Updated Windows Azure Mobile Services: iOS support and more
The Windows Azure platform is constantly evolving, today the update of Windows Azure Mobile Services services with new features and tools has become available for developers. Below is a brief description of the innovations, details can be found in the original announcement by Scott Guthrie .
Previously, instrumental support for Mobile Services was available only for the Windows 8 platform; when working with other platforms, it was suggested to use REST services.
With the release of the update, new tools have been added to develop iOS applications for the iPhone and iPad. These tools are released open source under the free Apache 2.0 license.
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For developers of iOS applications, the new SDK makes it easier to access information storage and authorization services through third-party services and the Microsoft Account service. Support for push notifications is not yet available in the new iOS SDK and will appear in the near future.
You can familiarize yourself with the new features for iOS development using the following links:
In addition to the already proposed Microsoft Account authorization service, which could have been used for its applications earlier, the update provides support for third-party authorization services: Facebook, Twitter and Google.
Now using these services has become even easier for mobile developers. Below is the code for Windows 8 and iOS, which is enough to write to take advantage of cloud services:
You can learn more about using authorization services using Windows Azure Mobile Services at the following links:
With the update of the service, developers have the opportunity to use calls to other cloud platform services inside Mobile Services scripts: Tables and Blobs information storage tools and the Service Bus integration tool.
Using JavaScript code you can easily use data storage and Windows Azure integration for mobile applications:
Learn more about using these features in the following section .
In addition to using the cloud services of the platform itself from the Mobile Services server scripts, the update adds functionality that allows you to send email messages (using SendGrid ) and SMS messages.
You can send up to 25,000 emails per month for free:
You can learn more about the functionality of sending email messages from this article .
Similarly, sending email messages in the update has the opportunity to send SMS-notifications. To do this, use the service Twilio, which offers developers Windows Azure 1000 free messages.
Let me remind you that Windows Azure Mobile Services are in the preview stage, which means their limited availability in data centers. When services were launched, they were available only from one US East region. With the update, developers have become available to choose another region - West US. With the release of the final version of the services they will be available in all regions.
Developers will be pleased with one more news that concerns Windows Azure. Updated integrated guidance and a set of laboratory works Windows Azure Training Kit, which allows you to explore in practice all aspects of application development for the cloud platform.
In the new version, 7 new demonstrations were added, 22 presentations were updated to work with Visual Studio 2012 and Windows 8.
Download the Windows Azure Training Kit from here .
I remind you that currently there is a competition for the best article on the Windows Azure platform. The winners will receive cool prizes and a trip to TechEd Russia. Get involved !
IOS platform support and release of a separate iOS SDK
Previously, instrumental support for Mobile Services was available only for the Windows 8 platform; when working with other platforms, it was suggested to use REST services.
With the release of the update, new tools have been added to develop iOS applications for the iPhone and iPad. These tools are released open source under the free Apache 2.0 license.
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For developers of iOS applications, the new SDK makes it easier to access information storage and authorization services through third-party services and the Microsoft Account service. Support for push notifications is not yet available in the new iOS SDK and will appear in the near future.
You can familiarize yourself with the new features for iOS development using the following links:
- Introduction to Development
- Get Started with Mobile Services for iOS
- Get Started with authentication in Mobile Services for iOS
Support for third-party authorization services: Facebook, Twitter, Google
In addition to the already proposed Microsoft Account authorization service, which could have been used for its applications earlier, the update provides support for third-party authorization services: Facebook, Twitter and Google.
Now using these services has become even easier for mobile developers. Below is the code for Windows 8 and iOS, which is enough to write to take advantage of cloud services:
You can learn more about using authorization services using Windows Azure Mobile Services at the following links:
- How to register your app with Microsoft Account
- How to register your app with Facebook
- How to register your app with Twitter
- How to register your app with Google
- Get started with authentication in Mobile Services for Windows Store (C #)
- Get started with authentication in Mobile Services for Windows Store (JavaScript)
- Get started with authentication in Mobile Services for iOS
Using Windows Azure Tables, Blobs and Service Bus inside Mobile services
With the update of the service, developers have the opportunity to use calls to other cloud platform services inside Mobile Services scripts: Tables and Blobs information storage tools and the Service Bus integration tool.
Using JavaScript code you can easily use data storage and Windows Azure integration for mobile applications:
Learn more about using these features in the following section .
Sending mail and SMS messages
In addition to using the cloud services of the platform itself from the Mobile Services server scripts, the update adds functionality that allows you to send email messages (using SendGrid ) and SMS messages.
You can send up to 25,000 emails per month for free:
You can learn more about the functionality of sending email messages from this article .
Similarly, sending email messages in the update has the opportunity to send SMS-notifications. To do this, use the service Twilio, which offers developers Windows Azure 1000 free messages.
Mobile Services Availability in the West US Region
Let me remind you that Windows Azure Mobile Services are in the preview stage, which means their limited availability in data centers. When services were launched, they were available only from one US East region. With the update, developers have become available to choose another region - West US. With the release of the final version of the services they will be available in all regions.
Windows Azure Training Kit Update - October 2012
Developers will be pleased with one more news that concerns Windows Azure. Updated integrated guidance and a set of laboratory works Windows Azure Training Kit, which allows you to explore in practice all aspects of application development for the cloud platform.
In the new version, 7 new demonstrations were added, 22 presentations were updated to work with Visual Studio 2012 and Windows 8.
Download the Windows Azure Training Kit from here .
Attention! Competition!
I remind you that currently there is a competition for the best article on the Windows Azure platform. The winners will receive cool prizes and a trip to TechEd Russia. Get involved !
Source: https://habr.com/ru/post/155083/
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