not sure about implications for parse/azure
how does one work with service libraries such as parse/azure when making a forms app? Not sure what the process is.. and are there any performance implications for using these libraries with Xamarin...
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Hi guys, I worked with the trial version in october, today i bought the indie license. For the single android project, it works fine! But for the Xamarin.Forms, when i'm trying to compile and execute...
View ArticlePushAsync is not supported globally on iOS, please use a NavigationPage.
I created a Xamarin.Forms Shared project referencing to the MobileCRM from the samples site and when i tried to navigate to another page in iOS it show me this error: "System.InvalidOperationException:...
View ArticleXamarin.Forms 1.3.0 Released
Important notes: Generators for XAML pages should to be updated to use the new tool MSBuild:UpdateDesignTimeXaml instead of MSBuild:Compile Grid default is now * This release does not contain support...
View ArticleClose menu - what is best practice?
I have master detail page, with menu as list. When select any item, I want to close the menu. It is possible to listen event and put IsPresent as false, but is there more elegant way to do it in xaml?...
View ArticleXamarin Forms -> iOS and Android
Hello Guys, if i create a new Xamarin.Forms Application in Xamarin, is it compatible to the new iOS Unified API?
View ArticleTabbedPage Renderer for Android
I would like to create my own renderer for TabbedPage on Android (similar one to iOS tabs). I need to create my own tabs. First think what I would like to do is to turn off tabs from action bar. I try...
View ArticlePlatform dependent key listeners
Hi! Im trying to implement key listeners in my Xamarin Forms app. I tried using an Editor-view and react to key presses via the Editors TextChanged event, but since the event doesn't fire on things...
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Xamarin.Forms for OSX?
Simple question here. Xamarin.Forms obviously has an iOS component. However, I do not see anything for OSX. Are these the same things? Or does Xamarin.Forms need to be extended at some point to support...
View ArticleNotify a method when binding changes
This is probably a very easy solution, but I am looking for a way to bind when a viewmodel's property changed and react to it within my own code. For example Activity.SetBinding...
View ArticleGet Events from Google Calendar
Hello , We recently started using Xamarin for the first time to code an multi-platform app as a school project. I'm having an issue getting started with google APIs. What i want is to access my google...
View ArticleScrollView blocking Gestures
I am putting some views in a scrollview that have a GestureRecognizers added on them. However, when added to a ScrollView, the Gestures stop firing. Is this the expected behavior? Or is there a way...
View ArticleBest practice for platform specific styling
Hi Xamarin community, I have a question regarding to app styling. I'm using Xamarin-Forms version 1.3.2.0 and trying to use the new styling feature in my app. Overall it works great, but when it comes...
View ArticleCannot build in release mode (iOS in Xamarin Forms) with a valid certificate
Hi, I try to build my application in release mode from a Mac with Xamarin Studio. I get always this error: "Error while loading assembles: (MT0009) MTOUCHTASK" NB. if I try to deploy my application on...
View ArticleMultiple IsVisible performance question
Hi Guys, I'm having a little problem that I've recreated below in that setting the IsVisible property of several child controls seems to take a lot longer than I was expecting. There's a timer at the...
View ArticleReturning results back from activity within in a Dependency Service
I have a dependency service that starts an activity for result. I start the activity using the Forms.Context.StartActivityForResult and get the result back in the MainActivity. But I can't seem to find...
View ArticleTabbedPage crashes after reordering the items on iOS
I am using a TabbedPage in my Xamarin.Forms application. I have 7 entries and that means that the "more..." button is displayed on iOS. In the moreNavigationController, there is an edit button that...
View ArticleMac & WPF support?
Hello guys. Is it in the roadmap to support desktop apps with XF? Mac, WPF? Didn't find anything from Xamarin about this, just entusiastic nuget packages (outdated by October, 14). Especcially want to...
View ArticleDynamic data in ListView
Hi, When my ListView has 4 items initially and then I change the ItemsSource to a List having only 2 items instead, the ListView doesn't resize itself and I still see 4 rows(two are empty after change...
View ArticleDevice.OpenUri(new Uri( geo:Lat,Long)) wrong behaviour
Hi, I'm using this command: Device.OpenUri(new Uri("geo:"+_branch.Latitude+","+_branch.Longitude)); And it gives different result in both iOS and Android. In iOS it opens Google Earth and place me in...
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