Book Image

Xamarin 4.x Cross-Platform Application Development - Third Edition

By : Jonathan Peppers
Book Image

Xamarin 4.x Cross-Platform Application Development - Third Edition

By: Jonathan Peppers

Overview of this book

Xamarin is a leading cross-platform application development tool used by top companies such as Coca-Cola, Honeywell, and Alaska Airlines to build apps. Version 4 features significant updates to the platform including the release of Xamarin.Forms 2.0 and improvements have been made to the iOS and Android designers. Xamarin was acquired by Microsoft so it is now a part of the Visual Studio family. This book will show you how to build applications for iOS, Android, and Windows. You will be walked through the process of creating an application that comes complete with a back-end web service and native features such as GPS location, camera, push notifications, and other core features. Additionally, you’ll learn how to use external libraries with Xamarin and Xamarin.Forms to create user interfaces. This book also provides instructions for Visual Studio and Windows. This edition has been updated with new screenshots and detailed steps to provide you with a holistic overview of the new features in Xamarin 4.
Table of Contents (19 chapters)
Xamarin 4.x Cross-Platform Application Development - Third Edition
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewer
www.PacktPub.com
Customer Feedback
Preface

Submitting the app to Google Play


Once you have a signed Android package, submitting your application to Google Play is relatively painless compared to iOS. Everything can be completed via the Developer Console tab in the browser without having to upload the package with an OS X application.

Before starting the submission, make sure you have completed the tasks on the following checklist:

  • You have declared an AndroidManifest.xml file with your application name, package name, and icon declared

  • You have an apk file signed with a production key

  • You have selected an application name for Google Play. This is not unique across the store

  • You have a 512x512 high-resolution icon image for Google Play

  • You have a well-written and edited description for the store

  • You have at least two screenshots. However, I recommend using all available slots, which include sizes for as well as 7 inch and 10 inch tablets

After going through the checklist, you should be fully prepared to submit your application to Google Play...