pushmote-xamarin

Pushmote iOS & Android Bindings for Xamarin

How to add Pushmote to Xamarin iOS Project

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Add PushmoteSDK-iOSBinding project to your solution.

Click Edit References from Project menu.

Add PushmoteSDK-iOSBinding as a reference to your project.

Add Pushmote.StartWithApplicationId and Pushmote.HandleNotification calls in AppDelegate.cs

    public override bool FinishedLaunching (UIApplication application, NSDictionary launchOptions)
	{
		Pushmote.StartWithApplicationId ("YOUR_APP_KEY");

		// Override point for customization after application launch.
		// If not required for your application you can safely delete this method

		return true;
	}

	public override void ReceivedLocalNotification (UIApplication application, UILocalNotification notification)
	{
		Pushmote.HandleNotification (notification);
	}

Add NSLocationAlwaysUsageDescription to your .plist file.

<key>NSLocationAlwaysUsageDescription</key>
<string>This is required for iBeacon experience.</string>

How to add Pushmote to Xamarin Android Project

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Add PushmoteSDK-AndroidBinding project to your solution.

Click Edit References from Project menu.

Add PushmoteSDK-AndroidBinding as a reference to your project.

Add Pushmote.Start call to MainActivity.cs

	protected override void OnCreate (Bundle savedInstanceState)
	{
     ..
		Xamarin.Insights.Initialize (XamarinInsights.ApiKey, this);
		..
		Pushmote.Start(Pushmote.HWProvider.Estimote, this, "YOUR_APP_KEY");
}

protected override void OnStart ()
	{
		base.OnStart ();
		Pushmote.BringToForeground ();
	}

	protected override void OnStop ()
	{
		base.OnStop ();
		Pushmote.SendToBackground ();
	}

Add permissions/uses-feature and service definition in AndroidManifest.xml

<application android:allowBackup="true" android:icon="@mipmap/icon" android:label="@string/app_name">
        <service
          android:name="com.estimote.sdk.service.BeaconService"
          android:exported="false" />

</application>

  <uses-feature
    android:name="android.hardware.bluetooth_le"
    android:required="false" />
  <!-- Needed for Bluetooth low energy scanning. -->
  <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.BLUETOOTH" />
  <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.BLUETOOTH_ADMIN" />
  <!-- Needed for Estimote Cloud. -->
  <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />
  <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE" />