Xamarin Mobile App Development Workflow

Xamarin App Development Workflow

Xamarin App Development Workflow is very simple.

• Choose mobile framework.

• Environment setup.

• Project setup.

• Development.

 Choose your mobile framework:

• Android: Android SDK & Java.

• iOS: iOS SDK & Objective C or Swift.

• Windows: Windows App SDK & C#

Mobile App work Flow:

• Build
• Debug
• Test
• Publish

Before started mobile app development you should have to know the types of mobile app:

There are two type of mobile app are available on market

• Hybrid App
• Native App

Hybrid App

A hybrid app is a type mobile app,that contains a webview. These are the latest HTML5 apps.
The biggest advantage of developing is consistent,cross platform UI that is compatible with most devices.

• To run a web application inside of a native app using a native app wrapper that can communicate with the native device platform and the web view.

• Hybrid apps developed using HTML,CSS and JavaScript

• Write once and run it anywhere

• Save time and save money

There are so many framework are available for making hybrid app
Example : Flutter,ionic,Apache Cordova & React etc.


Native App

This refers to build for a specific operating system and can be accessed only from the dedicated app store.Like android app can only be accesses by android user and development using Java.

• They offers fastest,responsive and most reliable experience to the user.

• Native App have the look  and feel and consistency with within the most other native app which are build into the devices.

• Native app have the significant advantage of being able to easily accessible and utilize the build in capabilities of the user devices itself.

Environment Setup

• Install Framework.
• Setup development environment.
• Install IDE.
• Create and configure emulators.
• Connect unlock developer devices.

Project Setup

• Create Project.
• Write code and create app module(Class & Libraries).
• Create app resources(Images,Icon,Videos etc).

Build Debug & Test

• Build the binary output.
• Transfer binaries to emulators or device.
• Debug and test the app.

Publish

The final stage is publish the app to app store.

• Bundle the binary and manifest file.
• Sign the publisher bundle(with your key)
• Upload to the app store

To learn more details follow this video: