Can You Create Xamarin.Forms Apps For Your Xbox Series X?!

My Xbox Series X is here! I decided to skip the unboxing video, don't look into any games, but instead look at the most important thing first: can I run Xamarin.Forms apps on my Xbox?! Check out this video to find out the answer...

In this video we will learn blow-by-blow how to setup our Xbox Series X for Development. We enable Developer Mode on Windows 10, the Xbox, create a Xamarin.Forms app and... What will happen!?

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⏱ Timestamps
0:00 Intro
0:20 Enable Xbox Developer Mode
2:50 Activate Xbox On Your Microsoft Account
4:23 Enable Windows 10 Developer Mode
5:12 Create Xamarin.Forms Project
7:06 Troubles Enabling Developer Mode?!
7:47 Alternative Way To Enable Xbox Developer Mode
8:38 Developer Mode Achieved!
9:25 Configure Your Developer Profile
10:25 Connect Visual Studio to Xbox
11:15 Deploy App to Xbox / Enter Developer Pin
12:14 Is Our App Actually Deployed?!
13:05 WOOHOO!
13:13 Remote Debugging on Xbox
13:55 Leaving Developer Mode (Easier Than Leaving Vim)
14:19 Outro (Spoiler: Xbox One X & Series S also works!)

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[matthewleibowitz]

I haven't even started watching, and I like this video! Can't wait to find out!

[issacproton]

is the beauty of Xamarin. I wish everyone knew the productivity of Microsoft Technologies stack..WE LOVE XAMARIN! Congrats @Gerald for your new fancy XboX+Xamarin=

[alisaleem]

Gerald your channel is really a hidden gem.
Thank you for all of your amazing content.

[aiyaar]

Awesome as always! Gerard I built an app with Xamarin Forms and it is also running on Android TV, but I am facing remote Control problem...., how can I can enable it to cntrol like other TV apps..?

[rahulsen]

Awesome .. can you also make a video for getting started with tizen tv

[SpaceShot]

When they announced Dev Mode at Build conference several years ago, they said that once you sign up your console would be enabled for Dev Mode "on the next console update". What does that mean? I don't know... I usually waited a day. I hadn't seen your workaround and will try it with my Series X (which I hadnt put into Dev Mode yet)

[toxicthegammer]

I’m trying to turn a website into a Xbox app, is there anyway to do that? I’ve tried using webui 2 on visual studio but Xbox doesn’t support webui. Spent 2 weeks trying to learn visual studio to make the app. All I wanna do is turn a site into app :/

[DanielGirardBolduc]

Really good video. Are you recording with a hdmi capture card or does is it possible to access xbox screen from pc in dev mode ?

[davejarcher]

Hi Gerald
Thanks for the awesome content. I would love to see a video on deploying Xamarin Apps for different scenarios. For example Android Private Enterprise and Android Google Play Store. iPhone Private Enterprise v iPhone App Store.
Thanks again!

[alisaleem]

Hey Gerald, one thing is really bothering me..
Is Xamarin forms really free for commercial use for a single developer or is there any cap on profits?
I searched about this but couldn't get any satisfied result.
Like what are true limitations for developing a commercial app with Xamarin Forms on visual studio community.
Any advice would be appreciated!

[billymartin]

Been making Xbox apps for a while, but the hardest thing and what I can't figure out is how to setup tab stops and the Xbox Controller instead of just using a mouse pointer. I can't find this info for a Xamarin Forms app anywhere. PLEASE make a video!

[CoolModderJaydonX]

Is Xamarin able to utilize the Kinect or other Xbox One/Series APIs or whatever?

Edit: I guess there _is_ UWP functionality, but I'm still not sure.

Edit 2: Looks like I _was_ able to use the NuGet Kinect package on the main form, but not in the UWP "subsection, " let's just call it.

[muhammedhedyia]

We Can Actually Create Minesweeper Game :D

[sipepguru]

question one, What game are you going to play (hehe)