WebView not showing after loading on Absolute and Relative Layout
Hi, I'm trying to show an ActivityIndicator until my webpage finish to load the content. The problem is that the page does not renderer the webview after the content is ready. If the only content of...
View ArticleGet current Uri from HybridWebView
Hi I would like access to the actual Uri of either HybridWebView. I need it to watch for a certain url pattern during redirecting. The Uri property of HybridWebViewdoes not seem to ge updated when...
View ArticleImage in Grid is ignoring WidthRequest and HeightRequest since Xamarin Forms 2.0
I have an image inside a Grid on a Listview. Since I updated to Xamarin Forms 2.0 the render is ignoring WidthRequest and HeightRequest `readonly Label Message = new Label () { VerticalOptions =...
View ArticleSaving to Photo Gallery/Camera Roll/etc
Hi folks, First off, I the possibility exists that I am old, tired, and can't read, but the possibility exists that I am also not any of these things. Do we have a cross-platform component to save to...
View ArticleException on developer console, "You MUST call Xamarin.Insights.Initialize();...
Hi all, I have built and published my app in google playstore. Recently one of our user who uses Samsung Galaxy 3 reported that App is crashing frequently. Since Xamarin Insights is under renovation I...
View ArticleFound a way to make ToolBarItems Visible/Invisible..without a custom renderer
So from what I've seen in the API Docs (http://iosapi.xamarin.com/?link=T:Xamarin.Forms.MenuItem/*) Toolbar items don't seem to have an IsVisible property. I was able to accomplish this by defining a...
View ArticleMaps and absolute layout problem
Hi, I have a standard forms map. This map is stored inside of an absolute view like this var absMap = new AbsoluteLayout { HeightRequest = App.ScreenSize.Height * .35, WidthRequest =...
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Localize splash/launch image for android and iOS
How could you localize the launch image on iOS and android? I know you can edit an image properties on Xcode, but how do you this on Xamarin? (see image below) For android I'm using the tutorial on...
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XF 2.0 with GCM crashes app on KitKat
Hi All I've got myself backed into a corner with seemingly no way out. I upgraded my app to XF 2.0.0.6940, having previously installed Google Play Services (which is currently 27.0.0.0) to get GCM....
View ArticleAfter 1.5+ update along with the packages, I notice now my Android cannot...
I wonder did anybody face this problem with the recent update After I updated my project to 1.5+ and later 2.0 along with the required packages. I notice my Android (IOS is ok) can no longer parse URL...
View ArticleAndroid Scrollview and Keyboard not working correctly with Absolute layout as...
Using Forms 1.3.0 at the moment... OK I have a special hierarchy in my project and stacks and need the keyboard to activate the scroll view correctly however in Android there seems to be a bug because...
View ArticleCalabash and Xamarin Forms, what am I missing?
It seems that Calabash doesn't really play nicely with Xamarin.Forms in practice. First off there is the issue of sharing feature files (see my question here:...
View ArticleNamespaces unknown after xaml page code generation when using portable library
Has anyone else been experiencing issues with Unkown namespace errors or missing assembly reference errors after running the customtool to generate c# code for the Xamarin xaml pages? I'm using visual...
View ArticleConnecting to hostnames that end in ".internal"
Anyone have issues connecting to hostnames that end in ".internal"? I'm using the ModernHTTPClient with a Forms app. The iOS connections are working ok, but the Android client can't resolve the host....
View ArticleHow to customize the Android Action Bar to look like the iOS rendered...
Hi, I am using Xamarin.Forms to build my first cross platform app. My NavigationBar/ActionBar looks great on iOS and fits the design spec but not on Android. My main requirement is to have a centered...
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MTOUCH failing with -linkskip in Xamarin 4
Hi all, I was wondering if anyone has issues with the linker in Xamarin 4. My project was working fine in Xamarin 3, but since the update the linkskip command it seems that is not working. This is my...
View ArticleAttempting to JIT compile method (....) while running with --aot-only.
Hi to all. I am getting this exception when I process a WCF request from my Xamarin.Forms app: "Attempting to JIT compile method '(wrapper runtime-invoke) :runtime_invoke_bool_Nullable`1...
View ArticleWhat's the proper way of add a row of buttons at the bottom of a TabbedPage?
I'm working to port a Java-based Android app to X.Forms. In the original app, there's an Activity with some tabs. This is easily accomplished by using a TabbedPage. This TabbedPage should have a row of...
View ArticleYour experiences with ModernHttpClient?
Hi all In my Xamarin.Forms app (Shared), I use System.Net.Http.HttpClient() now, to access our webservice. Now, I have noted, that there is a specific add-on to XF called “ModernHttpClient”. This...
View ArticleTapGestureRecognizer - using NumberOfTapsRequired for double tap
Ideally I'm looking for a LongTap event or GestureRecognizer but as yet that doesn't exist in .Forms (hopefully next release!) so as a temporary workaround to my situation where my app normally uses...
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