Azure Pipeline & App Center for Xamarin Projects

🌟 Unlock the Full Potential of Your Xamarin.Android & Xamarin.iOS Apps with Azure Pipeline & App Center!

Overview of the Course:

Embark on a comprehensive journey to streamline and automate your mobile app development pipeline using Azure Pipeline and App Center. This course is designed for developers who are looking to transition from traditional manual deployment methods to a more efficient, scalable, and error-proof approach for deploying Xamarin.Android and Xamarin.iOS applications to the Google Play Store and Apple App Store.

Manual vs. Azure Pipeline Deployment

Before we dive into the magic of Azure Pipeline, let's compare the manual process with the Azure-powered approach:

📱 Xamarin.Android App Publishing on Google Play Store Manually:

• Create Keyfile/upload key.
• Create App on Google Play.
• Sign .apk with Keyfile/upload key and upload it on Google Play.

✰ Xamarin.iOS App Publishing on Apple App Store Manually:

• Create certificate, Identifier, and Profile on the Apple Developer Portal.
• Install certificate & Provisioning Profile on your development machine.
• Create App on appstoreconnect where your iOS app will be published.
• Sign *.ipa with distribution provisioning and upload the signed *.ipa to appstoreconnect using Transporter.

Azure Pipeline Mastery for Xamarin Projects

Azure DevOps Basics:

Get familiar with Azure DevOps services and how they can be leveraged to enhance your development workflow.

Azure Pipeline Architecture Overview:

Understand the architecture of Azure Pipeline and how it fits into your CI/CD strategy.

Azure Pipeline and .yml file:

Learn how to define a pipeline using YAML files for reproducible builds.

Azure Pipeline Tasks:

Discover the various tasks available in Azure Pipeline and how to use them to automate your build and release processes.

App Center Integration

App center Basics:

Introducing App Center and its role in mobile app lifecycle management.

App Center Build Services:

How to use App Center to automatically build, test, and deploy your Xamarin apps.

App Center Distribute Services:

Learn about App Center's distribution capabilities and how to automate the release of your applications.

App Center Distribute Release:

Navigate through the process of releasing your app to the Google Play Store and Apple App Store using App Center.

Connecting to Stores:

Connect your apps to Google Play and the Apple App Store from within App Center, streamlining your publishing workflow.

Detailed Implementation for Xamarin Projects

Azure Pipeline for Xamarin.Android Project:

• Create a Xamarin.Android pipeline with default tasks.
• Add Key file in Azure Pipeline Library.
• Configure Android Signing, App Center Distribute Task, and Publish Artifacts task with all required inputs/parameters.
• Execute the task and publish the Android app on Google Play using App Center.

Azure Pipeline for Xamarin.iOS Project:

• Create a Xamarin.iOS pipeline with default tasks.
• Add .p12 certificate and Distribution Provisioning Profile in Azure Pipeline Library.
• Configure Apple Certificate Installation, Apple Provisioning Profile Signing, Publish Artifacts, and App Center Distribute tasks with all required parameters.
• Execute the task and publish the iOS app on the Apple App Store using App Center.

Beyond the Basics

Extension for Azure:

Explore extensions that can be used to enhance your Azure Pipeline.

Version Control for Pipeline Tasks:

Understand how to version control your pipeline tasks and manage deployments effectively.

Azure CLI & Bash Pipeline Task:

Learn how to include Azure CLI and Bash scripting within your pipeline for greater flexibility and customization.

App Center Service Connection:

Set up secure connections between your code repositories and App Center services.

DistributionStoreID:

Configure the Distribution Store ID within App Center to ensure proper app categorization on both Google Play and the Apple App Store.

By the end of this course, you will have a fully automated pipeline for your Xamarin.Android and Xamarin.iOS apps, ready to be deployed with the click of a button. You'll save time, reduce errors, and improve your overall app development workflow. 🚀

Enroll now and transform the way you build and distribute mobile applications! 📱✨