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Binding iOS Swift Libraries

February 28, 2020 Feb 28, 2020 02/28/20

alexeystrakh

The ability to reuse components built with Swift has become increasingly important to Xamarin developers as their popularity amongst developers continues to grow. This post describes a high-level process of binding a Swift framework. Additional information available through Microsoft documentation.

5 Things to be Excited About Xamarin.Forms 4.5

February 26, 2020 Feb 26, 2020 02/26/20

David Ortinau

Today we are thrilled to share that Xamarin.Forms 4.5 is now available bringing you AndroidX, new capabilities for creating responsive UI, and controls "in the box" to speed your development!

Xamarin Podcast: Xamarin.Forms Trigger Mania!

February 24, 2020 Feb 24, 2020 02/24/20

Matt Soucoup

In this month’s episode, there’s news about every type of Xamarin.Forms Trigger, and they cover it all. And did you know Xamarin.Forms has dual screen support for the new Surface New and Duo? Tune in to find out more!

AndroidX NuGet Packages are Stable!

February 14, 2020 Feb 14, 2020 02/14/20

Jon Douglas

Today we are happy to bring you stable AndroidX NuGet packages. Since AndroidX is a large change for your Android projects, we’ve introduced a number of ways for you to migrate your project. Learn more!

UIWebView Deprecation and Xamarin.Forms

February 10, 2020 Feb 10, 2020 02/10/20

Gerald Versluis

Background about Apple started sending out warning messages about the UIWebView deprecation, and of course, how to avoid rejection to the Apple App Store.

Customer Showcase: Transforming Diabetes Management with the BD Diabetes Care app

February 7, 2020 Feb 7, 2020 02/7/20

Christos Matskas

Xamarin Showcase: BD is a leading healthcare safety and technologies company here to talk about their Diabetes Care app and vision to bring diabetes management to the 21st century. Read on to learn how it all started and what the future holds for the DC app.

Xamarin Customer Showcase: Little Cupid Transforms TV into Augmented Reality

January 31, 2020 Jan 31, 2020 01/31/20

Christos Matskas

Today's customer showcase story shows how aspiring developers are using the Little Cupid Xamarin App to transform the way we watch and interact with our favorite shows using mobile phones.

What’s New for Xamarin Developers in Visual Studio 2019 for Mac Version 8.5 Preview 2

January 29, 2020 Jan 29, 2020 01/29/20

Pierce Boggan

This week, Visual Studio 2019 for Mac version 8.5 Preview 2 was released, bringing several new features and improvements for mobile developers in Visual Studio for Mac to help you build better mobile apps, faster.

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

January 23, 2020 Jan 23, 2020 01/23/20

Pierce Boggan

This week, Visual Studio 2019 version 16.5 Preview 2 was released, bringing several new features and improvements for Xamarin Developers including Xamarin Hot Restart, Android apply changes, faster Android startup, XAML online documentation, and more!

Xamarin Goes Dual Screen

January 22, 2020 Jan 22, 2020 01/22/20