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Xamarin 4.x Cross-Platform Application Development

You're reading from   Xamarin 4.x Cross-Platform Application Development Develop powerful cross-platform applications with Xamarin

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Product type Paperback
Published in Dec 2016
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ISBN-13 9781786465412
Length 292 pages
Edition 3rd Edition
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Preface 1. Xamarin Setup FREE CHAPTER 2. Hello, Platforms! 3. Code Sharing Between iOS and Android 4. XamSnap - A Cross-Platform App 5. XamSnap for iOS 6. XamSnap for Android 7. Deploying and Testing on Devices 8. Contacts, Camera, and Location 9. Web Services with Push Notifications 10. Third-Party Libraries 11. Xamarin.Forms 12. App Store Submission

Android device settings


Compared to the hassle of deploying your application on iOS devices, Android is a breeze. To deploy an application to a device, you merely have to set a few settings on the device. This is due to Android's openness in comparison to iOS. Android device debugging is turned off for most users, but it can be easily turned on by any user that wishes to have a try at writing Android applications.

Begin by opening the Settings application. You may have to locate this by looking through all the applications on the device, as follows:

  1. Scroll down and click on the section labeled Developer options.

  2. In the action bar at the top, you may have to toggle a switch to the ON position. This varies on each device.

  3. Scroll down and check USB Debugging.

  4. A warning confirmation will appear; click on OK.

Tip

Note that some newer Android devices have made it a little more difficult for the average user to turn on USB debugging. You have to click on the Developer options item seven times to turn...

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