OnStart, OnSleep, and OnResume not called
Hello, I created a Xamarin.Forms Shared application and noticed that OnStart, OnSleep, and OnResume are never reached. OnStart should be called in Xamarin.Forms.Forms.Init am I right ? Why are all of...
View ArticleDropBox Dropin Crashes when a file is selected in Xamarin.Forms Android Page
I have implemented platform-specific pages for Android and iOS to allow a user to select a file to use within my app. In the Android version, everything works as expected on my Samsung Galaxy Note 4...
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How to resize an image in Xamarin.Forms (iOS, Android and WP)?
Hi all In my app, there is a registration-page, where the user can register to have access to more functions. Among other he can load an image, that then is showed as his avatar. To select an image, I...
View ArticleXamarin.Forms iOS MPMoviePlayerController playing sound but no video
I have a Xamarin.Forms app that displays a video player page with native video players using DependencyService calls. Currently the video player works for Windows Phone using a renderer and custom...
View ArticleXamarin.Forms 1.3.2-pre1 Released
Important Note For Upgrading This release updates several of the nuget packages referenced by Xamarin.Forms to support the latest GooglePlayServices. To ensure your projects are compatible, make sure...
View ArticleMultiplatform authentication? (WP, Android, iOS)
Hello, I'm currently developing a PCL application for iOS, Android and WP using Xamarin.Forms. The thing is that I can't find a nice multiplatform way to do authentication. I'm currently using the...
View ArticleIs there an issue with InputTransparent on iOS ?
I am finding that InputTransparent is behaving differently on iOS to Android and Windows Phone. Where I see this is when I have a hierarchy of Views within a ScrollView. I use InputTransparent within...
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Xamarin.Forms 'this.Loaded' event
Im drawing some controls into a grid from the code behind file of a xaml content page. I'm having to do this straight from the constructor because there doesn't seem to be an event that gets fired when...
View ArticleUse Crosslight-Controls in Xamarin-Forms?
Hey, I was wondering if anyone of you knows if there is a way to get Crosslight-Controls working in a xamarin forms application? The crosslight "support" told me, that there is a way to use the...
View ArticleSelect Renderer for control
Hi! I would like to use different renderers related to one control. I am using such code: [assembly: ExportRenderer(typeof(ControlMono), typeof(ControlRenderer1))] and I hope I can write something like...
View ArticleAbsoluteLayout wrong AutoSize iOS
Hi! I have a minor problem with AbsoluteLayout AutoSize. I attached a screenshot. On Android there is no problem. Works as expected. On iOS there is a gap. The topBarLayout have bigger height. Any...
View ArticleProgressBar Samples
Hi, my ProgressBar is not correct error: Position 15:4. Property Content is null or is not IEnumerable
View ArticleXamarin iOS Notifications (Dependency Service)
Hi, I have a really weird problem, I hope you can help me. I am implementing notifications in a Xamarin.Forms project, working in both android and iOS platform. To do so, I have to use Dependency...
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Xamarin.IOS and Xamarin.Windows phone options are missing in Xamarin Studio
I have installed Xamarin Studio but when I am trying to create cross platform project the "target platforms :" are missing. That means only Android is enabled iOS is disabled and no Windows phone...
View ArticleAnimate adding/removing cells in a TableSection in iOS?
I have a simple tableview with a number of table sections, one of the sections has a SwitchCell that when toggled it adds/removes cells from another section. In the 'good ole days' of MT.Dialog I could...
View ArticleHow to navigate from one page to another page in Xamarin.forms
How to navigate from one page to another page in Xamarin.Forms (I am using Xamarin.Forms Portable) for all project (Android, Windows, iOS). 1. with Query String 2. without Query String
View ArticleXamarin.Forms.Labs FileNotFoundException error in xaml
hello! I'm trying to use ExtendedViewCell control in my listview to hide the separation bar. I added the Xamarin.Forms.Labs (Core) package with nuget. But in my xaml it throws the FileNotFoundException...
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Master Details Page problem, detail view stretch outside screen on iPad in...
Hi, I'm having an issue when using the Master Detail Page in xamarin forms for iOS on iPad in landscape (don't know if issue appears on Android and WP). In our Master Detail Page we've build a menu...
View ArticleHow to make TableView fit to content, with no extra rows
When rendering a TableView, on either Android or iOS, it takes up a certain amount of space, regardless of the size of the content. My sample code is the following XAML: <TableView>...
View ArticleIntegrate Facebook login in Xamarin.Forms PCl
I want to Integrate Facebook login in my Project that is using Xamarin.Forms PCl. is it possible to integrate Facbook login in xamarin.form for Windows 8 App and others platform too?
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