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Great Looking Settings Screens for Xamarin.Forms

March 17th, 2021

Looking to spruce up your settings screen in your Xamarin.Forms app? Checkout some quick tips to theme the built in controls in Xamarin.Forms to make your settings shine.

Beautiful Custom RadioButton with Xamarin.Forms 5

January 29th, 2021

Xamarin.Forms 5 introduced control templates for the new RadioButton control that gives you complete control and customization over the user interface.

Query & Interact with Apps in Android 11 with Package Visibility

October 15th, 2020

There are several exciting new APIs and enhancements in Android 11. One of the more interesting changes for developers is changes to package visibility. In this post we will see what package visibility is and what changes need to be made to apps to query and interact with apps installed on the user's device.

Xamarin.Essentials 1.6 preview: macOS, media, and more!

October 7th, 2020

Announcing the preview for Xamarin.Essentials 1.6 that introduces official support for macOS and exciting features including a file & media picker, app actions, screenshots, and much more.

Xamarin.Forms Shell Quick Tip – Modal Navigation

September 4th, 2020

Control exactly how your pages are displayed when navigating leveraging the PresentationMode built into Xamarin.Forms Shell to display modal dialogs animated or not!

App First Run Detection with Xamarin.Essentials

August 19th, 2020

Several great approaches to check if and when your app is launching. For the very first run or for a specific version, all using Xamarin.Essentials! Easily detect the first time your user has run your application or for a specific version to easily integrate prompts.

Preparing Apps for Google Play Android 10 Requirements

July 6th, 2020

There are some new requirements coming to Google Play when it comes to publishing your apps. Learn about updating your apps to target Android 10 (API 29).

Xamarin.Forms Shell Quick Tip – Easy Back Navigation

June 26th, 2020

Xamarin.Forms Shell simplifies your application architecture and your navigation! See how easy it is to navigate backwards and pass parameters with some new features recently added.

Xamarin Updates From Microsoft Build 2020

May 19th, 2020

Today kicks of Microsoft Build 2020, a 48-hour digital experience that is completely free for everyone to attend online! The Xamarin and .NET teams have some very exciting announcements, sessions, and interactive experiences throughout the event - so let's dive in!

Xamarin.Forms Shell Quick Tip – Passing Data When Navigating

May 13th, 2020

Xamarin.Forms Shell offers built in route based navigation enabling easy navigation to and from pages in your application. Continue reading for a full walkthrough of how to pass data from one page to another.

James Montemagno

Principal Lead Program Manager, .NET Community

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Great Looking Settings Screens for Xamarin.Forms

Beautiful Custom RadioButton with Xamarin.Forms 5

Query & Interact with Apps in Android 11 with Package Visibility

Xamarin.Essentials 1.6 preview: macOS, media, and more!

Xamarin.Forms Shell Quick Tip – Modal Navigation

App First Run Detection with Xamarin.Essentials

Preparing Apps for Google Play Android 10 Requirements

Xamarin.Forms Shell Quick Tip – Easy Back Navigation

Xamarin Updates From Microsoft Build 2020

Xamarin.Forms Shell Quick Tip – Passing Data When Navigating

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