RemoteControlReceived
How can I implement the iOS public override void RemoteControlReceived(UIEvent theEvent) in Forms? I'm building a PCL App which contains an audio player and must be able to receive events from the...
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I am struggling to figure out how to draw a line to separate controls from one another. In WPF, I use a rectangle and set its height or width to "1" and set its fill property to LightGray. I would then...
View ArticleBest practice MVVM navigation using Master Detail page?
Hi to all. I want to follow the MVVM pattern as much as possible, but I don't know if I am doing the navigation quite well. Note that I am using a MasterDetail page and I want to maintain the Master...
View ArticleAn unhandled exception occured
Hello, After update Xamarin.Forms to 1.4.4.6392 when I use an ActivityIndicator my application fall with "An unhandled exception occured". The code is simple: ActivityIndicator activityIndicator = new...
View ArticleProblem compiling pages derived from ExtendedTabbedPage
Hi, I am trying to use the ExtendedTabbedPage in a Xamarin.Forms shared code project. When I compile I get the following error: error CS0246: The type or namespace name 'ExtendedTabbedPage' could not...
View ArticleiOS and Android dependency classes' inheritance causes "You must add a...
In my Xamarin.Forms project I have a dependency interface `/* * Interface to get device IP address on network, implemented natively in .Droid's and .iOS's IPAddressManager.cs */ public interface...
View ArticleLayout errors on Xamarin.Facebook LoginButton
Has somebody has found with this error. I'm using a custom render to use the Facebook LoginButton. On iOS everything goes fine. But Android the button shows like the attached picture. The Text for "Log...
View ArticleListView Xaml: IsGroupingEnabled and ItemsSource cause System.ArgumentException
When I was working on ListView, I kept get System.ArgumentException "An item with the same key has already been added." So I did some experiments. The problematic code: <ListView...
View ArticleHi guys, i need your help by ScrollView issue
Here you can see my code below.. Im not able to scroll vertically, what do i need to do to get this issue solved? <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <ContentPage...
View ArticleWhat is the minimum Android version supported by Xamarin.Forms?
I am sure it must be in the documentation somewhere, but I'm struggling to find it. What is the minimum Android version supported by Xamarin.Forms? Many thanks, John H.
View ArticleHow can I create field level help in Xamarin Forms MVVM project?
I have a Xamarin Forms project targeting iOS, Android and Window Phone. I am using MVVM for this project. All View Models are in a PCL and the UI is mostly in a shared project, such as ProjectUI. So, I...
View ArticleCarousel View returns to first index on TranslateTo
In my app I created a Carousel View following this article. http://chrisriesgo.com/xamarin-forms-carousel-view-recipe/ I works perfectly except on animations. I use translateTo on the view and when it...
View ArticleRunning Xamarin UI Test without Test Cloud
Hi! I am trying to use Xamarin UI test. (not Test Cloud). I have written a simple project and use to run such code: IApp app =...
View ArticleSet listview text color from model string
I'm trying to figure out how to apply a hex color to my listview items. I've been searching high and low and can't get this to work. My current error when trying to debug is: "Additional unparsable...
View Article[Xamarin Blog] Build Your Own Selfies App with Xamarin.Forms and Azure
Sending selfies to all your friends has never been easier thanks to Moments: a Snapchat clone built with Xamarin.Forms and Microsoft Azure. Best of all, Moments is also open-source and freely available...
View ArticleMaster detail app menu icon sizes
I make a master-detail app in Xamarin.Forms. Everything is great, i have one annoying problem. Images in master menu appears perfectly on IOS: ...but on Android images are huge (only the first row...
View ArticleXamarin Forms - iOS Style
Hi, There are two things that I'm trying to do, related to styles (in iOS), and I cannot find a way to do it. I hope someone can give me a hint. I have to change: -The color of the background of the...
View ArticleToolbar item in the left in Android
Hi, I am working with modal pages in xamarin forms and I would like to be able to close them using a button in the toolbar located in the left. I can put buttons in the right with not problem but they...
View ArticleTitle not updating
With Xamarin forms, Android updates the Title of a ContentPage but not iOS. public class MapPage : ContentPage { public MapPage(string title) { Title = title; <--- works in iOS and Android } public...
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