Android: Exceptions in Background Tasks are silently caught
I am testing exception handling in my Xamarin.Forms App. I have to buttons that are bound to two commands. One raises an Exception on the UI thread, the other one is rasied in a background thread....
View ArticleTabbedPage with icon on iOS 7 causes exception
I have following code : this.Children.Add (new PanicPage{Title="Panic", Icon="icon_panic" }); this.Children.Add (new StatusPage{Title="Status", Icon="icon_status" }); this.Children.Add (new...
View ArticleHow to get long live access token from facebook.
Hello Friends , Today i am working on facebook integration in both ios and android.i complete facebook authentication process and after it i want to get long live access token so i make a get request...
View ArticleSet value direct from ViewModel
I am integrating a map in my app. As I understand there is no fully supported binding for the Map and Pins, so I am setting it up in my View. But I need to get an address from my ViewModel. This should...
View ArticleHow can I display my data with chart?Please help me
Hello I'm sorry.My ability is too weak.So After I read customer control knowledge.I still don't know how to let ComponentOne windows phone controls to support Xamarin.Forms. I just want to use some...
View ArticleUsing System.Reflection.BindingFlags in xamarin forms
Hi! I'm trying to use BindingFlags and GetType().GetProperties() on a xamarin forms app. I have using System.Reflection on the top of the class, but i'm always getting "the name BindingFlags does not...
View ArticleLEADTOOLS Multimedia SDK
Anyone try this with Xamarin ? https://www.leadtools.com/sdk/multimedia-suite.htm if not supported what alternative then ? in my mind an idea to create video Downloader App that can Capture any video...
View ArticleFilePath from MediaPicker randomly fails
Hi, I'm using the failry standard MediaPicker to select Media from iOS: var mediaPicker = new MediaPicker(); await mediaPicker.PickPhotoAsync().ContinueWith(t => { MediaFile file = t.Result; if...
View ArticleBack button on navigation controller not actually changing content when it...
I'm encountering a weird problem with a navigation bar on an iPad Xamarin forms app. It seems to be intermittent so before I go to the effort of trying to nail down a reproducible case to submit a bug...
View ArticleXamarin forms app crashes when device unplugged
Hi. I'm developing a cross platform app with Xamarin forms which uses gps services to get current location. Everything seems to run ok on debug, but I've realized that when the device is unplugged from...
View ArticleHow to change Instagram User Profile Picture.
Hi, We are working on social accounts, we need to change the Instagram User Profile Picture from my code, please help if any one know how to change it. Thanks
View ArticleXamarin.Forms 1.4.1 Released
Important Notes This package is identical 1.4.1-pre2 with an update to all portable libraries to now target Profile 259 Enhancements Secondary toolbar items on iOS now have a disabled appearance Add...
View ArticleBackground task
I am encountering a scenario where I need the user to be able to fire off an upload, but continue working on the app - and if possible, keep the user informed of upload progress wherever they are...
View ArticleLabel WordWrap within Grid Cell
Hi, can anyone help me on matter as below ? I unable to wordwrap nicely a label within a grid cell ? Grid grid = new Grid { VerticalOptions = LayoutOptions.FillAndExpand, RowDefinitions = { new...
View ArticleEventKit - Where to store EKEventStore when using Forms
I want to be able to add and retrieve events to the native calendars of my Xamarin Forms app. I'm using the Dependency Service to run the platform specific code for changing calendar events. I've read...
View ArticleHow to load image from asset catalog in code behind.
I am using Xamarin.Forms (latest version). My images are organized in asset catalogs. I have splash screen images in Resources\Images.xcassets\LaunchImage.launchimage asset catalog. Images have build...
View ArticleLoading Html ressources in WebView
Hello, I'm currently doing a project where I load an html page and all it's resources on the local storage of the device, so I can load my webview before showing it. To load my webview, I do: `var...
View ArticleLabel display problem
Hi, I need to display a very long text (about 8k characters). My idea was to put a word wrapping label in a scroll view. On iOS, everything works fine. On Android, the label is cropped after about 5000...
View ArticleIs it possible, that Resx Localization only work in PCL Projects?
I´ve tried to set up my Cross Platform App(SAP) to multiple languages. I´ve did it exactly as described in the Localizing Xamarin docs. First of all I could´t find a way to add a resource file. It was...
View ArticleNavigation Bar appears for few seconds and disappears
I am navigating between Login form and MainPage of application using following code: Navigation.PushAsync (App.GetMainPage ()); One the MainPage I am trying to remove the NavigationBar using following...
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