With the release of the iOS platform and the global software marketplace in the form of the App Store, Apple has made it easier for developers to distribute applications worldwide.
However, users worldwide will not even bother to download and use an app that is released in a language they do not understand. To broaden the user base for their apps, developers have to localize it. Localization is the process of translating text into multiple languages, providing resources specific to multiple regions, and thus creating an app that will target audiences of different cultures.
In this chapter, we will discuss the best practices to provide translated text that will be displayed according to each user's locale preferences. We will also see how to provide resources (images and videos) based on these preferences. Finally, we will use common .NET practices to format dates, currencies, and numbers.