# Xamarin.Essentials

Android, iOS, and UWP offer unique operating system and platform APIs that developers have access to all in C# leveraging Xamarin.
**Xamarin.Essentials** provides a *single cross-platform API* that works with any Xamarin.Forms, Android, iOS, or UWP application that can be accessed from shared code no matter how the user interface is created.

- [Accelerometer](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/xamarin/essentials/accelerometer): Retrieve acceleration data of the device in three dimensional space.
- [App Information](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/xamarin/essentials/app-information): Find out information about the application.
- [App Theme](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/xamarin/essentials/app-theme): Detect the current theme requested for the application.
- [Barometer](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/xamarin/essentials/barometer): Monitor the barometer for pressure changes.
- [Battery](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/xamarin/essentials/battery): Easily detect battery level, source, and state.
- [Clipboard](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/xamarin/essentials/clipboard): Quickly and easily set or read text on the clipboard.
- [Color Converters](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/xamarin/essentials/color-converters): Helper methods for System.Drawing.Color.
- [Compass](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/xamarin/essentials/compass): Monitor compass for changes.
- [Connectivity](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/xamarin/essentials/connectivity): Check connectivity state and detect changes.
- [Detect Shake](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/xamarin/essentials/detect-shake): Detect a shake movement of the device.
- [Device Display Information](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/xamarin/essentials/device-display): Get the device's screen metrics and orientation.
- [Device Information](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/xamarin/essentials/device-information): Find out about the device with ease.
- [Email](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/xamarin/essentials/email): Easily send email messages.
- [File System Helpers](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/xamarin/essentials/file-system-helpers): Easily save files to app data.
- [Flashlight](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/xamarin/essentials/flashlight): A simple way to turn the flashlight on/off.
- [Geocoding](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/xamarin/essentials/geocoding): Geocode and reverse geocode addresses and coordinates.
- [Geolocation](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/xamarin/essentials/geolocation): Retrieve the device's GPS location.
- [Gyroscope](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/xamarin/essentials/gyroscope): Track rotation around the device's three primary axes.
- [Launcher](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/xamarin/essentials/launcher): Enables an application to open a URI by the system.
- [Magnetometer](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/xamarin/essentials/magnetometer): Detect device's orientation relative to Earth's magnetic field.
- [MainThread](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/xamarin/essentials/main-thread): Run code on the application's main thread.
- [Maps](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/xamarin/essentials/maps): Open the maps application to a specific location.
- [Open Browser](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/xamarin/essentials/open-browser): Quickly and easily open a browser to a specific website.
- [Orientation Sensor](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/xamarin/essentials/orientation-sensor): Retrieve the orientation of the device in three dimensional space.
- [Permissions](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/xamarin/essentials/permissions): Check and request permissions from users.
- [Phone Dialer](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/xamarin/essentials/phone-dialer): Open the phone dialer.
- [Platform Extensions](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/xamarin/essentials/platform-extensions): Helper methods for converting Rect, Size, and Point.
- [Preferences](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/xamarin/essentials/preferences): Quickly and easily add persistent preferences.
- [Secure Storage](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/xamarin/essentials/secure-storage): Securely store data.
- [Share](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/xamarin/essentials/share): Send text and website uris to other apps.
- [SMS](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/xamarin/essentials/sms): Create an SMS message for sending.
- [Text-to-Speech](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/xamarin/essentials/text-to-speech): Vocalize text on the device.
- [Unit Converters](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/xamarin/essentials/unit-converters): Helper methods to convert units.
- [Version Tracking](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/xamarin/essentials/version-tracking): Track the applications version and build numbers.
- [Vibrate](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/xamarin/essentials/vibrate): Make the device vibrate.
- [Web Authenticator](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/xamarin/essentials/web-authenticator): Start web authentication flows and listen for a callback.