
## Simple Guide to get start with Xamarin on PC

Xamarin could access almost all the native iOS or android API, and it's able
to build with C# by drop controls like old windows forms, or you could build
WebView by use the cshtml, which you can add js, html inside the Xamarin. This
blog demo how to get start with Xamarin.

**Requirement**

  - **Visual Studio 2015 (Windows)**

By Default, visula studio 2015 already contains Xamarin, but once when you try
to create Xamarin project, it will ask you to download following software.

  - Android SDK

    - For running android, but it's better you also install the Android Studio,
or Java SDK, Android Studio could build your app as APK file for deploy to
android store and Java SDK is for android to build APK file.

Xamarin
Xamarin Profiler
Xamarin Workbooks Inspector
Remoted iOS Simulator

    - Althought you install this but you will need iOS.

![](https://d1p0mp3f1fx0hz.cloudfront.net/_bcrpp7tw7.png)

You don't have to do anything, but just click continue to download all these.

![](https://d1p0mp3f1fx0hz.cloudfront.net/_jvbyzvhf0.png)

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If you developer are more familar with C#, visual studio and your app might
want to consume as much as possible native API, then it might be good idea to
use Xamarin because you can stay on C# and visual studio. However, if you're
familar with Javascript and want to build hybrid app, create once deploy to
everywhere, you don't have to access all the native API, you might want to
try, `Phonegap`, `React Native`, `lonic`,
React Native is use react.js, ionic is angular2, phonegap is just js, so you
would use any javascript, they all use node.js backend for build process.

**References**

  - Xamarin vs Native

  - Phonegap with iOS xCode


Simple Guide to getting started with Xamarin on PC.

Get Start with Xamarin for iOS, Android and Windows App


If you use Xamarin at windows and want to build app for Android and iOS, you
could use iOS simulator at your windows. However there's few software and
setting you might have to do. I assume you're having problem at windows
Xamarin Mac Agent and unable to connect to your mac.

![](https://d1p0mp3f1fx0hz.cloudfront.net/_0l7ux5l96.png)

First make sure your windows have following software installed.

  - Window PC

    - Visual Studio 2015

    - Xamarin for Visual Studio 2015

Mac

    - Enable Remote login

    - Xamarin Studio (Xamarin Mac Agent need your Mac to have Mono installed)

Others

    - Make sure Mac and Window are at the same network.

    - Still can't not connect to Mac, download PuTTY to test connection

    - Or check here to see xamarin error, you might found useful message when
you can't connect to Mac. C:\Users\{Your Windows User
Account}\AppData\Local\Xamarin\Logs\14.0


Xamarin - Can't Connect to Mac From Windows with Xamarin


## Table of Contents

1. [Introduction](#introduction)
2. [Useful Resources](#useful-resources)
3. [Conclusion](#conclusion)

## Introduction

The following is a collection of useful resources for iOS development.

## Useful Resources

  - Average App Store review time

## Conclusion

Keeping track of resources like App Store review times can help iOS developers plan their release schedules more effectively.


A quick reference for iOS development resources including App Store review times.

iOS

Get Start with Xamarin for iOS, Android and Windows App

Xamarin - Can't Connect to Mac From Windows with Xamarin

iOS Development Information