Forms.Map - Pins not appear on the device only in the simulator (IOS)
My map-based application works perfectly in the simulator, however when I executalo the IOS device (Debug or Release) the pins simply do not appear. I tried to reduce the amount to 10 and yet to no...
View ArticleXamarin.Forms 2.0.1-pre1 Released
Apologies for the light feature/bug list. We were really focused on 2.0.0 and service releases. Features Add PanGestureRecognizer Bug Fixes [Android] Resolve issue where AnchorX was sometimes...
View ArticleHow can I achieve functionality similar to attached screenshot?
In the attached screenshot is a android app and have list view and on swipe left and add button comes up inside the list view item? I'm trying to achieve the same in my app via Xamarin.Forms but didnt...
View ArticleForms9Patch: Simplify multi-device image management in your PCL Xamarin.Forms...
Announcement of Form9Patch Xamarin Forms is great for developing apps on Android and iOS but it is missing two important tools for developers: scalable images and PCL multi-screen image management....
View ArticleXamarin.Forms tiled background image?
I've seen a few old threads about tiled backgrounds, but they're either abandoned with no answer or they were not about Xamarin.Forms specifically, but about how to implement tiled backgrounds on each...
View ArticleLoading resources
Where does Xamarin.Forms look for resources which are referenced by filename (like Page.BackgroundImage)? Also, what are naming conventions for different resources for different resolutions, etc?
View ArticleWhy Shared Projects?
Maybe I am missing something wonderful about them but every example I see from Xamarin Forms is using a Shared Project. I have never found a solid reason to use a shared project, putting compiler...
View ArticleMasterDetailedPage, NavigationPage and TabbedPage combined
I am developing a news app that has the following requirements: The app must have a MasterDetailedPage that contains the list of categories for news: All, Economy, Sport etc. The homepage "ALL", must...
View ArticleXamarin forms Sqlite WinPhone SQLitePCL.raw threw an exception...
Im trying to get a Xamarin forms sqlite up an runnig. it works fine for Android and iOS, but for windows i get this error. I'm target the solutions for windows phone 8.1 and using Xamarin forms 1.5(I...
View ArticleTwoWay Binding fails to fire in Windows 8.1 phone and Store app when using...
Hello, I have been seeing some strange behaviour with PCL based solutions using SwitchCells where the TwoWay Binding seems not to work in the Phone and Store 8.1 Apps. I have a multi target project...
View ArticleSimple example of customizing an item in a listview?
I have a simple listview with an image in the last column. I would like to simply change the image source based on the value of a data field. For example, if orderstatus = 1, show "icon1.png" image, if...
View ArticleSystem.Uri.GetLeftPart Not Defined and System.UriPartial Doesn't Exist?
I'm creating a Xamarin.Forms app that is trying to use System.Uri.GetLeftPart and System.UriPartial but get errors that indicate System.Uri.GetLeftPart isn't defined and System.UriPartial doesn't...
View ArticleAdding new PCL into Xamarin.Forms project
I've created Xamarin.Forms project. Four projects: PCL + iOS, WP and Android: - TestApp.Mobile - TestApp.Mobile.iOS - TestApp.Mobile.WinPhone - TestApp.Mobile.Droid I want to keep my viewmodels in...
View ArticleScrollView position resets after resizing layout when running on iOS
I've got a problem with a Forms app when running on iOS. I have a scrollview on a page along with an entry box at the bottom of the page that is always supposed to visible. The scrollview scrolls a...
View ArticleOnAppearing() not called on Android for underneath page if page on top was...
Shared code that was tested on Android and iOS. Using Xamarin Forms 2.0.0.6490 with a NavigationPage. Steps to Reproduce: 1.) Set a page as your MainPage for Navigation. 2.) Observe OnAppearing() is...
View ArticlePicker on WindowsPhone 8.1
Hello I try to use Picker view in PCL library and it is worked well on Android (invoking nice popup with options), but on Windows Phone 8.1 I have strange behaviour - if picker has less than 6 items...
View ArticleTextChanged event of Entry control is not working properly.
Hi all, I have an Entry control. As I enter any number into it, the TextChanged event get called and the no. which I have entered in the entry, comes into NewTextValue. Suppose I enter "1" in the...
View ArticleProblem reliably giving focus to a picker from a button click handler on iOS.
I have a button on a form in a PCL-based iOS app which when clicked should display a pre-populated picker by giving it focus from the button click handler. It works sometimes but not always, is there a...
View ArticlePush Notifications Plugin Style
Hi guys! Is there a way to change the push notification style using rdelrosario's plugin?
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[Guide] Lock Screen-Orientation
Hey, Today I tried to lock the Screen-Orientation of the App I'm currently developing. I wanted to lock the Orientation on Phones to Portrait and on Tablets it have to be Landscape. Normally I would...
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