmheng Blog: www.techconnect.io

1. Create Cross
Platform Mobile
App with Just
6 Steps
Marvin Heng
Twitter : @hmheng
Blog : http://hmheng.azurewebsites.net
Github: https://github.com/hmheng

2. Pre-requisite
• Installed Visual Studio 2017 for Windows with Xamarin
Cross-Platform component & all necessary platform-
specific SDK.

3. Introduction to Visual Studio 2017
• The First Class fully-featured integrated development
environment (IDE) for Android, iOS, Windows, web, and
cloud development.
• Community free version comes with IntelliSense &
connects to team management tools, such as Microsoft
Team Services or GitHub, that increases developer’s
efficiency & improves the experience.
• Available on Windows & MacOS.

4. Introduction to Visual Studio 2017
Download & Install VS2017
on your PC or Mac if you don’t have one yet.
CLICK TO DOWNLOAD
COMMUNITY VERSION for Free

5. Why Xamarin?
• Performance Close to Native
• Native User Experiences
• Full Hardware Support
• Open Source Technology with Strong Corporate Support
• All Platforms with C#!!!!

6. Create Cross Platform Mobile App
1. After you have installed Visual Studio 2017 (VS2017) with
Cross-Platform development, launch it.

7. Create Cross Platform Mobile App
2. We will create a Cross-Platform mobile app for Android, iOS
& Windows UWP app. Let’s Select File -> New -> Project….
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8. Create Cross Platform Mobile App
3. Select Cross-Platform -> Cross Platform App (Xamarin) ->
Enter your App Name and then Hit OK.
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9. Create Cross Platform Mobile App
4. To make the following steps simple, we shall select Blank
App with Xamarin.Forms & PCL now. Then click OK.
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10. Create Cross Platform Mobile App
5. While creating the platform-specified projects, VS2017 will
ask you for a Minimum Target Version & select your target.
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11. Create Cross Platform Mobile App
6. Now, your app is ready to be compiled, connect your device
& start deploying on to your PC, Android & iOS.
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12. Congratulation!
You’ve Created Your Very First Xamarin Cross-Platform App with VS2017!

13. Create Cross
Platform Mobile
App with Just
6 Steps
Marvin Heng
Twitter : @hmheng
Blog : http://hmheng.azurewebsites.net
Github: https://github.com/hmheng