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Cross-platform Localization for Native Mobile Apps with Xamarin

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Authors:
  1. Christopher Miller
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  • Provides a practical guide for managing the localization process for native mobile apps
  • Provides a single point of reference for the popular native mobile development tool kits
  • Shows how a single set of language translations can be used for Android, iOS, and Windows
  • Demonstrates the benefits of localization to product owners
  • Contains tips to save development time
  • Uses a sample app that can be localized for multiple platforms

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Table of contents (5 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  2. What Is Localization?

    • Christopher Miller
    Pages 1-19

  3. Working with Resource Files

    • Christopher Miller
    Pages 21-30

  4. Working with Multilingual App Toolkit

    • Christopher Miller
    Pages 31-47

  5. Island Menu Application

    • Christopher Miller
    Pages 49-95

  6. Additional Resources

    • Christopher Miller
    Pages 97-109

  7. Back Matter

    Pages 111-113
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About this book

Tailor your apps to appeal to a global market. Microsoft MVP Chris Miller steps you through the process of enabling multiple language support, while using a single shared set of language resources using the .NET Framework.


You will learn to adapt a simple mobile application for the Android, iOS, and Windows platforms, and handle the localization and internationalization on each platform. You will test the application for localization support and to avoid common pitfalls. Using Xamarin Forms and Visual Studio, the app will be implemented for Android, iOS, and Windows 10 UWP, and 99% of the code will be shared across the platforms.



What You Will Learn:


  • What localization and internationalization are and why they matter
  • Support multiple languages on each platform
  • Handle cultural differences such as dates and currencies
  • Use tools such as Microsoft’s Multilingual App Toolkit to manage language resources
  • Create a localized, cross-platform app with Android Studio, Xcode, Xamarin, and Visual Studio tools
  • Get help translating the text from the application
Who This Book Is For:



Mobile app developers currently writing native apps for Windows Phone, Android, and iOS

About the author

Chris Miller is a Senior R&D Engineer for Tyler Technologies.  He is a Microsoft MVP for .NET and is active in the community.  Chris is a Microsoft Certified Professional and a Xamarin Certified Mobile Developer. 

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