What does Entry.PlaceHolderColor do?
I am looking to change the color of the line on the Entry control for Android and I thought ahh PlaceHolderColor is the property i want! To my amazement its not. So what does PlaceHolderColor do and...
View ArticleXamarin.Forms 2.0.0.6482 Breaks the SearchBar Text and Placeholder Text on iOS
I updated my app in development to use Xamarin Forms 2.0 and the placeholder font for a SearchBar became darker and when typing, it is invisible. Here's some basic sample code to recreate the issue:...
View ArticlePreventing "Sleep mode" - Keeping the app alive
When my app has been startet, it shouldn't be sent to background by display-timeouts or whatever. So I want to deactivate the "Sleep mode" of the phone or tablet by code. Does anybody have some tips...
View ArticleXamarin.Forms and IdentityServer3, how to achieve a successful connection?
I've been stuck like 4 days trying to authenticate using IdentityServer3 (OpenID Connect) with no success. I already tried Xamarin.Auth and also IdentityModel with no success. So far, the only response...
View ArticleError in Android: LoadApplication(new App()) - Object reference not set to an...
When I use Galaxy S6 (Android 5.1.1) I get error "Object reference not set to an instance of an object" in Droid app here: LoadApplication(new App()) When I use Galaxy S4 (Android 4.4.2) all is good.
View ArticleText color change Alert Dialog
I'm trying to change the color of the text of the warning dialog button, but I have no success. I try to change the buttons are on the attached image My style xml: http://pastebin.com/aGuSN3by Someone...
View ArticleWhat does the xmlns need to be to use a custom control?
I want to customize the Label control to do some formatting of the text. I can write the C# code to do something, but am having trouble getting it to compile with the custom label in the xaml. Here's...
View ArticleProblem creating correct layout
Hi, I am busy with an App which needs to show at the bottom of the app one button and a label in the left corner, one label in the middle and one button and a label in the right corner of the screen....
View ArticleAfter Xamarin Forms update, I'm getting reference errors
Hi folks! After updating to the latest xamarin forms release, I'm getting loads of errors in my projects. I never did any android development, and so maybe I'm missing something fundamental. I've...
View ArticleXamarin.Forms working with 3rd party ASP.net C# SDK
I'm trying to work with a REST service using a 3rd party ASP.net C# SDK, but I can't add it as a reference to the PCL project and thus can't add the correct using statements. I'm new to development in...
View ArticleWhat is the most efficient chat api provider that integrates best with Xamarin?
I am wondering which chat API/server provider is most efficient, understandable, cost effective, and easily integrated with Xamarin - the following list: 1.) Buddy - https://buddy.com/ 2.) Google Cloud...
View ArticleHow to add a toolbar to the appbar in masterdetailpage.
When using a MasterDetailPage in Xamarin Forms, the Windows Phone renders this as a Panel which displays by hitting an icon on the Application Bar. Is there anyway to hookup the icon event to navigate...
View ArticleAlready referencing a newer version of 'Xamarin.GooglePlayServices.Maps' error
Hi, in my Xamarin.Forms based project I could not add the actual Xamarin.Forms.Maps 2.0.x package. I have already added the Xamarin.GooglePlayServices.Maps package version 27.0.0.0. In this case I...
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async/await method crash web services response in android but same code work...
async/await method crash web services response in android but same code work successfully in window Phone and iOS apps in xamarin Native Appliation. Xamarin Native Application (PCL) I have created a...
View ArticleXamlCompilation causes System.Xml-assembly not found
Hello! I am using the [XamlCompilation...] option at class level (PCL-Project). Android and iOS no problems, but i get a "System.IO.FileNotFoundException" at InitializeComponent() - "Could not load...
View ArticleWhy does Visual Studio debug on iOS device fail with can't find type?
I have a project that I can debug fine on the iOS Simulator. I have been trying to debug it on an actual device with no luck. The app builds and installs on the device but when it launches I get an...
View ArticleHttpWebRequest https problems
Hi guys, Setup: Windows 7 Visual Studio 2015 OS X Yosemite Xamarin (latest stable version) I've been trying to solve this issue. I cannot seem to get any solid information on it. But OK in short I've...
View ArticleCan't install version 2.0
I'm using vs 2015 pro with resharper 10 installed and from a fresh xamarin forms project, can't upgrade to latest version. The nuget output is this: Attempting to gather dependencies information for...
View ArticleAny way of suppressing forms\xamarin output to the Application Output log?
My application output log is full of junk so trying to find MY log file entries and compare runs is very difficult. There are 1000s of lines like: ... [PhoneWindow] DecorView setVisiblity: visibility =...
View ArticleRetrieving logs from a failed iOS deploy
I am using VS2015 and a Mac build host to create an iOS app. I have an older iPhone 4 I want to deploy to. "Launch Failed. The app 'MyApp' could not be launched on 'Old iPhone 4'. Please check the log...
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