System.Net.WebException: Error: ConnectFailure (Network is unreachable)
I upgraded to Xamarin 3 and spent 3 days getting things working again, so now I can build and deploy to simulator again. Unfortunately my previously working webservice methods now throw this exception:...
View ArticleProgressBar not updating in ListView on UWP
We have a ListView with a custom ViewCell containing a nested XAML view with a ProgressBar. The value in the view model is being changed (through a binding) and the property change notification is...
View ArticleWhere to put local image folder in Android
I have an application that contains a database containing image paths (just the name of the files: ex: image.jpeg). The application does not have access to a server and hosts the database locally....
View ArticleCannot build after having updated to Xamarin Cycle 9
Each time I debug/deploy to my device, my app initially begins launch then ends with 'app has terminated'. I have been dead in the water for two days now. The error I am getting is the following:...
View ArticleRandom Crash on Android after receiving push notification
Hi Have a bug I have been trying to fix on and off for few weeks. Have a forms app (using 2.3.3 193, but have tried 2.3.4.192-pre 2 and nightly builds) Launching app in release (debug is ok) and...
View ArticleCan't create portable projects anymore?
I'm trying to create a new portable test app to check if my Mac agent is working properly, but I just can't find the option to build it. If I remember correctly, there were 2 options, at first, you...
View ArticleMarch 14th: Kontich, Belgium: Beautiful Xamarin.Forms and Serious Tech talk
It's been long overdue, but we're happy to announce the next Meetup for the Belgian Xamarin User group. This time will focus on two interesting yet completely different topics ranging from making you...
View ArticleXamarin 4.3.0.784 installer problems
Hi I'm running on Win10, VS 2013 and 2015 and have just attempted to update Xamarin to 4.3.0.784. The installation failed, the reason appeared to be a problem accessing "D:\ImportAfter". This left me...
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GooglePlayServices.Auth for Android in Xamarin.Forms
Hi. I'm really struggling with this using the new Xamarin plugins from Nuget for Authentication via GooglePlayServices. Found a great example on YouTube by JoeRock () where he works through how to do...
View ArticleIn XF.UWP, OnResume() is not called when resumed using Lifecycle Events...
I suspended the app as per this post in StackOverflow. When I click on Resume menu item, the OnResume is not called. But if I go to the app list and start the app, after suspend, the OnResume() is...
View ArticleFailed to debug Xamarin.Forms android project from Visual Studio
Hi, Recently, I probably did something that altered my configuration as I cannot anymore debug my android app either on Visual Studio Android emulator or even on a connected android device. Everything...
View ArticleUnfortunately, my Application has stopped!!!
one page of my application it contains carousal view it works fine , but sometime when i move between pages i got this error "unfortunately my application has stopped ". the problem is : when i use...
View ArticleWill OnResume() fire any events in the page that is being shown?
In UWP app, I need to refresh a list when the app is resumed. Since the OnResume() is in App.cs, how can I refresh a list in, say, MainPage? Will OnResume() fire any events in the page that is being...
View ArticleHow do you get all contacts?
I've found a way to get contacts based on a search query, but how can you get all of them. I've tried using wildcards, but it didn't work. This is what I've done so far: private void displayContacts()...
View ArticleSystem.Xml.XmlException while running Xamarin UITest
I am trying to write first UITest for my Forms App. When I try to run the iOS test, it throws the following exception. Is this a known issue? I am using Xamarin studio 6.1.3 (build 19). The version of...
View ArticleMTOUCHTASK: Error MT5206: Failed to create the a fat library. Please review...
Hi Team, I have updated to Xamarin.iOS 8.6.0 and and installed Xcode 6.1.1. After that I am unable to build the application on the device. I am getting MTOUCHTASK: Error MT5206: Failed to create the a...
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Skia Sharp - problem on Android
Hi everybody, i am developing a radial menu with skia sharp on xamarin forms here is the function that draws the control SKCanvasView ElementBuilder() { var element = new SKCanvasView();...
View ArticleWhere I can propose improvements to the online documentation?
I was looking through forums to find a place for my feedback, but didn't found it and I didn't find report button in the online documentation which uses to report a issue. Maybe it is my fault. I'll...
View ArticleAzure App Service Mobile Apps & GZip compression
Hi Do you know how is possible enable the support from GZIP in App Service Mobile ? I'm using HttpClientHandler mHttpClientHandler = new HttpClientHandler(); mHttpClientHandler.AutomaticDecompression =...
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Create a layered Page/layering controls
Maybe I'm not searching for the right thing here, but by the life of me I cannot find a good sample of how to layer one control over the other, in XAML. For instance I have a map control and I want to...
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