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Amazon Fire Tv (Stick)
Hi All, I tried using Xamarin.Forms on the Amazon Fire Tv (Stick), unfortunately it didn't work. The problem is that it doesn't have an ActionBar, but the initialization tries to set it up, an simple...
View ArticleXamarin.Forms not found
Hi, I'm using the latest Xamarin studio on my macbook. I was working on a portable xamarin.forms project which gets data from a Rest API. However, at some random point Xamarin refuses to build the...
View ArticleXamarin.Forms Xaml to add icon image next to user name and password field
Does anyone know how to add an image next to a Text field used for data entry? I can't figure this out. I even tried to create an ImageCell. Here is my code. This code centers the icon image just above...
View ArticleHow are we to do global exception handling in Xamarin.Forms?
I've found the AdvancedLifecycleDemos for Android, and I'm thinking of converting it to some sort of cross platform implementation, but I'm wondering if someone has already done this? I haven't found...
View ArticleUnable to target android 6.0 and api level 23
Guys, Need some urgent help here. I have installed api 23 sdk from sdk manager but yet i unable to see any android 6.0 options or api level 23 option in both target framework and target android version...
View ArticleIs there a way to tell if a label will truncate text?
I have an iOS implementation I am trying to port to forms. In the iOS version I show full names but if the name will be longer than the field width I use first initial and last name, if it still doesnt...
View ArticleNew FormsAppCompatActivity is raising an exception in NavigationRenderer...
I'm upgrading my app to use FormsAppCompatActivity. Now in my custom renderer that's inheriting NavigationRenderer, I'm getting an exception when calling base.OnElementChanged: [MonoDroid] UNHANDLED...
View ArticleAdjust Width of Master on MasterDetailPage
I am using the MasterDetailPage for the NavigationDrawer on Android. Implementing the functionality has gone perfectly, however the width is too large and i would like to adjust it. I have tried to set...
View ArticleSticky header bar effect like Instagram (listview)
Something like this using Xamarin.Forms? https://github.com/rzee7/PRAPinnedListview
View ArticleInitializeComponent does not exist
Hi, I'm having difficulties on XAML files in a Sheared project. Using Xamarin Studio; What I did was simply adding a xaml page to the project and build without adding any code. And it gives me the "The...
View ArticleHow to get an original image size?
Hi! I have the very basic case, but can't find elegant solution: need to know original image size for layout. But after loading an image to Image view I get -1 value for its width and height. Here's a...
View ArticleNullReferenceException with CustomRenderer in iPhone 4, iOS 7.1.2
The crash exception has: System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object at Xamarin.Forms.Platform.iOS.RendererFactory.GetRenderer (Xamarin.Forms.VisualElement view)...
View ArticleNew Video: FreshMvvm n=1 : Your first FreshMvvm Application
The next video in the series. http://www.michaelridland.com/xamarin/xamarinforms-mvvm-first-freshmvvm-application/ Please let me know what you think.
View ArticleAnyone got Parse pushes working in a XF Android app when app has been closed?
I have Parse pushes working for all states (foreground/background/closed) on iOS, but on Android it only works when the app is in the foreground or background. If I receive a push after the user has...
View ArticleHow to check if app has Camera permission on iOS
I need to check if appliaction has camera permission before launching ZXing barcode scanner or Augumented Reality page. If I just launch them and user has disabled camera access in ios settings -...
View ArticleHow to create Usercontrol in xaml
Dear, i'm try to create a ContentPage wich contains a ContentView this "ContentView" will be another xaml file like an usercontrol. But this doesn't work! show me an exception The ex is throwed...
View ArticleNeed some guidance, how can I communicate my Xamarin.droid to my Xamarin.form
This is what I'm trying to do, I want to create a navigation drawer in my Xamarin.droid using the materials designs, in which you can click an item and then it will take you to a xaml page inside my...
View ArticleDetect application restart after termination
Hi, I miss an event, or state, in the new App Lifecycle, for detect whether the app was terminated after sleep, so when started again I need to know whether to restore any states (navigation stack,...
View ArticleHow to catch A geolocation error occured: PositionUnavailable?
I'm getting crashes with the unhandled exception "A geolocation error occured: PositionUnavailable" But the only place that I think I am calling anything geolocation related is the following: try {...
View ArticleSeparatorColor and SeparatorVisibility dont work on Android.
I need to delete the separator in a ListView. I ve tried with the SeparatorColor and SeparatorVisibility properties. I also tried with the custom renderer...
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