Please install package: 'GPS SafetyNet' available in SDK installer
When trying to run an Android Forms app, I get this error from Xamarin Studio: Error XA5206: Please install package: 'GPS SafetyNet' available in SDK installer. Android resource directory doesn't...
View ArticleShould Pages be Disposable?
There seems to be a little bit of issue with pages not being released when their popped. I'm wondering if pages should implement IDisposable? I posted a comment here, and I wonder if it would work with...
View ArticleUrgent: MpMoviePlayerController not playing the video after latest...
Hi All, The following code in Xamarin IOS was working fine prior to the Xamarin IOS update to v2.0.50727 This is the code in a custom renderer in a Xamarin Forms app class WatchVideoRenderer :...
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Refreshing ListView + Header = Strange Behaviour on Scrolling
I've got a list view using the pull down to refresh functionality. I also have a view in the table header that is used to filter the listview. The data in the listview is grouped. If I pull down to...
View ArticleDevice.OpenUri Encoding Problem
Hi, I have a URL which I try to access using the Device.OpenUri function. This URL contains a bunch of query string paramerte with redirect links. When I try to simply paste the URL is works fine an...
View ArticleAnalyze camera feed with Xamarin.forms
I am trying to create an iOS and android app using Xamarin.forms that take the video stream from the back camera, and analyzes it in real time to see if a certain color is in that feed. I have Emgu CV...
View Article[Guide] Create a Gradient Background without Images
Hey, today I accomplished the task to create Gradient Background without the use of an Image. The task was to make it possible for the user to change the Background of the Views on Runtime! First I...
View ArticleInitializeComponent does not exist
Hi, I'm having difficulties on XAML files in a Sheared project. Using Xamarin Studio; What I did was simply adding a xaml page to the project and build without adding any code. And it gives me the "The...
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How to ship a XF-app to the stores (iOS, Android, WP)..?
Hi all Within the last about 3-4 Weeks, I was able to ship my App for all three platforms to the shops. As I had incredible, terrible problems to do that (2-3 Weeks of the 3-4 Weeks, I had spent to...
View ArticleAdding cancel and done buttons to a modal page
I want to display a modal page, like when you click the 'add event' button in the native iOS calendar app. In my modal page I want to display a TableView. This code deals with the navigation await...
View Articleconsume wcf basic authentication in xamarin forms
Hello everybody, can someone tell me if consuming a wcf service with basic authentication is supported in xamarin forms and if yes, is there a best practice? I was able to call the wcf service with...
View Article2 Line Label with Tail Truncation
I'm converting a MonoTouch.Dialog app to Xamarin.Forms. I have a Cell in a ListView and that has a "Detail" line that should be 2 lines long, and should truncate the tail after that. var lblDetail =...
View ArticleCan I change the application Icon shown top-left on a Navigation page at...
I want to change the change the application icon shown top-left in a Navigation page dynamically (ideally by Binding to it). However I can not find a way to do so in a XF PCL Android app. Is it not...
View ArticleI can't type commas in an numeric entry binded to a decimal value
This is really really strange. I have an entry binded to a ´decimal´ value with a default value (which comes from server): <Entry Text="{Binding AmountToPay}" Keyboard="Numeric" /> And I see the...
View ArticleIOS - ScrollView doesnt work on device
Hello, I got the following Problem - Currently I am trying to output a Datagrid (Zumero) in a Stacklayout located in a ScrollView. <ScrollView > <StackLayout x:Name="Scroll" Padding =...
View ArticleSplash Screen on an Xamarin Forms App (iOS)
Hi all, I'm beginning to love this platform!! I do have an issue that is bugging me and I just can't seem to get to work. The iOS splash Screen. I have all of the App Icons, Spotlight & Settings...
View ArticleCan't get PopToRootAsync working
I start my app showing a main page. From there the user goes through multiple pages until the app should go back to the main page. When I click the final button which should take me back nothing...
View ArticleHybridWebView LoadContent with base URL
Hi, I'm trying trying to use the XLabs HybridWebView (HWV) to load HTML from a string while using resources from the assets/resources folders on iOS & Android. If I'm using LoadFromContent with a...
View ArticleWindows Phone pull to refresh not working when ListView has few items
We're using Xamarin Forms 1.4.2.6359. We have a page with a ListView that has pull to refresh enabled. For Windows Phone Silverlight 8.1, when the ListView doesn't have enough items to fit the screen...
View ArticleHow to intercept Navigation Bar Back Button Clicked in Xamarin Forms?
I have a xamarin forms page where the user can update some data in a form. I need to intercept the Navigation Bar Back Button Clicked to warn the user if some data have not been saved.How to do it? I'm...
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