Unable to build Ad-Hoc iOS project from VS (Strip Assemblies Error)
I get a variable amount of errors all complaining about being unable to strip assemblies. Like so: C:\Program Files (x86)\MSBuild\Xamarin\iOS\Xamarin.iOS.Common.targets(664,3): error : Could not strip...
View ArticleHow do I display a loading overlay within Forms while using a custom WebView...
I’m trying to figure out how best to accomplish adding a loading overlay to a Xamarin Forms project with a custom renderer for iOS and Android WebViews. I have a loading overlay written in XAML that is...
View ArticleAuthenticate Xamarin windows phone 8.1 Apps Using Azure Active Directory (no...
Hi Guys, We are developing Xamarin forms windows phone 8.1 App and we want to use Azure Active Directory for Authentication. (we are using Xamarin forms as in future we may develop app for ios, anroid)...
View ArticleXamarin.Forms for UWP Preview Now Available
Update For Xamarin.Forms 2.0, the UWP preview is included in the Xamarin.Forms NuGet package. Be sure to read the directions here to get started:...
View ArticleHow can I scroll to a specific row or section in a ListView
I have a Xamarin.Forms.ListView that contains events that are grouped by date. There are events that occur in future and events that occur in the past. Users would like to have their screen load with a...
View ArticleStyling ViewCell.ContextActions MenuItem
Is it possible to style a context action menuitem beyond the isDestructive property? If not could anyone point me towards the right direction, any resources etc. which describe a way to implement...
View ArticleHow to make an Editor control display more lines of text?
I need to have multi-line text input on a page so I have tried using the Editor control as it supports multi-line. My problem is that while it accepts multiple input lines, I can't seem to expand the...
View ArticleBarcode rendering with ZXing.net in my Xamarin.Forms app
Heyo, So I've seen a lot of posts where people need help scanning barcodes, but so far I've not seen any posts where people were having trouble rendering a barcode from a piece of data. Our app needs...
View Articleimplement SWTableViewCell in xamarin forms
Hi, How can i implement SWTableViewCell component in a xamarin cross platform listview instead of context action for left swipe deletion?
View ArticleIs Xamarin.Forms XAML designer supported on Visual Studio?
Hi! I've just added a new XAML to a Shared project but it seems not detect the schema and the designer is broken. Is it a bug or the designer and XAML editing isn't supported on Shared projects at...
View ArticleTileLayout for List
Hi there, I couldnt find Tile Layout for List, is there any plans for it? or any other Option? Thanks
View ArticleHow to Change the MenuItem Colors of ViewList in iOS ViewCellRenderer ?
Is there any way to Change the color of ContextAction Menus added in Xamarin.Forms Xaml file. IsDestructive="True" sets the menu color to Red. But i need another menu to look like Green or some other...
View ArticleImplementing a Floating Action Button
I'm trying to implement a Floating Action Button (FAB) on Android using a custom renderer. I followed this article: http://chrisriesgo.com/material-design-fab-in-xamarin-forms/ and have a button...
View ArticleListview not scrolling when focus entry control within viewcell in...
I have entry controls within listview. When I focus entry in viewcell soft keyboad is appeared and its hidding entry control because listview not scrolling. To overcome this I tried to use listview...
View ArticleImageCell what layout is it using?
Hi there, I think that Imagecell is using relative layout, because it gets resized automatically if either image or detail or even title is not available. If i am wrong, then please guide me what...
View ArticleCachedImage FFImageLoading for Xamarin.Forms
https://github.com/molinch/FFImageLoading or https://github.com/daniel-luberda/FFImageLoading/ (new Forms features) DEMO:...
View Article"The empty string '' is not a valid local name." - Xamarin Android WCF...
Hi Guys, I am getting following error while calling WCF Service (Xamarin Android) Which works fine for windows mobile phone. **"The empty string '' is not a valid local name." ** at (wrapper...
View ArticleMenu and Navigation
I have an app that requires both a slide out menu that is accessible from every view, and a back button (in a subheader bar) on every view that was not accessed bu the menu. It should look like the...
View ArticleAndroid Resource issues after upgrading to Xamarin Forms 2.0
I have recently upgraded 2 machines from Xamarin Forms 1.x to 2.0. One machine is OK and Xamarin Forms projects build fine for Android. The other machine is having dreadful issues. We have tried...
View ArticleCant change android back button in Xamarin.Forms
Hi all, I tried 10120312 ways to change back button in toolbar at Xamarin.Forms, but still it same color. It change hamburger menu color, but doesn't change <- !!! Create custom toolbar theme. - Not...
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