how to shared drawables betwen 2 android projects?
Does anybody know how to share drawable folders between 2 android projects? does shared project work for that or there is android class library but not sure if i can shared using it because of namespace?
View ArticleMaintain hamburger menu and back button in MasterDetailPage
I have a requirement from our UI team to maintain the hamburger menu when a user navigates with a Detail page. I have seen this is successfully done in a few apps, namely the Amazon app. Has anyone...
View ArticleHow do I Use Console or Output Window?
Hi, I am developing a smartphone app on my Windows computer and testing it with and iPhone. I tried printing "Hello, World!" using both Debug.Write() and Console.Write() in the Main method however it...
View ArticleList of available video
Hi xamarin forums Currently I am using the video player demo in xamarin sample codes (https://developer.xamarin.com/samples/xamarin-forms/CustomRenderers/VideoPlayerDemos/) to make a video play on my...
View Articlehow to display barcode scanner values in another page?
here im using display alert. But instead of display alert i want to show my value in another page. public HomePage() { Button scanBtn = new Button { Text = "Scan Barcode", HorizontalOptions =...
View ArticleLoad a Xamarin.Forms.Application with the method "LoadApplication" inside an...
Hello Xamarin community, Can i load an "Xamarin.Forms.Application" with the method "LoadApplication" inside an already loaded Xamarin.App? My scenario is that i have a menu application which start...
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Unable to build for Android since updating VS mac [Resolved]
I updated VS community for mac using the auto update prompt. I have since been unable to build the android project in this solution. I'm already 3 days overdue for a deadline due to medical issues and...
View ArticleI don't know why I don't see the icon's that has been passing through
hi Guys, I'll try to make my question simpel: I have a page where you can switch a bunch of things on (like airco, wifi) and the switched on things must be passed to the nextpage and be shown as a...
View ArticleHow to handle inbound push notification message from FCM
I followed this great article xamarinhelp.com/push-notifications/ and I have managed to get my device registered with Azure/FCM and I can receive a test notification in: public class...
View ArticleI want to always show the scrollbar for a ListView
The scrollbar for a ListView is hard to spot. By default it only becomes visible when you select an item. I would like to to make the scrollbar always visible, how do I do this?
View ArticleQuestions regarding blog "Improving the Little Things"
Hello, @DavidOrtinau you posted a new blog at https://blog.xamarin.com/xamarin-forms-3-1-improvments/ about some improvements that were made in Xamarin.Forms 3.1. I have a few questions regarding these...
View ArticleCreating a custom renderer in Xamarin.Forms manually
Is there any way to create a cutom renderer and retrieve the native control manually ? For example: //Example on android var frame = Element as Frame; var renderer = new FrameRenderer(){Element =...
View Articlehow to get the Device volume in xamarin.form?
i am using xamarin forms i developed the custom beep audio wave file in xamarin forms andriod .I am done with my app with my custom beep audio wave file which sets the player volume but it does not...
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TableView Footer in Xamarin Forms
I am utilizing xamarin forms TableView. I only have 1 section however the tableview keeps going and I dont see anyway to hide it. Is there a way to hide, what I assume is a footer? Below is how it...
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Is there a way to have additional tabs inside a tabbedpage?
Here is an example. You have this tabbedpage on the bottom and you have additional tabs on the top. My first guess is that this is self-made. They simply add some buttons and stuffs.
View Articlecould not add Xamarin.Forms.Maps
hello, I can not install the nuget package of Xamarin.Forms.Maps in my .NET shared project error "could mot add Xamarin.Forms.Map"
View ArticleMediaFile returns null on iOS
I am trying to fix 90 degrees rotation on iOS using the GetStreamWithImageRotatedForExternalStorage() method instead of GetStream(). The issue I have is that GetStream() works but return the image...
View ArticleSkiaSharp canvas.Draw
I am trying to draw a bitmap that contains image info. I want to draw the bitmap so that it is drawn on the full surface of the screen. Here is the code I have currently: /// <summary> /// Paints...
View ArticleUpgrade 2.5.x -> 3.x
I am upgrading to Xamarin Forms 3.1 from 2.5.x. When running the form on iPhone X simulator I am now getting black bars. All the other phones work in full screen and no black bars. I googled around and...
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ExpandableView nuget package
Hi all Just created a nuget package which provides opportunity to create expandable views. https://github.com/AndreiMisiukevich/ExpandableView
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