XS - How to use a custom linker?
I'm working with the Blackberry Dynamics (formerly Good Dynamics) SDK which requires the use of a custom linker to meet FIPS compliance. Previously, this could be accomplished by passing mtouch...
View ArticleSign and Distribute Android App (Xamarin Forms) not working (only the first...
Hi, I want to sign and distribute my xamarin forms android app, but after I selected ad-hoc and my generated certificate, the process failed. The only error message is: There are some errors.... The...
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problem installing add-in
hi all, I'm trying to install a rhino add-in but I receive this error message. any help? thanks
View ArticleGoogle Analytics User id
We are using the google analytics component (3.17.0) and trying to track the UserId - but can't get it to work....
View ArticleIs Xamarin aware that the UI / layout editor sucks really bad in Visual Studio?
Have Xamarin guys ever used Android in Eclipse/Java side? Because in Xamarin the layout editor just stinks. I have never had hardly any problems when doing layouts in Eclipse/Java android tooling. But...
View ArticleError installing CocosSharp
Hello , Im' trying to install CocosSharp nuget but i have this error when i try Severity Code Description Project File Line Suppression State Error Could not install package 'CocosSharp 1.7.1'. You are...
View ArticleNo Ad Hoc in the configuration dropdown though project properties shows Build...
I am using VS 2015. I have provisioning profiles for development and for distribution. I successfully side-loaded the app top an android phone, but iOS is not going so well. I have an Apple Developer...
View ArticleWhy UWP Images in Root Rather Than Assets?
To use the same local image across iOS, Android and Windows in Xamarin Forms -- AND use the same file name -- you need to follow Xamarin's conventions for where to locate the file. For iOS, the image...
View ArticleWould somebody be willing to help me troubleshoot this problem with...
This is my first project with Xamarin and UITest and I have been able to get the UITest project up and running on my own so far and have been able to fix most of my problems. But this one has me at a...
View ArticleXamarin.Forms 2.3.4.184-pre1
We've pushed Xamarin.Forms 2.3.4.184-pre1 to nuget. To install the pre-release, check the pre-release option in your nuget manager and install this version. If you’ve got a bug to report, drop us a...
View ArticleHow to load files using assemblies without adding references in Xamarin.Forms...
I'm very newbie to Prism Modules, I have a question i.e, I'm currently working on Xamarin.Forms using Prism Modules. Is there anyway to add the modules into the module catalog without adding the...
View ArticleHow to get the ViewModel to communicate to the View's code behind file.
I am wondering if someone can point me to best practices of communicating from the ViewModel to the view's code behind. I would guess events/messaging etc but would like some input on it. There are UI...
View ArticleApp crashing on Android tablets when using Xamarin 4.2
I am having an issue where my app crashes only on Android tablets. This usually happens during use, but occasionally it happens on start-up after deploying from VS. I have attached 3 example stack...
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Could not run simple demo UITest for IOS at Xamarin Studio
**_I am new to Xamarin and try to run demo, introduced at Xamarin Website, for UITest at IOS platform. The web link is: https://developer.xamarin.com/guides/testcloud/uitest/quickstarts/ios/. Actually...
View ArticleEditor field brings up a picker like selection list.
Hello All. I have a simple Xamarin Forms page with a grid which has a number of rows, a couple of rows have picker fields, one has an entry field and one has an editor field. When I run the app in IOS...
View ArticleZXing Barcode Scanner does not activate Flash LED
I have the following Code to Scan Barcodes with ZXing: mscanner.UseCustomOverlay = false; MobileBarcodeScanningOptions scanoptions = new MobileBarcodeScanningOptions(); scanoptions.TryInverted = true;...
View ArticlePackages Folder missing in Solution outline
The Packages folder is missing from the Solution outline in my Shared project. Therefore, I can't add any packages or update any packages in my Shared project.
View ArticleCalabash.XDB.Core.Exceptions.DeviceAgentException : Failed to launch simulator
When trying to run a test locally on an iOS simulator, the simulator is not launched and I get this error. Even if the simulator is open at the time of running the test, the simulator is closed and the...
View ArticleAppearance in the iOS part of a Xamarin.Forms app
I'm trying to set the styling of an iOS app built in Xamarin.Forms. I would like to test out iOS styling. I have the code below. My button has a green background, but I can't get the text color of the...
View ArticleHow to implement Expandable/Collapsible ListView in xamarin forms?
Can anyone help me to implement Expandable/Collapsible ListView in xamarin forms. I have attached a screenshot as an example.
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