Share your location as a text message using Azure Functions and Twilio
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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.

Microsoft Learn
Updated Jul 13, 2025

What you'll learn

  • Create a cross-platform Xamarin.Forms app that uses Xamarin.Essentials
  • Create a cross-platform UI using XAML with application logic in a ViewModel, as well as 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
Course Description

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.