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Drawing UI with Xamarin.Forms Shapes and Paths

July 23, 2020 Jul 23, 2020 07/23/20

David Ortinau

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

July 17, 2020 Jul 17, 2020 07/17/20

Matt Soucoup

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

July 16, 2020 Jul 16, 2020 07/16/20

David Ortinau

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

May 19, 2020 May 19, 2020 05/19/20

James Montemagno

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

May 6, 2020 May 6, 2020 05/6/20

Jon Dick

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

April 23, 2020 Apr 23, 2020 04/23/20

James Montemagno

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

April 8, 2020 Apr 8, 2020 04/8/20

Pierce Boggan

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

March 30, 2020 Mar 30, 2020 03/30/20

Jon Dick

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!

March 17, 2020 Mar 17, 2020 03/17/20

James Montemagno

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!

What’s New for Xamarin Developers in Visual Studio 2019 version 16.5

March 16, 2020 Mar 16, 2020 03/16/20

Pierce Boggan

Visual Studio 2019 version 16.5 is available today and packed full of awesome new features for Xamarin developers including Hot Restart, Apply Changes, Multi-target XAML Hot Reload, faster Android startup, and tons more!

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