Xamarin iOS – Integrating Fabric / Crashlytics

This article details how you can install Crashlytics to a Xamarin iOS applicaton and link it to Fabric. This content also appears in my Using Crashlytics With Xamarin Apps post where I walk through all the steps required to distribute Xamarin apps for beta testing with Fabric. To complete this guide you will need an Enrolled Apple Developer …

iOS / Xamarin – Provisioning Profiles

This article details how you can create an iOS provisioning profile for use in beta & full distributions of your iOS apps. This content also appears in my Using Crashlytics With Xamarin Apps post where I walk through all the steps required to distribute Xamarin apps for beta testing with Fabric. CREATING AN APP ID Log into …

Adding Frameworks To Your Xcode Project (CocoaPods)

Hello and welcome to my guide on installing 3rd party frameworks/libraries to your xcode project for use in your iOS apps. This guide will help you utilise CocoaPods to manage external libraries on which your project depends! This guide is written for people who are not hugely familiar with iOS and haven't used many 3rd …

How to make a UIImage from a UIView (Gradients)

Gradients are an awesome part of app design. They can take a flat colour scheme and make it stand out. I was recently doing some work with a progress bar and wanted to add a custom gradient to it. Unfortunately a UIProgressBar can only be set using a flat colour, or an image. You could …

How to use LicensePlist to organise your settings bundle in iOS

This tutorial will help you to organise your third party framework acknowledgements in your settings bundle!