Two-way data binding on a galaxy s6 does not work
I am having issues with two-way data binding on a galaxy s6. On one page one control updates and another does not. On another page I cannot get the UI to update based on ViewModel changes. I am using...
View ArticleSettings Plugin vs Sqlite Database
Hi Guys, I found the Settings plugin - which makes it easy to load/save Settings - but what is the advantage of it? Is using an sqlite db not the same? I just want to understand tue difference. Thx
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Xamarin Forms 2.0 and Visual Studio
I have a project that I am trying to upgrade to the newest version of Xamarin Forms (2.0). After upgrading I loose all Xamarin.Forms functionality in my app. For instance, DependencyService is not...
View ArticleUnable to find a version of XF compatible with...
I have 5 packages (Xamarin.Android.Support....) that can be updated, but I have this error (for all packages...) Attempting to resolve dependency 'Xamarin.Android.Support.v7.AppCompat (= 23.1.1.0)'....
View ArticleTest Recorder not generating .Marked properly for controls with a StyleId
I'm trying to generate UITests using Test Recorder for an Android app created using Xamarin Forms. I have a login page with a username, password and button all containing a StyleId property. I added...
View ArticleGoogle Analytics and Xamarin.Forms
Hi, I'm interested in using Google Analytics in a cross platform Xamarin.Forms app. Just wondering if anyone has done this successfully and has some pointers they would like to share. Just for fun, I...
View ArticleXamarin.Forms and EntityFramework 7
With the latest release (RC1) of EF7, is it possible to use EF7 with SQLite in a Xamarin.Forms project for iOS, Android, Win 8.1, WinPhone 8.1 and UWP? If so, does anyone have an examples? Is there a...
View ArticleError creating xaml.g.cs file with newest Xamarin.Forms version ?
Hi all, I am a Xamarin Forms Developer and I used the WaitingPage implementation from Mitch Milan. https://github.com/MitchMilam/WaitingPage It works great. I made a little change in my code because I...
View ArticleAPI Levels are confusing me
Hi folks, I've gradually moved up to API level 21 - in which case, I don't get any compiler errors. I guess this is because dependencies in the various droid projects require this level for some...
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1456 Errors in Xamarin.Forms Android Project After updating nuget
My project was working beautifully before updating the Xamarin.Forms nugets both on iOS and Android. I've posted in another threat that seems to be having problems with iOS. I've tried the beta and...
View ArticleIs there really no simple way to have a row of images auto resize based on...
This is extremely frustrating. Business need is simple. I need 6 images evenly spaced in a row across the screen which auto size keeping their aspect ratio to fill the screen regardless of device. Kind...
View ArticleObservable Collections not updating UI in Listbox (WinRT, 8.1)
Hi All, I have a page that has a ListView on it, that is bound to an ObservableCollection. In WinRT (Windows 8.1) I have noticed that when returning to a page that is already in the navigation stack...
View ArticleCan't add System.Timers as an assembly reference for CarouselLayout?
I'm trying to use CarouselLayout from this source but when I copy some of the code into my Xamarin.Forms project, I can't seem to get a reference to System.Timers that's needed in CarouselLayout...
View ArticleCarouselLayout
Is there a way to create a carousel layout effect? I don't want the CarouselPage, since I can not have a page as a child of anything. I'm looking for something where I can have a portion of the page...
View ArticleHow do I get navigation bar height for iOS?
I managed to get the Status Bar height using the following code. I placed the code in AppDelegate.cs and it works. It returns 20pt as expected. App.StatusBarHeight =...
View ArticleDate Picker
Give me some example or sample application of date picker for Date of Birth?
View ArticleItalic Label?
Is there a way to set the font of a Label to be italic? I can only seem to do Bold at this point.
View ArticleXamarin.Forms.Maps 2.0.0.6484 hangs or crashes on Android
Hi, I have a question concerning the new Xamarin.Forms 2.0.x version especially the Xamarin.Forms.Maps dll. After updating to Xamarin 4 with the new Xamarin.Forms and Xamarin.Forms.Maps version 2.0.x...
View ArticleIs it possible to instantiate a class at runtime from a string contained in a...
Hi, In Microsoft's full implementation of XAML, you can instantiate a class at runtime from XAML read into the XamlReader class. Is anything similar to this possible in Xamarin.Forms? If not, can...
View ArticleAnimating HeightRequest extremely choppy
Is there a way to animate the Height of a VisualElement that is buttery smooth? I have the following that I thought would work, but it is extremely jerky: void collapseExpandHeightAnimation(string...
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