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In addition to Xamarin.Android, other cross-platform development solutions exist to target Android and other mobile platforms. Depending on your needs and application requirements, an alternative approach may prove easier and more cost-effective for your deployment. In this course, you will learn about the Apache Cordova framework and also learn about developing cross-platform applications using C++.

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Objectives

Introduction to Apache Cordova start the course describe the features of Apache Cordova install the tools to develop using Visual Studio and Cordova configure the Visual Studio tools manage Cordova plugins create an Apache Cordova app configure your applications properties Run and Publish in Cordova build your application on multiple platforms run your app within the Ripple simulator run your app within the Android OS run your app within the Windows Phone OS find and correct bugs in your application integrate connected services with your app verify settings and build your app sign your application with your certificate publish your application access platform-specific projects with Cordova Building Cross-Platform with C++ describe cross-platform development describe the cross-platform features of Visual C++ install the tools for cross-platform development in Visual Studio 2015 install required dependencies manually create a simple Android activity app in C++ Practice: Using Visual C++ create a simple Android activity app