Chapter 5. Networking

In this chapter, we will take a detailed look at the networking capabilities of Xamarin applications and various service integration scenarios. The chapter also includes real-world examples on how to use local storage for data caching on connected app scenarios. It is divided into the following sections:

  • Connected apps
  • Web services
  • Push notifications
  • SignalR
  • Patterns and best practices
  • Platform-specific concepts
  • Cloud integration

Connected apps

Mobile applications by definition should be as lightweight and resource-efficient as possible. You cannot expect to package media and other content into the application and then distribute the app or create an extravagant size of storage for user data, especially with applications whose main ...

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