ImageSource.FromResource throws an error
ImageSource.FromResource used to pull images embedded in a PCL assembly, but now it throws an exception (on Android) saying: Method 'ImageSource.FromResource' not found. Here is the offending line of...
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major bug.. xamarin incorrectly compiles extended controls as though they...
Been trying to upgrade a project that is running in forms 1.4 perfectly to xamarin 2 to benefit from the new list caching features etc. But i've hit a major bug.. This scenario has been working...
View ArticleStripe API on Xamarin.Forms
Has anyone here tried integrating the Stripe API on Xamarin.Forms? I've been looking through the internet and I can't find any resources about it. I just started training on Xamarin and I don't know...
View ArticleAfter updating xamarin android, the appliction which i have prevoisly created...
I have update xamarin android for visual studio recently. After updating, i'm not able to deploy the application which i have previously created(both in Xamarin.Forms and Xamarin.Android). Getting...
View ArticleEditor slowly scrolling up with keyboard when focused. IOS
When I updated to Xamarin.Forms 1.5.1.6471 I noticed that whenever I put focus on an Editor that is within a scrollview the Editor control will very slowly crawl into position above the keyboard as...
View ArticleConsume external WCF service into Xamarin forms
Hi, I'm new to xamarin and i need to consume WCF service on xamarin forms and it should be cross platform (android, IOS, Win Phone). how can i consume through the endpoint directly like consuming the...
View ArticleWhat is the correct way to fetch the input from an Entry field?
Hi, I'm making a Signup page to my app and the Entry.ToString(); Gives me Xamarin.Forms.Entry as value. How do I get the value the user has entered into the entry? Also if there's an example app which...
View ArticleCould not install package 'Xamarin.Forms 1.0.6186' (Windows)
I installed Xamarin from the installer on the homepage onto a Windows 7 Pro with SP1 (32-bit) PC on 12/06/2014. The t-shirt sample app builds and runs as expected. I want to create my own app from...
View ArticleCustomer Renderer View Dimensions
Hi All, I'm currently writing a custom renderer, in order to display a video control on a ContentPage. The basics of the player are working - however, I'm unable to find any documentation/guidance on...
View ArticleListView inside StackLayout: a height problem
In a ContentPage I have a ListView inside a StackLayout inside a ScrollView. The ListView is populated (ItemSource is set) in the ContentPage when OnAppearing gets called and I can see that the list is...
View ArticleHow to view images from Asset Catalog Image Set
Hi, I want to back ground images for specific pages, I want to add the images in Asset Catalog Image Set, how to do that. to add these images for each scale, iphone 4, 5, 6, 6 plus,... Thanks
View ArticleTransparent Background Image in ContentPage
Hi, I've set a background image to my application and it is transparent image. but when i running my app on simulator, i'm seeing some black color on top of my application. please look into the...
View ArticleCorrect place to store things securely
I'm doing some work with azure mobile services which requires me to store both an application key, and also cache user authentication information locally (not passwords, just a token). Is there a...
View ArticleStripeView in Xamarin Forms
I did a little research and it seems braintree and stripe are suitable for app payments. braintree has no official xamarin bindings but there's a Stripe component by Xamarin for Android and iOS. is it...
View ArticleAzure Mobile Services with Javascript and not .Net, why???
I notice that most if not all of the articles about Xamarin Forms using Azure Mobile Services say to use the "Javascript" setup and not the ".Net". Is there any reason why "Javascript" over ".Net"? Is...
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Xamarin.Forms and Azure Mobile Service Error
Hi, I use Windows10, VS2015 Enterprice, Xamarin.Forms Portable Project. If I add Mobile Service Project without Azure hosting in Xamarin.Forms Portable Solution - everything works good. If I add Mobile...
View ArticleForcing page orientation change dynamically
This one is giving me a headache. I don't think there is an XForms API to set page orientation (sad), so it needs to be done device-specific way. Is there a third-party API to force page orientation...
View ArticleXAMLC and VisualStudio 2015
Hi All, I have a strange problem trying to use XAML compilation in existing Xamarin.Forms project. I have added [assembly: XamlCompilation(XamlCompilationOptions.Compile)] directive into...
View ArticleiOS: EntryCell showing incorrect keyboard after scrolling down to another...
Hi guys, Easy one to replicate, I have a page that contains numerous cells, 2 text entry cells at the top, a few switches, some custom controls, and further down the page another entry cell with...
View ArticleHow to set row height of a list view cell based on the screen width
I have an app where i'm trying to display images in a list view. It's one image per row but i want the image to goacross the whole width of the screen so I need it to get larger / smaller depending on...
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