ALERT: DO NOT INSTALL AZURE TOOLS v2.6
If you are doing Xamarin Forms development and are also working with Microsoft Azure, do not install the April Update which includes v2.6. If you do so, you will not be able to create or open any...
View ArticleTrouble creating a DataTrigger in C# (not XAML)
I'm having trouble creating a DataTrigger in C# (the project I'm working on isn't using XAML). I'm trying to disable a button when the text length of a field is 0. Here's the code: Entry emailEntry =...
View ArticleCopy prepopulated Sqlite Db to Windows Phone 8 device
I'm using this code to copy a SQLite DB to the device: public static bool CopyEmbeddedDatabaseToWriteableDirectoryIfNeeded() { string filename = "Fruktose.db3"; IsolatedStorageFile iso =...
View ArticleListView Crash ('jobject' must not be IntPtr.Zero)
I'm getting a crash on Android that seems to occur randomly and is difficult to reproduce. I have two pages that each have a list on them with around 10 items. Tapping on an item in the first list...
View ArticleHow to debug GUI/Layout or print frames of component
I am creating application using Xamarin.Forms. My application is producing expected UI in iOS device but most of controls are missing/hidden when running in Android device. I face this kind of problem...
View ArticleHow to reduce APK size?
I am using Xamarin.Forms 1.4.2.6359. My APK size is 13.4 MB after release build. I have linked to SDK Assemblies only. How to minimize APK size?
View ArticleDo not use PCL, use the xamarin.forms shared project should be how to use?
Do not use PCL, use the xamarin.forms shared project should be how to use? syncfusion sfchart
View ArticleControl template support
It would very very useful to have control template support like in Windows. Please vote http://xamarin.uservoice.com/forums/258559-xamarin-forms-suggestions/suggestions/7850022-control-template-support
View ArticleI can't add SOAP web services into my project.
Hi Team, I am working on xamarin forms pcl project. I need to add magento SOAP API into my project. I tried to add web reference to the wsdl file, but no luck. This is the breaking point of my project....
View ArticleWhat will be the resolution for Images and Icon set which will support iOS 7+...
Hi, I have gone through some documentation which tells me how naming convention for Icons and images should be, in order to render it on retina and non retina devices. My question is do I need to have...
View ArticleRelease notes or at least API diff for each released version
Please add release notes for each released version, not just for major.minor but also for build.revision For example I got an update for the released version of NuGet package from...
View ArticleRelativeSource in XAML
Hello, I know that this is currently not implemented in Xamarin.Forms:...
View Articlehow to draw border around entry without using customrenderer?
hi, i have to put simple border around my entry in xaml code.how to draw such border with xaml code?
View ArticleAnimating view's height create empty space in StackLayout.
I have a vertical StackLayout with some views. When i try to animate (LayoutTo) a view's height to 0 to make it collapse i get an empty space in it's place. If i set collapsed view's IsVisible to false...
View ArticleWeird bug - interaction between BackgroundColor and InputTransparent
I'll raise this as a bug in Bugzilla, but just in case anybody is struggling with scrolling on WindowsPhone, it seems that there is an interaction between BackgroundColor and InputTransparent. Using...
View ArticleWhere should we put button click events ?
Hi, Where should we put button click events ? I was doing it inside the OnAppearing method of a ContentPage which is root page in my NavigationPage. On Button click I was navigating to another page...
View ArticleGenerate classes from XSD file in Xamarin Forms
Hi, How do I create classes from an XSD file for use in Xamarin forms? I tried to use Visual Studio and xsd.exe but the code generated uses [System.SerializableAttribute()] which causes an errors: The...
View ArticleOut of memory error with Navigation Page
Hi ! Do you have any update of when the "Out of memory" error will be fixed when using navigation pages on Android ? Thank you ! Have a good day !
View ArticleSkype Authentication
Hi, i need to implement Skype Authentication and get the Skype user information, also change the Skype Profile picture. please help i did not find any solution. Thanks
View ArticleDeployment xap file.
Hi! I have an interesting problem. If I use VS to deploy .xap file to my WinPhone, everything is fine. But, if I build my solution using MSBuild, I get .xap-file, but I can not deploy it. I get such...
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