You write C# code that gets compiled down to native code. Xamarin provides C# bindings for the platform's APIs. You can, therefore, do anything in C# that you w

You write C# code that gets compiled down to native code. Xamarin provides C# bindings for the platform's APIs. You can, therefore, do anything in C# that you would do in the platform's normal language. This is appealing to those who prefer C#, and to those that want to share business logic between their iOS, Android, and WP apps, but want to write that logic in a higher-level language than C++. Disclaimer: I work for Xamarin. Just saw your question was unanswered and thought I'd explain the basics.