Overview
- 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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About this book
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
Mobile app developers currently writing native apps for Windows Phone, Android, and iOS
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Cross-platform Localization for Native Mobile Apps with Xamarin
Authors: Christopher Miller
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-2466-3
Publisher: Apress Berkeley, CA
eBook Packages: Professional and Applied Computing, Apress Access Books, Professional and Applied Computing (R0)
Copyright Information: Christopher Miller 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4842-2465-6Published: 20 December 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4842-2466-3Published: 19 December 2016
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIII, 113
Number of Illustrations: 43 illustrations in colour
Topics: Microsoft and .NET, Software Engineering, Programming Techniques
Industry Sectors: Aerospace, Automotive, Biotechnology, Electronics, Engineering, Finance, Business & Banking, IT & Software, Telecommunications