Share your location as a text message using Azure Functions and Twilio
Learn how to use location tracking on your phone mixed with Azure Functions and Twilio to share your location with your friends as a text message.
Learning objectives
In this module, you will:
- Create a cross-platform Xamarin.Forms app that uses Xamarin.Essentials
- Create a cross-platform UI using XAML with application logic in a viewmodel, and bind properties in a viewmodel to the UI
- Detect the user's location
- Create the Azure Functions with an HTTP trigger and run it locally
- Call the Azure Functions from a mobile app, passing data as JSON
- Bind the Azure Functions to Twilio to send an SMS message
- Publish an Azure Functions app to Azure
Prerequisites
- Visual Studio 2019 or later
- A free Twilio account
- You need an Azure subscription to complete the exercises. If you don't have an Azure subscription, create a free account and add a subscription before you begin. If you're a student, you can take advantage of the Azure for students offer.