When working in Xamarin.Form there are multiple ways to access native features. In this course, Working with Native Features in Xamarin.Forms Applications, you’ll learn how to be able to access features specific to a platform from your Xamarin code.

First, you will explore how to use Xamarin.Essentials to access settings and components that are common to multiple platforms.

Next, you will see how to use the Device class to access device physical characteristics and make threadsafe UI calls from background threads. Then, you will delve into how to use the DependencyService class to access native features and extend existing functionality at the platform level.

Finally, you will discover how to use Dependency Injection with the Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection library as another way to access platform specific features.

When you have finished the course, you will have the skills needed to access native features for your applications.
Author Name: Chris Miller
Author Description:
Chris is a Microsoft MVP, a Xamarin Certified Mobile Developer for iOS and Android, and the leader of the Tech Valley .NET User Group. He has been developing on various platforms for way too long to detail, but currently works and writes about C# programming using Microsoft and Xamarin tools. For the last decade or so, Chris has worked for Tyler Technologies, in the school transportation market.

Table of Contents

• Course Overview
  1min
• Course Introduction
  13mins
• Using Xamarin.Essentials
  27mins
• The Device Class
  15mins
• Using the DependencyService Class
  23mins
• Accessing Native Features through Dependency Injection
  17mins