This document provides steps for using Azure Mobile Services with Xamarin.Forms: 1. Create an Azure Mobile App backend by specifying a name and resource group. 2. Connect the mobile app backend to an Azure SQL database by creating a new database and server. 3. Generate a table API for the mobile app backend by selecting a backend language and creating a table. 4. Test the mobile app backend by running apps in UWP and Android emulators.

1. AZURE MOBILE
SERVICES WITH
XAMARIN.FORMS
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2. Prerequisites
• Azure account
• Visual Studio 2015 with Xamarin
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3. Select New, then SelectWeb + Mobile and then Mobile
App.
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In the Mobile App accountTab,
specify the desired configuration
for the Mobile App account (Name,
& Resource Group). Click Create
button at the bottom of the screen
to create the Mobile App.
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4. Your “firstazurexamarin” Mobile App SuccessfulCreated.
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5. In the SettingsTab for the new Mobile App backend,
click Quick start > your client app
platform (Xamarin.Forms) > Connect a database,
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7. In the Add data connectionTab, click SQL Database, then create a new database,
type the database Name, choose a pricing tier and then clickServer and New
server blade, type a unique server name in the Server name field, provide a
secure Server admin login and password.
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8. Step 1: Back in the Mobile App backend
settings, click Quick start > your client
platform (Xamarin.Forms).
Step 2: Under Create a table API, select
your Backend language, either C# or
Node.js.
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9. This is your result running in
UWP
&
You also can test in Android
Emulator
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10. References
• Getting Started with Azure Mobile Services
https://components.xamarin.com/gettingstarted/azure-mobile-services
• MicrosoftVirtual Academy (MVA)
https://mva.microsoft.com/colleges/xamarin
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