Xamarin Accelerates and Simplifies iPhone and iPad App Development with MonoTouch 5.2 Release
New testing framework, memory profiler and rapid UI creation library help more than 5,000 paying customers build mobile apps faster
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Xamarin, a leading provider of development software that simplifies and accelerates the creation and operation of cross-platform mobile apps for phones and tablets running iOS, Android and Windows, today announced MonoTouch 5.2. This latest version introduces new capabilities to improve application performance, streamline the development process and reduce the time it takes to build ultra-fast iPhone and iPad apps with a native user experience.
“Xamarin’s cross-platform development products, MonoTouch and Mono for Android, provide the power of the .NET frameworks that millions of developers already use, along with complete access to all native APIs and UI toolkits for iOS and Android – this allows you to create truly unique native experiences on each operating system,” said Miguel de Icaza, chief technology officer of Xamarin. “Now with MonoTouch 5.2, we are giving developers powerful capabilities to build better quality iPhone and iPad apps faster and easier than available anywhere else.”
Key enhancements of MonoTouch 5.2 include:
- Faster and easier creation of iPhone and iPad Dialogs. MonoTouch.Dialog is a new API that allows developers to create HIG-compliant iOS forms and dialog boxes, and to show table-based information without having to write dozens of delegates and controllers for the user interface. It includes UITableView support and pull-to-refresh, as well as built-in searching.
- Improved memory management to find, diagnose and fix memory leaks. The new MonoTouch memory profiler provides new tooling to enable developers to track managed objects’ memory usage growth, track which objects are still referenced and track where they are being referenced from. Other new memory features include Generational Garbage Collector and improved Garbage Collection Diagnostics.
- Easier on-device unit testing. Touch.Unit is a new unit testing framework for developers to perform on-device testing of individual functions and procedures in MonoTouch applications.
MonoTouch 5.2 also includes more than 300 additional enhancements that make it easier to develop great iOS applications. A full listing of new features and capabilities can be viewed here: http://blog.xamarin.com.
“MonoTouch already provides a great environment to quickly build really powerful apps,” said Tony Fonager, chief technology officer of Netcoders ApS, Denmark. “The new MonoTouch.Dialog features in MonoTouch 5.2 are a real time saver because now we can build common iPhone and iPad dialogs easier and faster without having to deal directly with UITableViews, delegates and data sources.”
Pricing and Availability
For complete product information about MonoTouch, and to download a free trial, visit http://xamarin.com/monotouch.
MonoTouch 5.2 is available immediately to all MonoTouch customers currently within their annual subscription period.
To see example apps built with Xamarin technology, visit http://xamarin.com/apps/all.
About Xamarin
Xamarin was founded in 2011 with the mission to make it fast, easy and fun to build great mobile apps. Xamarin’s products are used by individual developers and companies including VMware, Target, Rdio, Medtronic and Unity Technologies to simplify creation and maintenance of high-performance, cross-platform mobile consumer and corporate applications, targeting phones and tablets running iOS, Android and Windows. For more information, visit http://xamarin.com.
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