Is it feasible to add a background image to a picker control?
I am currently attempting to style a picker so that it "looks" like a dropdown element. In essence, all this has is a down arrow as a background image, positioned to the right end of the picker...
View ArticleXamarin forms Android is timed out when app goes into background
Hi, I have an Android app that is developed using Xamarin Forms. Session on this app is valid for 60 minutes and works fine on all devices except on S5 version 4.4.2. User gets logged out of the app...
View ArticleDoes anyone know how I can create a default text for empty tabbed page contents?
I have a TabbedPage that has a ListView. When (and if) one of the tabs are empty, I would like to show a default text (Label). I've tried playing with the CreateDefault() protected method but I don't...
View ArticleDeployment of Xamarin Forms projects built with Visual Studio to app stores...
There is documentation pertaining to the deployment of Android and iOS applications built on Xamarin.Android and Xamarin.iOS respectively, but this documentation refers to apps built in Xamarin Studio....
View ArticleXamarin.Forms (V1.3) Android projects not recognizing Java installed on my...
I update my Mac's OS to Yosemite yesterday. Before the update I have uninstalled Android Player as it was anyway stopped working. I reinstalled Android Player (V0.1.1(1)) and downloaded Nexus 5...
View ArticleRemove rounded corners of UITextField
Hi! I want to remove the rounded corners of a UITextField using a custom renderer public class CustomEntryRenderer:EntryRenderer { protected override void OnElementChanged...
View ArticleCan I build a Forms App for this windows tablet?
I have a customer that wants an app specifically for this tablet: http://support.hp.com/us-en/document/c04497977 Chipset and Microprocessor: 1.8 GHz Intel Atom Z3735G Quad Core Processor Windows 8.1...
View ArticleMore errors with latest release
So I was able to compile with linker option set to "Do not link assemblies" I am losing my patience with this attitude at Xamarin that we are to be your beta testers. No confidence dudes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!...
View ArticleDevice info ( Id, name, platform and version)
How can I get Device infos in Xamarin.Forms?
View ArticleProblem with custom control ItemsSource
I'm having some trouble with a custom control. It's based very heavily on: http://www.spikie.be/blog/post/2015/04/02/.aspx In addition it's got bits learnt from the BindablePicker example I've found on...
View ArticleAdding Android Theme Causes Crash
Hi All, When I add a Theme to the Android build of my project, it crashes. When I change my Activity from this: [Activity (Label = "AppName", MainLauncher = true)] to this: [Activity (Label =...
View ArticleLabel LineBreakMode WordWrap behaves as CharacterWrap when using Bindings
I have a Label in which the Text or FormattedText property is populated with a binding towards a property on my ViewModel. The LineBreakMode has been set to WordWrap, but it behaves as a CharacterWrap....
View ArticlePadding in Button
I've searched and found similar questions but no real answers. I have a Button. When the button appears in iOS there is no padding around the text. Look at the button labeled "Forgot Password". iOS...
View ArticleXamarin Maps - Location Services pop up
Hi, I am using the Xamarin.Forms.Maps.dll to display a map of a location for a meeting. I don't use the location of the device at any point and have no need to in the app at all. There is no code that...
View Articleimagecell set image size/aspect?
I'm having a hard time believing that this can't be done. am I doing somethign wrong? how do I specify the size for the image in the imagecell?
View ArticleHide the Master page of a MasterDetailPage in Landscape mode.
Hi, I created an app with a MasterDetailPage. My App work only in Landscape mode. On iPad when the App start, the Master Page is always visible. I try to set IsPresented = false but nothing change. It...
View ArticleCan't target Android 6.0
I have a Xamarin Forms app with a Droid project. I have Android 6.0 (API 23) installed via SDK Manager. But Xamarin Studio only shows up to 5.1 in Options / General / Target Framework. I reinstalled...
View Article[Android] Enabling scrolling for a WebView inside a ScrollView
I had this problem a while ago and I didn't found a complete solution for this here in the forum so I'm posting a solution using a Custom Renderer that is very simple and worked very well for me and I...
View ArticleCorrect place to store things securely
I'm doing some work with azure mobile services which requires me to store both an application key, and also cache user authentication information locally (not passwords, just a token). Is there a...
View ArticleLayout cycle detected. Layout could not complete. after resetting...
I am having an issue with the windows phone and a listview. The listview has a hundred or so items and the ItemsSource is changed based on a picker. So when a new item is selected from the picker I set...
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