Camera Stream
I want to implement a live camera stream view for Android and iOS. And I've tried to implement the Android version with Surface textures but I have not at all been able to get the surface to become...
View ArticleWhat the....? Is it not possible to filter an ItemsSource directly on a...
Hello, I've got quite a complicated app where I need to build out all of the form fields dynamically from a database, so I won't know ahead of time how many of certain types of controls there will be...
View Article[Custom Renderer/XF] Getting Native Camera Stream To Work
Please, before I explain and give code snippets, note that I do not want/need what Xamarin Forms Labs offers. That camera is intent, which is impractical to me, and I want to be able to customize the...
View ArticleOpen Source Apps
Hi all, I would like to share 2 more xamarin forms apps that I have open sourced : A curated list of places to play volleyball in Chicago. Featuring a custom maps renderer that provides Google maps...
View ArticleHow do I get the iPhone simulator to show on my Mac Build Host machine from VS?
I have my Xamarin.iOS build host set up properly (at least, it's building) and when I choose the right combination of options in VS2013u3, I'm able to get the iPad simulator to run my app on my Mac....
View ArticleMaps VisibleRegion Bounds
Hello, Currently I am migrating from usual Xamarin Android to Xamarin forms. I am using google map in my application and I need to know the bounds (visible region) of the map. In Xamarin Android I was...
View ArticleRelative Layout iOS render View at bottom of screen (Xaml)
Hi, I am having trouble rendering a button on iOS with the following code <ContentPage.Content> <RelativeLayout> <Button x:Name="Button_RequestHelp" Text="Requisitar Ajuda"...
View ArticleGet number of taps inside Command in TapGestureRecognizer
Hi, there is a method to get the number of taps inside the command function in TapGestureRecognizer? I have an image and i add this code: _myImage.GestureRecognizers.Add (new TapGestureRecognizer {...
View Article'viewDidAppear' type method in Xamarin.Forms?
Hi guys, I'm after a little advice if I may. I have a ContentPage that may or may not be the first screen in my app depending on how the user launched it (either manually, or through a custom URL...
View ArticleAdding a StackLayout to a Scrollviewer
So I have constructed my StackLayout with all my children in it. Now if I set this StackLayout to be a child of another StackLayout I can see the items perfectly. E.G SL.Children.Add(MainLayout);...
View ArticleIs it possible to turn off Virtualization in Listview?
I have a listview that contains a datatemplate which consists of a Title and another Listview (Variable in size) But it seems that virtualization is not allowing me to scroll and trigger the next lot...
View ArticleCant access Xamarin Android NewElement Source Url (Labs)
Hi Guys, I wonder, this is a bug or am i doing wrong ? in debug mode, i can access e.NewElement.Source.Url but in coding i cant.! Why? Does anyone have any idea? Thanks.
View ArticleLaggy/slow animation when changing view
The animation when changing view is somewhat sluggish. Atm I'm using the Genymotion emulator but I've tried on a Galaxy S2 as well and the results were similar.. Any suggestions on what could/should be...
View ArticleCannot Add new Android Emulation in Android Emulator Manager
Hi I have just downloaded the software and I am trying to add new emulator but I can't do that because the OK button is 'grey' color state looks like it is not enabled. I have run the SDK manager and...
View ArticleAny way to access System.Net.Mail in Windows Phone 8?
Any way to access System.Net.Mail in Windows Phone 8?
View ArticleMaking a phone call and keeping it in the background
I have an app , that you can put numbers and then press a call button. when I use Device.OpenUri(new Uri( string.Format("tel:{0}",viewModel.PhoneNumber))); to make the call, it is actually takes me to...
View ArticleToolbarItem order between Android and iOS
Hello, I add some ToolbarItem in a NavigationPage and I noticed that I can change the order of these items by specifying the "order" parameter of each ToolbarItem. When I test on Android and iOS, I...
View ArticleXamarin forms web renderer for android
Hi, Im trying to render my web view. I want to cache web page data to sqlite. How can i do that? I wrote these code : `[assembly: ExportRenderer(typeof(WebAppView), typeof(WebAppViewRenderer))]...
View ArticleHow can I create a custom Xamarin.Forms component that can be creating...
My apologies if this question has already been answered. I'd like to create a tab component with some specific behaviors based on Xamarin.Forms where the tab definition xaml is something similar to:...
View ArticleIs OnAppearing supposed to trigger after PopModalAsync on iOS?
Just ran into an issue where after I push a modal over top of my MasterDetail page, and subsequently pop that modal, the OnAppearing of the MasterDetail page triggers again, but only on iOS. I'm just...
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