Xamarin.Forms can help you address this need by making it easier to work with different platforms that have dissimilar concepts of local storage. In this installment of the nine-part Mastering Xamarin.Forms Development series, Scott Peterson tackles data storage in cross-platform apps built with Xamarin.Forms. Here, he discusses three common storage strategies in detail: local storage using dependency services to abstract platform differences, local database storage using SQLite, and offline storage and synchronization.

Topics include:
* Local storage and external storage options
* Dealing with platform differences
* Dependency services
* Working with local storage
* Using SQLite databases
* Working with a local database
* Working with remote databases and offline storage