The dangers of using singletons in Xamarin.Forms App constructor
Hi, I was not sure where to post this but Xamarin Forms forum seems to be the best fit. I wanted to share an unpleasant experience, in order to help people who might (and will) encounter this issue. 1/...
View ArticleBinding with indexed properties
I have been working with binding towards a model that use indexed properties (using string identifiers), and have some issues I can't seem to get around - I was hoping someone here have some answers,...
View ArticleForms Listview hide last few rows in iOS
Hi, I am using Xamarin.Forms Listview in my project. I am able to load and show the data using ItemsSource property. My problem is in iPhone last few rows are hidden. I can see those rows only on...
View ArticleNavigation Page Back Button Text
Hi! I want to hide the back button text forever, maybe i put only an icon. How can i do it? Thanks!
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How can I change Switch Text color? (Android)
Hi, there's a way to change through style xml file the text color of a Switch? (See the attached file Below) Thanks
View ArticleWe are facing an issue while using PopupLayout in Xamarin forms iOS.
Hi, We are facing an issue while using PopupLayout in Xamarin forms iOS. After adding the popupLayout as content to the Parent Layout i am unable to fire the click event for the button. Can anybody...
View ArticleHow to change the font size of the title on a Carousel Page on Windows Phone
This question is similar to this more generic and unanswered question: Customizing Title on carousel and tabbed page On Windows Phone I'd like more of the title of my carousel page to be readable...
View ArticleShould I remove event handlers onDisappearing to reduce memory leaks?
I know that you should remove event handlers OnPause if you are on Android, but should you remove them OnDisappering in a xamarin forms app? private EventHandler<SelectedItemChangedEventArgs>...
View ArticleWhy Geocoder.GetPositionsForAddressAsync returns no results?
I am trying to get coordinates for an address, so I am doing: var coder = new Geocoder(); var positions = (await coder.GetPositionsForAddressAsync(Business.Address)).ToList(); When I run on iOS, it...
View ArticleLateral menu and TabbedPage
Hi, I have an app with a left lateral menu (implementing with MasterDetailPage) and the Detail page should be a TabbedPage. The implementation is ok, but i have an UX problem in Android. When clicking...
View ArticleMasterDetail & Tabbed pages have unexpected results on Android
Hi! I just started out with the (awesome) Xamarin.Forms, but bumped into a problem yesterday that I can't seem to figure out. I created a MasterDetail page that contains two Menu options: One that...
View ArticleHow to work around PushAsync is not supported globally on Android?
I've got a ContentPage which is nested within a MasterDetailPage. I'm trying to use PushAsync(new SomePage()); but it keeps on throwing this error. PushAsync is not supported globally on Android,...
View ArticleSetting MainPage multiple times
I have an simple application with two pages. On start, I set the MainPage property to a page, like: MainPage = new StartPage(); From the StartPage the user can go forward to the second page. I don't...
View ArticleDefault value for Picker
I would like to show a default value in the text field of the Picker. So far I know the "Title" is automatically used but I would like to show one of the options, the Picker shows, e.g. the first one....
View ArticleCustom Range Slider for iOS
For those who search to make a custom range slider in iOS, this is mine. OneView.xaml in MyApp.Shared.Views : <ContentPage xmlns="http://xamarin.com/schemas/2014/forms"...
View ArticleWhy no direct conenction to SQL Server
Hi all, i have to find out a way to sync a hugh amount of sql data from our sql server to an local db of an ipad. I have read on net that is not a good way to connect the mobile device directly to the...
View ArticleThe phone number passed to send SMS is decoded wrongly
I am using the following code in an Xamarin.Forms app in the iOS project to send SMS: public bool SendSMS (string number, string SMSMessage) { return UIApplication.SharedApplication.OpenUrl (new...
View ArticleExtra space appearing on top of table view in IOS
I am getting extra space on top of table view in IOS, how to eliminate this. When using intent="form" extra space is coming if intent changed to data space issue was gone but extra separator line are...
View ArticleXaml Data Binding
Hi. There is way to call a view method from xaml. For example: public class MyLabel : Label { public MyMethod(String pParameter) { ... } } <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <ContentPage...
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