Push notifications not being received by iOS application
I have been trying to set up push notifications for an iOS app using the PushSharp library. I have already successfully implemented push notifications with PushSharp for the Android version of the same...
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When a UITextField receives focus, I want the text inside of it to be automatically selected so that anything the user types overwrites it. I've tried the following, but nothing work (iOS 7.1.1):...
View ArticleHello World: app size comparison by language (Objective C, Swift, C#, F#)
Just a simple experiment. May be a fair indication of the size of standard runtime libraries since the app itself doesn't do much. All apps have been compiled in Release with standard settings using...
View ArticleCustomization of Xamarin.Forms.Maps pins
Is it possible to customize Xamarin.Forms.Maps pins (colour, image etc)? Is it possible to handle the event, when pin is clicked and callout appeared?
View ArticleUsing StringFormat in Binding in XAML
How can I use StringFormat in Binding in XAML? For the life of me, I can't find the magic string of characters to enable this - I've tried a gajillion iterations. Here's an example that doesn't work:...
View ArticleInstalling Xamarin 3 with presence of two versions of Visual Studio
I have both VS2010 Professional and VS2013 Professional (trial) versions installed on my machine. But when I install Xamarin 3, it is adding itself in VS2010. Since I want to try Xamarin.Forms, I...
View Articledo the Xamarin.Forms controls support drag/drop runtime functionality?
I am looking to allow my end users to do drag and drop on items within a list view. I was looking at the documentation for the cell and listview controls and didn't see any kind of "onDrag/onDrop"...
View ArticleHow does SQLite.NET component fit-in
I wonder how would SQLite.NET fit in this new release? Which project template should I choose in order to share service code?
View ArticleMVVMCross: Button Command binding in MvxCollectionCell
Hi, I'm very new to Xamarin. I have a MvxCollectionViewController and a MvxCollectionCell. The cell is bound to a list from a viewmodel. In the cell I have a simple button. How can I bind this button...
View ArticleMvvmCross, cannot get built-in Visibility ValueConverter to work
I'm trying to apply the N+1 7 BooksPlus tutorial which shows how to use visibility to show/hide a progress bar in Android. I'm using the pre-built binaries, based on Stuart's instructions for working...
View Articleproblem rendering preexisting storyboard in storyboard editor
I have a project in which I created a storyboard for iPhone in xcode. after installing the new alpha, I get an error "There was a problem rendering this document" when I try to open it in the...
View ArticleAdd a nav bar right button
Just started on Xamarin forms. I know you can add a nav bar right button using standard Xamarin...
View ArticleXamarin and Visual Studio Online Build
Is it possible to build Xamarin apps using Visual Studio Online's hosted build, or will I need a local build server?
View ArticleLayout Issues xamarin ios for Visual Studio 2010
I have strange layout issues with day one release of xamrian ios 3. When I place a button on a view, I am finding it hard to drag it exactly where I want I remember years ago their was snap to guides...
View ArticleSignalR - Deployment failed because of an internal error
I'm running Xamarin Studio 5.0 and Xamarin.Android 4.12.4 (Indie). I'm trying to use SignalR. When I add the Microsoft.AspNet.SignalR.Client.Portable package V2.0.1 from Nuget to my Android...
View ArticleLoad images in Library project
I created a Xamarin.iOS Library project which stores a ViewController and some images to display. I would like to use this Library in my project to presents it's ViewController, but if I load the...
View ArticleRestSharp 104.4.0 with xamarin 5.0
hi I am trying to install RestSharp 104.4.0 with Xamarin Studio 5.0. I use the built in nuget pkg manager (add packages). When I try to install RestSharp 104.4.0 I get an error as follows. Any pointers...
View ArticleCannot create a share mobile solution ...
When trying to create a mobile shared solution, it says: "A problem was encountered creating the sub project 'App1'. The template specified cannot be found. Please check that the full path is...
View ArticleSQLite-Net on Windows Phone8
Hello I'am writting simple app in Xamarin.Forms basing on Tasky code sample, problem is that there wasn't included Windows Phone project and I don't know how to create SQLite Connection for WinPhone....
View ArticleHelpful Shared Project Image information
Fellow devs, I just wanted to share some information in case it is helpful to you. I am exploring the Shared Projects approach for Xamarin.Forms. In my app, I wanted to be able to put images into the...
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