Exception while scrolling Grouped Listview which is added inside Tableview in...
I Have created a grouped ListView which is added inside TableView, it looks fine but when i scroll the list it crashes and throws the below exception: System.NotSupportedException: Unable to activate...
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Hi there, I am developing a CROSS PLATFORM mobile that works on ANDROID and iPhone. My project structure is 1. PCL 2. Android 3. iOS I have a screen(XAML) where I upload a photo to an Image. On an...
View ArticleApp crashes in release mode and not in debug mode
I am building a cross platform app and i want to release it to testers, but it doesn't work when i am deploying it in release mode. As far as exceptions go i do not get any. As stated in the question...
View ArticleHow to save username in device in PCL application.
Hi, In my Xamarin forms PCL project I want to save the username of logged in user in device so the user don't need to login every time he starts the app. Can anyone please help.
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I Created a Empty Xamarin.Forms Portable .This error occurred at compile time. File 'Windows.props' not find。 For more information, see...
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MasterDetail page wrong behavior
Hi! I'm starting a new app using MasterDetail page. When I try the code on iOS behaves properly but on android shows a navigation bar that should not be there. I've downloaded the Evolve 2013 app...
View Articleanyone here used recycler view in forms? Why isn't it the gridview in xlabs?
I've been working with xlabs gridview, and finally given up on it, it's just got too many issues, so I want to rewrite their renderer for android from scratch. RecyclerView to me looks like a far...
View ArticleUpdating ObservableCollection from async task crashes app. Bug or are we...
Hi We are currently building a Xamarin Forms application but have encountered a problem. It is sometimes crashing (in Android) whenever an ObservableCollection is updated from an async task. We do some...
View ArticleFontAwesome Label: Here's how!
Here's how you'll use the new FontAwesome label (Any Graphic font will work, but FontAwesome is Awesome): var coolLabel = new FontAwesomeIcon(FontAwesomeIcon.Icon.Gear) Here's how to set it up....
View ArticleAsync Web Service Problem
Hello everyone, I try to find a way (since a long time) to build my app with a web service. Here is my code from my web service and code form my app in attachment. When i launch my app, it crashes and...
View ArticleUsing standard Icons for NavigationBar in Xamarin Forms
Hi! Is there a way to use OS specific icons on a certain platform in Xamarin Forms? For example, on iOS I would like to use UIBarButtonSystemItemAdd and on WP/droid a custom image....
View ArticleAccessing ResourceDictionary from xaml to c# programmatically
How do I access the contents of my ResourceDictionary that is located my App.xaml page? I am trying to make a label's text color that uses a color in my resource dictionary with key = "textColor" var...
View ArticleSaving to Photo Gallery/Camera Roll/etc
Hi folks, First off, I the possibility exists that I am old, tired, and can't read, but the possibility exists that I am also not any of these things. Do we have a cross-platform component to save to...
View Articlecom.google.android.gms.wearable does not exist
After updating project to latest version of component I get this error when trying to build my Xamrin Forms Android side of app. Any ideas as to why? I have tried reinstalling SDK to no avail
View ArticleInitializecomponent does not exist in the current context
Hi , I have updated my Xamarin Studio and Xamarin.Forms to 1.4.0.0, now when ever creating Xaml Page in portable application , i'm getting build error as "Initializecomponent does not exist in the...
View ArticlePossible to update global styles programatically?
Is it possible to update the values in global styles programatically? I have some styles like: <Style TargetType="Label"> <Setter Property="FontSize" Value="25" /> </Style> And I wish...
View ArticleAndroid UI
Hi there! I'm wondering why the tabbedPage on Android doesn't use the new support library Toolbar, I see all tabs on Android supporting swipe shown here The same goes to MasterDetail to the new...
View ArticleNavigationStack is doubling pages
Strange situation that, after searching, I haven't found anyone else running into. I have a tabbed page as my main, and when I navigate out using Navigation.PushAsync() I end up with two copies of the...
View ArticleDoes Xamarin.Forms have an equivalent to Maximize Mode on iOS?
When I worked on iOS apps in the past there was a thing called "maximize mode" where the app would be fullscreened (basically got rid of the status bar at the top of the screen). Does forms have an...
View ArticleGetting Exif Data from XLabs MediaPicker
When I get a media file from the MediaPicker the Exif data doesn't seem to be populated. Is there something special I need to initialize to get this data? I am not inheriting XFormsApplicationDroid in...
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