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A Dev Story: College Diary with Xamarin.Forms by Theodora Tataru

Theodora TataruAugust 12, 2020Aug 12, 202008/12/20

Guest Blog: Theodora Tataru shares her developer story of finding Xamarin and building out her new app, College Diary.

Drawing UI with Xamarin.Forms Shapes and Paths

David OrtinauJuly 23, 2020Jul 23, 202007/23/20

Xamarin.Forms 4.7 introduces drawing controls for Shapes and Paths. These are powerful new cross-platform controls that use the familiar control syntax from UWP and WPF. As well as use the native graphics libraries on each target platform. Learn more!

Xamarin Podcast: Inverter Converter and Xamarin.Forms 4.7

Matt SoucoupJuly 17, 2020Jul 17, 202007/17/20

In this month’s episode, James and Matt recap the 100% remote Microsoft Build that happened at the end of May 2020. They also talk about some new Azure + Xamarin docs and how to reuse Xamarin.Forms in iOS extensions.

App Themes for Xamarin.Forms

David OrtinauJuly 16, 2020Jul 16, 202007/16/20

This new dark and light mode theme helper, AppThemeBinding along with UserAppTheme make it really easy to handle theme modes in your Xamarin.Forms apps.

Xamarin Updates From Microsoft Build 2020

James MontemagnoMay 19, 2020May 19, 202005/19/20

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!

Exposure Notification API Support for Xamarin Apps

Jon DickMay 6, 2020May 6, 202005/6/20

Announcing the first preview of Exposure Notification APIs for devices. Read through to get a full breakdown of what APIs are available and our first preview of a full cross-platform API for Xamarin developers.

Xamarin.Essentials: Now with Permissions, App Theme, & Authentication

James MontemagnoApril 23, 2020Apr 23, 202004/23/20

The latest version of Xamarin.Essentials (1.5) is packed full of beautiful native cross-platform APIs including app theme detection, permissions, web authentication, and so much more. Read on for details, samples, and guides to get started today.

What’s New for Xamarin Developers in Visual Studio 2019 for Mac version 8.5

Pierce BogganApril 8, 2020Apr 8, 202004/8/20

Visual Studio 2019 for Mac version 8.5 was released! Which brings several new features and improvements for mobile developers in Visual Studio for Mac to help you build better mobile apps, faster.

Social Authentication with Xamarin.Essentials and ASP.NET Core

Jon DickMarch 30, 2020Mar 30, 202003/30/20

Many apps require adding user authentication, and this often means enabling your users to sign in their existing Microsoft, Facebook, Google, and now Apple Sign In accounts. With Xamarin.Essentials' new WebAuthenticator and using ASP.NET Core on your backend it has never been easier. Learn more!

.NET Conf: Focus On Xamarin is Next Week!

James MontemagnoMarch 17, 2020Mar 17, 202003/17/20

We are just one week away from the largest Xamarin digital event of the year, .NET Conf: Focus on Xamarin! Join us live on Channel 9, YouTube, & Twitch for a full day of Xamarin awesome!

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