In this two-part guide, you will build your first Xamarin.Android application using Xamarin Studio or Visual Studio and develop an understanding of the fundamentals of Android application development with Xamarin. Along the way, the tools, concepts, and steps required to build and deploy a Xamarin.Android application will be introduced.

Part 1: Quickstart

In the first part of this guide you'll create an application that translates an alphanumeric phone number entered by the user into a numeric phone number, and then calls that number.

Part 2: Deep Dive

In the second part of this document, you'll review what was built and develop a fundamental understanding of how Android applications work.