Visual Studio App Center for Developers

Learn how to use Visual Studio App Center to build, test, distribute, and monitor your mobile apps.

Introduction

• Welcome
• What you should know
• Using the exercise files
• Set up iOS provisioning profile
• Set up Android Keystore

1. Introduction to Visual Studio App Center

• What is Visual Studio App Center?
• The VSAC web portal
• Adding organizations
• Adding applications

2. Creating Builds

• What is continuous integration and continuous distribution?
• Set up your first build with Xamarin
• Signing builds: iOS
• Signing builds: Android
• Custom build scripts
• Using custom build scripts
• Controlling build quality with .NET
• Environment variables
• Create iOS CI builds
• Create iOS CD builds
• Create Android CI builds
• Create Android CD builds

3. Test Runs

• Create UI tests
• Exercise your app using Xamarin.UITest
• Set up the App Center CLI
• Automate a test with the CLI
• Using CLI in a script
• Add an automated test to the build

4. App Distribution

• Distribute your application to QA teams
• Set up distribution groups
• Install the apps on devices
• Distribute your app to external stores
• Register iOS devices

5. Crash Reporting and Analytics

• Add crash reporting to your Xamarin Android app
• Add crash reporting to your Xamarin iOS app
• Add crash reporting to your native Android app
• Add crash reporting to your native iOS app
• Add crash reporting to your React Native app
• Examine crash logs
• Add custom analytics
• Examine analytics

6. Push Notifications

• Set up push notifications for Xamarin Android app client
• Push notification server setup for Xamarin Android
• Add push notifications to native Android apps
• Push notification server setup for native Android
• Set up push notifications for Xamarin iOS app client
• Set up push notifications for native iOS apps
• Push notification server setup for iOS
• Use VSAC to send a push notification

7. Code Push

• Get a deployment key for CodePush
• Install CodePush with a React Native application
• Set up code push frequency
• Use CodePush to deploy to an app

Conclusion

• Next steps