Start from template

start your xamarin project using a pre built template introduction in this section you learn how to get started with a visual studio template and get ready to use back4app in 5 easy steps prerequisites to complete this quickstart, you need visual studio https //visualstudio microsoft com/pt br/ and xamarin dependency https //dotnet microsoft com/pt br/apps/xamarin an app created at back4app see more on new parse app tutorial https //www back4app com/docs/get started/new parse app 1 get the template download the template at back4app’s github repository https //github com/back4app/xamarin quickstart example you can do that using the following command line $ curl lok https //github com/back4app/xamarin quickstart example/archive/master zip && unzip master zip 2 open the project template open visual studio click on \<font color="#2166ae">open project / solution\</font> 3\ navigate to the project folder and click on \<font color="#2166ae">open\</font> 3 install required nuget packages we need some additional libraries for this example we will get them through nuget packages right click on app’s name in the solution explorer and click on manage \<font color="#2166ae">nuget packages \</font> 2\ press on browse, search and install the packages \<font color="#2166ae">parse by parse\</font> and \<font color="#2166ae">xamarin android support v7 appcompat by xamarin inc \</font> 3\ wait for the installations to complete 4 setup app’s credentials update your strings values to set up the app’s credentials parse xamarin sdk uses these settings to connect to the back4app servers open your strings file \<font color="#2166ae"> /app1/resources/values/strings xml\</font> 2\ go to your app dashboard at back4app website 3\ navigate to app’s settings click on \<font color="#2166ae">features\</font> > \<font color="#2166ae">core settings\</font> and press \<font color="#2166ae">settings\</font> 4\ return to your \<font color="#2166ae">strings xml\</font> file and paste your \<font color="#2166ae">applicationid\</font> and \<font color="#2166ae">dotnetkey\</font> see more at our back4app’s creating new app guide https //www back4app com/docs/get started/new parse app 5 testing your connection build your app in a device or virtual device ( \<font color="#2166ae">shift\</font> + \<font color="#2166ae">f10\</font> ) 2\ wait until the \<font color="#2166ae">hello world!\</font> screen appears as below 3\ login at back4app https //www back4app com/ 4\ find your app and click on \<font color="#2166ae">dashboard\</font> 5\ click on \<font color="#2166ae">core\</font> 6\ go to \<font color="#2166ae">browser\</font> if everything works properly, you should find a class named \<font color="#2166ae">installation\</font> as follows next steps at this point, you have learned how to get started with android apps you are now ready to explore parse server core features https //www back4app com/product/parse server and back4app add ons https //www back4app com/product/addons learn more by walking around parse open source documentation for net sdk http //docs parseplatform org/dotnet/guide/