How 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...
View ArticleMy app crashes when adding StyleId to Image
Hi, I have this image in my app: <Image Source="{Binding banner_image}" ClassId="{Binding banner_category}" StyleId="{Binding banner_reference}" Aspect="AspectFill">...
View ArticleMake a never end background service which runs even app is closed.
I am working to achieve a scenario in which i need a background service which runs even app is closed. Work of this service is to access local application Db and sync data with API. If service is...
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Xamarin.Forms: how to "center" vertically a label on itself for Android
I try to use a FontIcon to show an item through a customized Label. As the icon is wider than it is tall, I would like to adjust the height and the vertical alignement. However, I encounter a strange...
View ArticleTextCell Font-Size
I need to change the textCell fontSize and use css file: #cellaListView{ font-size:larger; } in xaml i have: <ListView x:Name="listaDati" StyleId="listView" > <ListView.ItemTemplate>...
View ArticleDoes not apply styles in Debug
I'm applying a style to a page; but when I run the application on my device it does not apply the styles or the placement to a label; I'm running the application in Debug, but if you ran the Release...
View ArticleIntentFilter on Android is not working for my file type
Hi, I would like to share file from eg. Downloads folder in FileManager, to my application. My application uses files with my custom file extension: ".topo". I would like to open that but can't. My...
View Articlehow to extent the splash screen time without adding new view controller.....
I would like to extent my launch screen duration, without adding a new view controller......any shortcut o simple way to do dat??
View ArticleDisplayActionSheet issues in Android
I am using a Display Action Sheet in my code. When I am trying to run on Android, the execution stops after the await sentence and the disassembly window shows up. Only after I press the continue...
View ArticleHow to create alert window with list and search option for android and ios in...
Hi guys I want alert window with dynamic list and search option for list. For this requirement i searched over internet but i didn't get solution for it. Can you please highlight me how to achieve it?
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