Mobile Ads OTHER than Admob?
Hi. I'm sick of Admob. I'm looking for OTHER ads for Xamarin. Looking for Xamarin Forms but can be also for Xamarin.IOS and Xamarin.Android via custom renderer (prefer also for WinPhone8.1 WinRT)....
View ArticleIs there an off-the-shelf component for handling sharing/printing of text...
In my Xamarin.Forms app, I need to support printing and sharing. The sharing bit on Android is easy enough, but is there a component available for handling printing and/or sharing across platforms...
View ArticleHow to set the widths of labels dynamically inside a list View Row based on...
I have a List View with header and multiple rows. I can able to fix the Headers based on Screen Size. But I unable to fix the Data based on Screen Size. Here is my code. Row LayOut: public class CICell...
View ArticleHow to hide progress indicator only after view is updated?
Hi, in my application some operations are time consuming and require a progress indicator. I use Acr.UserDialogs.ShowLoading/HideLoading for this. The problem is, often the progress indicator is hidden...
View ArticleXamarin.Forms 2.0 issues
I just recompiled my project with Xamarin.Forms 2.0 and found Application.Current.SavePropertiesAsync is not working as expected in "Release" mode. I used the following code to save the login email...
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 ArticleHow to simulate an event (touch or otherwise) to restart idle timer
I have an application that utilizes a sled on an iPod touch for scanning of barcodes. I can scan barcodes and the screen updates on success of the web service call but the device doesn't see these...
View ArticleBind MenuItem Text to viewmodel Binding
I have a Language dictionairy declared at viewmodel level. In my Xaml I have a listview with a datatemplate +viewcell. In this viewcell i have declared a menuitem and i now want to bind the text...
View ArticleXamarin.Mobile.dll
Hi is anyone able to fetch GeoLocations using Xamarin.Mobile.dll? can you post a sample code here? I mean I don't want the co-ordinates from the Activity Class.. I Just need a plugin Class which Can...
View ArticleFile Picker not working
Hello i'm using acr-xamarin-forms to allow user to select file in my app. I'm using following code var device = Resolver.Resolve (); var mediaPicker = DependencyService.Get (); if (mediaPicker == null)...
View ArticlePicker is too slow, why does Xamarin set SelectedIndex each time item added?...
So the picker is extremely slow. Ive attached a screen shot. So in one view of ours it took 22sto load. I removed the .Add of items to the pickers and our load when down to 3.6s per the profiler. Why...
View Articlewhy mvvmcross?
I am keep hearing and reading mvvmcross for xamarin. I have experience mvvm with wpf and can i just use it as use it on wpf? What makes mvvmcross easier or is there something which i cant achieve with...
View ArticleUnderstanding Grid Layout
I am a bit confused about the Add method of Grid with four args: grid.Children.Add(new Label { Text = "Span two rows (or more if you want)", TextColor = Color.Yellow, BackgroundColor = Color.Navy,...
View ArticleXamarin.Forms 1.5.1 AppCompat Toolbar on API 16 back button color changes
Hello, I currently tested the AppCompat using a Toolbar with the DrawerLayout. We use a black back button on a white toolbar. This works fine on > Lollipop. But on API16 I noticed a strange...
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...
View ArticleXamarin.Forms AppCompatActivity - deeper navigation "back" arrow is black
As the title says. The whole toolbar is using the proper coloring, including the hamburger icon, but as soon as one goes even one page deep, the back arrow turns black. The arrow has no such problems...
View ArticleHow do use setters in App.xaml to bind values to a custom class?
I have a custom class with custom properties that need to be retrieved. This works in the app.xaml: <cols:List x:Key="SchemaModifications" x:TypeArguments="SAL:SchemaModification">...
View ArticleWhat is the plan for TargetPlatform.Desktop ?
As well as Android and iOS, I am building my app to run on Windows phones, tablets and desktops. I run it on my Windows development PC and (working around various XF bugs) it works a treat. However,...
View ArticleBack Arrow Color on Lollipop with FormsAppCompatActivity
What is the proper way to change the back arrow color when using FormsAppCompatActivity? I created a new project and followed the instructions here to use Material Design:...
View ArticleHow to get the progress of WebView while loading the data, Xamarin.Forms
I am developing an App using Xamarin.Forms for listing the news from different sources. I use a webView to open the link corresponding to the news. But I want to show the progress while loading the...
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