Opening a Page from background
I managed to open a new Form from a Push Notification and it opens perfectly when the app is visible, it even opens when the app is not visible (minimized or running in background) and when I then open...
View ArticleHow to open a PDF (Android) that you downloaded (SOLUTION)
I've seen a lot of questions on how in Android to view a PDF that was downloaded by the app. Here's an easy solution I found that works for me. My app downloads report pdfs and need to show them....
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It is better to use Label.FormattedText instead of Labels in an horizontal...
Hello. For a ListView, I want to show some labels, in the same line but with different style. My question is if, in terms of performance, is it better to use Label.FormattedText instead of an...
View ArticleOnStart, OnSleep, and OnResume not called
Hello, I created a Xamarin.Forms Shared application and noticed that OnStart, OnSleep, and OnResume are never reached. OnStart should be called in Xamarin.Forms.Forms.Init am I right ? Why are all of...
View ArticleDropBox Dropin Crashes when a file is selected in Xamarin.Forms Android Page
I have implemented platform-specific pages for Android and iOS to allow a user to select a file to use within my app. In the Android version, everything works as expected on my Samsung Galaxy Note 4...
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How to resize an image in Xamarin.Forms (iOS, Android and WP)?
Hi all In my app, there is a registration-page, where the user can register to have access to more functions. Among other he can load an image, that then is showed as his avatar. To select an image, I...
View ArticleXamarin.Forms iOS MPMoviePlayerController playing sound but no video
I have a Xamarin.Forms app that displays a video player page with native video players using DependencyService calls. Currently the video player works for Windows Phone using a renderer and custom...
View ArticleXamarin.Forms 1.3.2-pre1 Released
Important Note For Upgrading This release updates several of the nuget packages referenced by Xamarin.Forms to support the latest GooglePlayServices. To ensure your projects are compatible, make sure...
View ArticleMultiplatform authentication? (WP, Android, iOS)
Hello, I'm currently developing a PCL application for iOS, Android and WP using Xamarin.Forms. The thing is that I can't find a nice multiplatform way to do authentication. I'm currently using the...
View ArticleIs there an issue with InputTransparent on iOS ?
I am finding that InputTransparent is behaving differently on iOS to Android and Windows Phone. Where I see this is when I have a hierarchy of Views within a ScrollView. I use InputTransparent within...
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Xamarin.Forms 'this.Loaded' event
Im drawing some controls into a grid from the code behind file of a xaml content page. I'm having to do this straight from the constructor because there doesn't seem to be an event that gets fired when...
View ArticleListView Item data binding on Android.
First things first, this isn't a problem on iOS, but is a problem on Android. I have an object with several properties on it. The object and properties support INotifyPropertyChanged. I have a...
View ArticleHow can I force hide the keyboard (as a workaround for a Xamarin Forms bug)
I unfortunately can't share the code as this is for a client, but I'll explain the situation. I have an Entry and a button. Clicking the button hides the entry. If I first click on the entry (bring up...
View ArticleXLabs.Forms.WP8 Version 2.0.5679.29898 was built for WP8,1 and not WP8.0
This error I am getting after update all with Xamarin.Forms to V1.4. Probably @SKall knows it better. I am using VS2015 Enterprise edition.
View ArticleProperties vs Settings
Hi everyone! I wonder wich are the differences between MyApp.Current.Properties["SomeSettingName"] and Xam.Pluggins.Settings? Are those secure?
View Articleimagecell set image size/aspect?
I'm having a hard time believing that this can't be done. am I doing somethign wrong? how do I specify the size for the image in the imagecell?
View Article'jobject' must not be IntPtr.Zero. when using a listView - DataTemplate with...
[mono] System.ArgumentException: 'jobject' must not be IntPtr.Zero. [mono] Parameter name: jobject [mono] at Android.Runtime.JNIEnv.CallVoidMethod (IntPtr jobject, IntPtr jmethod,...
View ArticleTableView - custom ViewCell - Command property
class MainMenuItem : ViewCell { public MainMenuItem(string text, string icon) { View = new StackLayout() { Orientation = StackOrientation.Horizontal, Spacing = 20, Padding = 20, Children = { new...
View ArticleUIBarButtonItem Refresh
I have a UIBarButtonItem that is behaving inexplicably in a Xamarin Forms app targeting iOS and Android. The goal is to have a button on the top right of the nav. The button is a shopping cart and a...
View ArticleProgressBar Samples
Hi, my ProgressBar is not correct error: Position 15:4. Property Content is null or is not IEnumerable
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