Equivalent to an app.config file
Hi, I am new to Xamarin development, and I was hoping someone can help. I am trying to create an Forms app that can read settings from something like an app.config. The basics of the app is that it is...
View ArticleHow do I implement Manatee scanner in a PCL project?
I have a iOS/Android PCL project and want to implement Manatee scanner, but their samples don't cover PCL. The sample provided for iOS: scanButton.TouchUpInside += async (sender, e) => { //Make an...
View ArticleBarcode rendering with ZXing.net in my Xamarin.Forms app
Heyo, So I've seen a lot of posts where people need help scanning barcodes, but so far I've not seen any posts where people were having trouble rendering a barcode from a piece of data. Our app needs...
View ArticleImages with databinding via XAML
I am able to display images successfully, but it fails when I try to do it with data binding in a XAML ListView. I have tried it a couple ways. 1 Image Source="{Binding ImageResourcePath}" I know the...
View ArticleHow to attach an ImageSource object to an email?
I'm working on an Android dependency service to open the default email client and add an image attachment. I'm passing an ImageSource object to the Android dependency service, but now I'm trying to add...
View ArticleGetting data from WebView in Xamarin Forms
I have a webpage displayed inside a web view.. on the webpage the user is supposed to be selecting a date using a calendar control/datepicker and this value will go towards the server side. How can the...
View ArticleRender multiple file types
I'm working on an application that will allow the user to view different documents. Some of the file types include pdf, html, jpg, png, docx, doc, and msg. Are there any libraries available to assist...
View ArticleUnable to build Ad-Hoc iOS project from VS (Strip Assemblies Error)
I get a variable amount of errors all complaining about being unable to strip assemblies. Like so: C:\Program Files (x86)\MSBuild\Xamarin\iOS\Xamarin.iOS.Common.targets(664,3): error : Could not strip...
View ArticleAttribute "circleCrop" has already been defined (APT0000) common_attrs.xml...
I upgraded from Xamarin.Forms.Maps 1.4.0.0 to 1.5.0.6447. My solution contains several projects, including a lot of PCLs, two Android, and two iOS projects. Everything was building fine before the...
View ArticleImageCell Description Multiline
Hi there, How can i set ImageCell's Description Field to Multiline? Secondly, can i see the source code of ImageCell itself to learn how to make custom Cells? Regards
View ArticleInApp-Billing
Hey folks, as I'm taking huge steps to release our app, I'm now at the point where I have to implement a payment function. And I was curious if anyone here used the InApp-Billing Components from the...
View ArticleHow can I achieve this effect (stacklayout or frame)?
I have a background color, I want to use a layout box (stacklayout or frame) with rounded corners where it's background color is black. The first image shows what I am trying to do, the second is my...
View ArticleWebview page displaying very small second time
I have a Twitter embedded timeline that I am displaying in a Webview. The Webview is in a Content Page that has a grid on top with 3 columns containing buttons (acting as tabs) followed by ListViews...
View ArticleTest Recorder not generating .Marked properly for controls with a StyleId
I'm trying to generate UITests using Test Recorder for an Android app created using Xamarin Forms. I have a login page with a username, password and button all containing a StyleId property. I added...
View ArticleXamarin.Forms iOS App Size too large
Hi, I have created one application (5-6 screens) using Xamarin.Forms and everything is working good but iOS app size is very high event I didn't use any third party library. I did all possible...
View ArticleHow can I get data from rss feed for my app?
Hi guys, how can I get data from rss feed for my application in the simplest way. I will use this rss feed: https://www.steamprices.com/public/rss/pricetracker_us_discounts.xml Who can help me ?
View ArticleHow do i rename Xamarin android app label name?
How do i rename Xamarin android app label name?
View ArticleMissing Provisioning Profile - Application Loader
Hi, I'm trying to upload an app using the Application Loader however am getting the following error, ERROR ITMS-90174: "Missing Provisioning Profile - iOS Apps must contain a provisioning profile in a...
View ArticleToolBarItems Left side
Is it possible to specify toolbar button items to go to the left side ?
View ArticleControl.BorderThickness Property Removed in Latest xamarin...
With the previous update this property worked fine, But with the Latest update(Xamarin update -4) it is saying that "No Such Property Found". In Windows Renderer I have used this property for picker...
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