dev-notes/dotnet/xamarin/xamarin-essentials.md

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