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Lab: Xamarin Android Player

Challenge

Test out the brand new high performance Xamarin Android Player for Mac or PC.

Walkthrough

Download Xamarin Android Player for Mac or PC from xamarin.com/android-player
Launch Xamarin Android Player
Open AndroidPlayerMiniHack.sln in Visual Studio or Xamarin Studio
Select Xamarin Android Player as Target

Ensure NuGet Packages are installed (Right Click on Solution and Restore Packages in Xamarin Studio or Select Manage NuGet Packages in Visual Studio)
Debug application
Click Xamarin Android Player Logo
Click Battery Tab

Change Battery Level
Select Refresh Battery

Bonus: Get GPS Location

Add NuGet Package: “Geolocator Plugin for Xamarin and Windows”
Add Geolocator Permissions: You must request ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION & ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION permission. These can be added under the project settings.
Add new TextView and Button in Resources/layout/main.xml
Find Views and add click handler to button
Get location and update view with Geolocator Plugin at the end of OnCreate() in MainActivity.cs