Accessing the photo library and camera
The last major feature of Xamarin.Mobile is the ability to access photos in order to give users the ability to add their own content to your applications. Using a class called MediaPicker, you can pull photos from the device's camera or photo library and optionally display your own UI for the operation.
Let's create an application that loads an image from the camera or photo library on the press of a button and displays it on the screen. To begin with, create a Single View Application project by going to iOS | iPhone Storyboard | Single View Application in Xamarin Studio. Make sure to add Xamarin.Mobile to the project from the Component Store.
Now, let's implement a screen with two UIButton and a UIImageView ...
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