Xamarin Forms Labs's Geolocator.GetPositionAsync always throws...
I am using XFLabs.Geolocator (https://github.com/XLabs/Xamarin-Forms-Labs/wiki/Geolocator) in a Xamarin Forms PCL project. There is no published Nuget package for XFLabs in iOS and Android. Therefore,...
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A certain page of my app is laid out in a Grid. I would like to reverse the Grid horizontally to display properly in RTL languages. Anyone tackled this before?
View ArticleAn iOS/Android Client/Server Debug Setup Example
If you have any ideas that might improve this, I wouldn't mind making this better. This code comes from a need to debug a PHP REST API server from a Xamarin.Forms client, sometimes through Charles web...
View ArticleCreating DisplayAlert method that returns a bool
So I have an interface that allows me to call methods in my View.xaml.cs file my method I am trying to implement is something like public async Task<bool> ShowAlertWithFeedback(string title,...
View ArticleSpellCheck in Windows Phone
I know that Windows Phone 8.1 runtime has a spell check function on textboxes but does anyone know of anything when dealing with 8.1 Silverlight? Apparently its not included as part of the framework....
View ArticlePullToRefreshContentView problem
This maybe a long shot but is anyone using PullToRefreshContentView, I place a table view on it to have pull to refresh functionality on android. It implements this by using a custom render on android....
View ArticleTable view flickering cells
I have custom cells in a table view. when they are tapped they fad out for about 1/2 a second. I have tried disabling them but it still happens, Any idea how we disable this interaction?
View ArticleMasterDetailPage on Windows 8.1 issue
Is the MasterDetailPage fully functional on Windows 8.1? I tried it, and the Master side is closed when you open a Detail page (instead of staying opened like on Android Tablets & iPad). To...
View ArticleXamarin.Forms.Shared project creating APK with larger size.
Hi there, I am using Xamarin.Forms.Shared project to develop android application using Visual studio 2015. I followed this link Publishing application for deploying the application. I got 8.5MB size of...
View ArticleDatePicker crashing my application ( setBinding)
Hello, I got a DatePicker on my Edit/Create item page and the page is crashing everytime I open it. I've got a model that has a Date on string type and I want to show it as a DatePicker. Also when I'm...
View ArticleCarousel pages don't free memory
Hi all, In my project I have a carousel page with 3 children (Carousel 1,2,3). I noticed that when I change page (go to another page different from the carousel page) the memory is not freed. Usually...
View ArticleListview custom cells
I have currently implemented this using a tableview as I have 3 different custom cells I need to mix depending on the items data content. How would I implement this using a listview(as I need to use...
View ArticleNotifications on Android
Our application uses a background service on all three platforms to download updates for in-app updates, and I want to send notifications (Local Notifications) to the user about new content. For this...
View ArticleWinPhone WebView: can't play local video
Hi, trying to using an html 5 video tag in a WebView on Windows Phone. If I use a internet hosted video it plays fine, if I use the same video stored locally it fails to play with an invalid filename...
View ArticleIntegrate Facebook login in Windows, Android and IOS using PCL
I am creating a App where I need to Integrate Facebook Login for all platforms. I can find code for IOS and Android but not for Windows. is it possible or not, if yes then can you please provide some...
View ArticleWhich renderer could I use to load a custom XIB for a custom block?
I'm trying to create a custom block of content, the way I'm going about it (which is hopefully correct) is similar to WebComponents concept in JavaScript - I've created an element in my xaml, which I...
View ArticleSystem.MissingMethodException: Method not found:...
I have a PCL Project, and I tried to create a custom control. Nothing complex. The full stack trace {System.TypeInitializationException: An exception was thrown by the type initializer for...
View ArticlePossible bug with DataTriggers in XAML?
If I bind the Color of a BoxView to a user defined property (say an enum type), and then use a Converter to specify which color to use, based on the property set, the color is applied every time the...
View ArticleIs there a way to hide a viewcell in a listview?
I'm trying to dynamically show and hide viewcells or their contents inside of a listview (and similarly inside of a scrollview). In both cases, setting IsVisible=false on the contents the items are no...
View ArticleHow can I use the context from a started service
Hello, I started a service which listens to GCM messages. When a message is received a class will be called. In this class I want to use the WifiManager, but the wifimanager needs the Context. But...
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