Cross Platform Location Services
I am building a Xamarin.Forms (PCL) app, with some BLE data collection and Azure Mobile Services to push data entries to the cloud. I would like to add location services data to that, so I know where...
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Grial UI Kit for Xamarin Forms
Hi everybody! Just wanted to share with you our first Xamarin Forms User Interface Kit. And hear what you think about it Please check it out http://www.grialkit.com Thanks everybody!
View ArticleSearch Bar in ToolBarItems
Is it possible to use SearchBar in ToolBarItems? I tired it wasnt working. Can anybody help me.
View ArticleHow to create button pressed effect?
Hello, I need to create a button/image/whatever that changes image while pressed to create the button pressed effect. How can i get to the 'while pressed' state? Even if using custom renderers, i cant...
View ArticleTesting in Android - getting an error with the shared runtime
I'm trying to test my XF application in an Android genymotion emulator. Unfortunately, I can't get the application to start. I am getting the following error when I look this up in monitor. This...
View ArticleTwilio SMS code works from console, but not from ios app
I am writing a business app on IOS and I need to sent preformed text messages when specific events happen. It looked like it would be reasonably easy to do with Twilio, so that is the direction I went...
View ArticleDisable rotation all pages except one
Hi, All the solutions the i found about blocking rotation is global to all pages of the App, but my situation is different I wan't all pages to portrait except one that can be used in portrait or...
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3x3 square grid inside ScrollView
Hello, I am trying to build a 3x3 grid with square images (and a label). I am having a hard time because every attempt I make it results in the "squares" being flattened or stretched. That's my code...
View ArticleHow to use MasterBehavior in Xamarin Forms
Hi everyone I am facing issue when i am using MasterBehavior getting error can you please guide me how i can use MasterBehavior = MasterBehavior.Split; i want to split my masterdetailpage in ios...
View ArticleRunning XF app on Android shows CPU usage that does not to 50%
I'm executing a XF app that does lots of operations in a loop and checking performance. I opened a terminal and ran 'adb shell' + 'Top' command to see CPU usage. My app's CPU usage does not go over...
View ArticleXamarin Forms button rendering in grids on WP
I'm currently experiencing an issue when i try adding a button into grid on WP. It seems the button renders with a margin which end up making the button smaller then it should be. I initially thought...
View ArticleWould you like Xamarin.Forms Open Sourced?
I have started a this discussion thread and an iPetition to show Xamarin the level of support the Xamarin community has for Open Sourcing Xamarin.Forms. Even Microsoft has moved heavily towards the...
View ArticleStyle XAML for Custom Control
What is the correct syntax for the style TargetType below if I have a custom entry control called "CustomEntry"? I've tried a few different ways (example below), but it always throws an error about...
View ArticleTapGestureRecognizer and Android Xamarin.Forms 1.4.4.6392
Is anyone else noticing that the TapGestureRecognizer on labels is significantly less reliable in 1.4.4.6392 vs 1.4.4.6376? Using TapGestureRecognizers seems to more often than not, not fire the Tapped...
View ArticleApple Watch OS 2 App in a Xamarin.forms App.
Hi, I have an iphone app published using xamarin.forms. I want to add a apple watch component ( using apple watch OS 2) to this. I have the following questions :- 1) I could not find any document on...
View ArticleNull data message with binding
I am binding a label to a nullable DateTime property. I want to display "-" if the property is null. Does anyone have a suggestion for supplying a Null Text option? Here is the property and XAML I am...
View ArticleMinimum iOS version supported
The Forms intro page no longer states the minimum iOS or Android version. I can't find it documented anywhere. We have released an app for iOS 6.1 based on the current Xamarin Forms but I'm concerned...
View ArticleProblem: Add layout to content of a scrollView
Hi! Basically I'm trying to dinamically add layouts to the content of a scrollView. I did an example code but it only works at the second click, for some reason it doesn't render the first layout...
View ArticleHow to handle navigation in a MasterDetailPage using Context Actions of a...
Hello there, I will try to give an accurate explanation for the issue I'm facing. Context : I'm using a MasterDetailPage for my main navigation. In a Detail page (used as a NavigationPage), I display a...
View ArticleSystem.NullReferenceException at...
Immediate crash after application begins "WorkingWithMaps" and "MobileCRM" from https://github.com/xamarin/xamarin-forms-samples (both use Maps) Host system is Windows 8.1 Tried in Nexus 10 KitKat,...
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