Hey all we have a Meetup the past Oct 13 and we introduce a lot of good new stuff for new Xamarin Cycle 8, Android 7 & iOS

1. Alejandro Ruiz
alejandro.ruiz@xamarinos.com
@alejandroruizva
http://github.com/AlejandroRuiz
"Cycle 8, Android Nougat & iOS 10" for
Monkeys

2. • Xamarin Studio 6.1
• Xcode 8 & iOS 10
• Android 7
• Xamarin for VS 4.2
• Mono Framework 4.6
• Xamarin.Mac 2.1
Xamarin Cycle 8

3. Xamarin Studio 6.1
Xamarin.Forms Previewer

4. Xamarin Studio 6.1
Nuget 3 and Package Manager Updates

5. And More…
Xamarin Studio 6.1Xamarin Studio 6.1
• C# Refactorings
• F# Support Improvements
• Android Designer Custom Controls
• iOS Extensions Templates & Visual Designer Improvements
Full Release Notes: https://developer.xamarin.com/releases/studio/xamarin.studio_6.1/xamarin.studio_6.1/

6. Xamarin for Visual Studio
Android Archive Manager and Publishing

7. And More…
• Xamarin.Mac Build Support
• iOS & Android Debug Log
Full Release Notes: https://developer.xamarin.com/releases/vs/xamarin.vs_4/xamarin.vs_4.2/
Xamarin for Visual Studio

8. Xamarin.iOS Classic Profile Deprecated
iOS 10
• CallKit
• Intents
• IntentsUI
• Message
• Speech
• UserNotification
• UserNotificationUI
• VideoSubscriberAccount
tvOS 10
• ExternalAccessory
• HomeKit
• MultipeerConnectivity
• Photos
• PhotosUI
• ReplayKit
• UserNotification
• VideoSubscriberAccount
watchOS 3
• AVFoundation
• CloudKit
• CoreAudio
• GameKit
• SceneKit
• SpriteKit
• UserNotification
iOS 10 Privacy Permission Settings
• Bluetooth Sharing – NSBluetoothPeripheralUsageDescription
• Calendar – NSCalendarsUsageDescription
• CallKit – NSVoIPUsageDescription
• Camera – NSCameraUsageDescription
• Contacts – NSContactsUsageDescription
• Health – NSHealthShareUsageDescription & NSHealthUpdateUsageDescription
• HomeKit – NSHomeKitUsageDescription
• Location – NSLocationUsageDescription, NSLocationAlwaysUsageDescription, NSLocationWhenInUseUsageDescription
Check full list here: https://developer.apple.com/library/content/documentation/General/Reference/InfoPlistKeyReference/Articles/CocoaKeys.html

9. And More…
Xamarin.iOS
Full Release Notes: https://developer.xamarin.com/releases/ios/xamarin.ios_10/xamarin.ios_10.0/
Xamarin Docs: https://developer.xamarin.com/guides/ios/platform_features/introduction-to-ios10/
Apple Docs: https://developer.apple.com/library/content/releasenotes/General/WhatsNewIniOS/Articles/iOS10.html

10. Xamarin.Android
• Java 8
• Linking only for NDK-provided native libraries
• Improved Fast Deployment
• Multi-Window Mode
• Enhanced Notifications (Direct Reply)
• Bundled Notifications
• Data Saver

11. And More…
Xamarin.Android
Full Release Notes: https://developer.xamarin.com/releases/android/xamarin.android_7/xamarin.android_7.0/
Xamarin Docs: https://developer.xamarin.com/guides/android/platform_features/introduction-to-nougat/
Google Docs: https://developer.android.com/about/versions/nougat/index.html

12. Thank You! Questions?
Alejandro
Ruiz
CTO @ Los Xamarinos
alejandro.ruiz@xamarinos.com alejandroruizvarela.blogspot.com @alejandroruizva