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In-app reviews for your Android apps

Saamer MansoorOctober 22, 2020Oct 22, 202010/22/20

You can now launch in-app reviews in Android using the Store Review Plugin and the new Play Core library for Android.

Query & Interact with Apps in Android 11 with Package Visibility

James MontemagnoOctober 15, 2020Oct 15, 202010/15/20

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!

James MontemagnoOctober 7, 2020Oct 7, 202010/7/20

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.

Join Hacktoberfest at the Xamarin Community Toolkit

Gerald VersluisOctober 2, 2020Oct 2, 202010/2/20

Code for swag or from your love for Xamarin in this year's Hacktoberfest! Here are the guidelines to get you started. Be sure to tag your pull requests with the "Hacktoberfest" label to be considered for a reward.

Xamarin.Forms 5 Preview: Advanced UI Controls for Beautiful Apps

David OrtinauSeptember 29, 2020Sep 29, 202009/29/20

Xamarin.Forms 5 brings to stable release features that you have seen in preview over the latest several 4.x releases. This includes solid and gradient Brushes, CarouselView, drag-and-drop, RadioButton, Shapes, and SwipeView. These new features inject new creative potential for your application designs to create beautiful, interactive ...

Customer Showcase: The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

Alex BlountSeptember 24, 2020Sep 24, 202009/24/20

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is known for it’s many areas of involvement in the movie industry, but it is most famous for the annual awards show, The Oscar’s ®. See how the Academy migrated their infrastructure to Azure and leveraged Xamarin to deliver a rich, responsive experience to its members across a range of devices.

Build Xamarin.iOS apps using iOS 14 and Xcode 12

Whitney SchmidtSeptember 21, 2020Sep 21, 202009/21/20

Support for iOS 14 and Xcode 12 to accompany Apple’s Xcode 12 GM release was just announced! Now, build your Xamarin.iOS (and Xamarin.Forms for iOS) apps with Xcode 12 GM and submit your iOS 14, tvOS 14 or watchOS 7 apps to the Apple App Store.

Xamarin Podcast: Drawing, Visual Studio 2019, Virtual Meetups & More!

Matt SoucoupAugust 24, 2020Aug 24, 202008/24/20

In this month's podcast episode, James and Matt explore drawing with Xamarin.Forms, discuss latest new releases of Visual Studio 2019 and Visual Studio for Mac, as well as how to get your virtual meetup rolling with the .NET Foundation.

App First Run Detection with Xamarin.Essentials

James MontemagnoAugust 19, 2020Aug 19, 202008/19/20

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.

Profiling Xamarin.Android Startup

Jonathan PeppersAugust 14, 2020Aug 14, 202008/14/20

Measure, optimize, and fine-tune the performance of your Android apps build with Xamarin and Xamarin.Forms with these tips and tricks using great tools.

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