The development is just a small part of any mobile application lifecycle: testing, building, distributing, analysing are part of a continuous process to always improve the quality of each application. In this session we will see how Visual Studio implements all these aspects and how you can integrate them in your CI/CD pipeline.

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CI/CD for mobile development using
Visual Studio App Center
Dan Ardelean
Mahiz Srl
Email: dan@mahiz.it Twitter: @danardelean
Microsoft MVP Visual Studio Technologies, Xamarin MVP

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What does application
development mean today?

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Rapid app innovation and release cadence
App
delivery
lifecycle
Design & Develop
TestMonitor

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Testing on different OS versions

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developer.apple.com/support/app-store
5%
81%
14%
81% of devices are using iOS 11
iOS 11
iOS 10
As measured by the App Store on June 2018
Testing on different OS versions

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HockeyApp Xamarin Test Cloud Xamarin Insights
Distribution • Crashes • Analytics Device Tests Crashes • Analytics
Azure Mobile Engagement Azure App Service CodePush
Analytics • Push Push Distribution
Visual Studio App Center

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The Platforms you need
 Android
 iOS
 Windows
 macOS (Preview)
The Frameworks you love
 Xamarin
 Java
 Obj-C/Swift
 UWP
 React Native
 Cordova (Preview)
App Center = something for everyone

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What can I do with App Center?

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Integrating your CI/CD pipeline: REST APIs

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Integrating into your CI/CD pipeline: CLI

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App Center: Build
Easily connect your
source code to the
build service.

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App Center: Build

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App Center: Distribute

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DEMO BUILD + DISTRIBUTE

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App Center: Test
Validate your code and
release better apps, faster.
Verify your app works
properly on the devices
your users will have

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XCUITest
Write tests with the framework of your choice.
App Center: Test

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Running your tests against your app
App Center: Test
C:> appcenter test run uitest --app "xamarin-university-mobile---android" --devices d9986e03 --
app-path C:UsersMarkDownloadscom.xamarin.university.apk --test-series "master" --locale
"en_US" --build-dir ..XamarinUniversityMobile.Tests.UIbinDebug
Preparing tests... done.
Validating arguments... done.
Creating new test run... done.
Validating application file... done.
Uploading files... done.
Starting test run... done.
Test run id: "65134d8b-f742-4a33-ac44-b2be1aeb8cdd"
Accepted devices:
- Google Pixel 2 (8.1.0)
- Google Pixel 2 XL (8.1.0)
- Samsung Galaxy S5 (6.0.1)
- Sony Xperia z5 Compact (5.1.1)
Current test status: Validating

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DEMO UI TESTING

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Identify, prioritize, and
triage issues
with grouped crash reports.
Symbol files helps you fix
problems quickly.
App Center: Crashes

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DEMO CRASHES

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including active users, popular
devices, activity, and more.
App Center: Analytics

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Use custom events to
dive deeper and
improve your UX.
App Center: Analytics

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DEMO ANALYTICS

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App Center: Push

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DEMO PUSH

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Get started for free: https://appcenter.ms
Docs
docs.microsoft.com/en-us/appcenter/
Blog
blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/vsappcenter/

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Q & A