Xamarin Blog

Xamarin Goes Dual Screen

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

David Ortinau

Surface Duo introduces a whole new class of ultra-portable experiences running on dual screens. Today we are excited to announce our public preview of the SDK for Surface Duo. Xamarin developers can take advantage of the new SDK to enlighten existing apps and create innovative experiences for this new device that inspires creativity.

Xamarin Podcast: It’s a Brand New Decade!

January 17, 2020 Jan 17, 2020 01/17/20

Matt Soucoup

It’s a new decade, and in this inaugural pod of the roaring 20s, James and Matt cover some holidays hacks, and the brand new version of Xamarin.Essentials!

DevOps for Android App Bundles

January 15, 2020 Jan 15, 2020 01/15/20

James Montemagno

Android App Bundle is a new app packaging format from Google for Android applications that dramatically reduces the install size for end users.

Simplifying Visual State Manager with TargetName

January 13, 2020 Jan 13, 2020 01/13/20

Gerald Versluis

The Visual State Manager (VSM) can now change a property on any child element within scope for our new Xamarin.Forms 4.5 pre-release version.

Tips and Tricks for XAML Hot Reload

January 10, 2020 Jan 10, 2020 01/10/20

Maddy Montaquila

Kick start your productive new year with some tips and tricks for XAML Hot Reload for Xamarin.Forms. Such as making changes to your XAML files, saving, and instantly seeing those changes reflected on your app!

Top Xamarin Videos of 2019

January 8, 2020 Jan 8, 2020 01/8/20

James Montemagno

With 50,000 subscribers and climbing the Xamarin Developers YouTube has been growing immensely in the last year. Let's take a look at the top videos, new shows, and major accomplishments from the last year.

Top Xamarin Blog Posts of 2019

January 7, 2020 Jan 7, 2020 01/7/20

James Montemagno

Let's take a look back at the top blog posts for Xamarin developers from 2019 packed full with new releases, exciting events, product announcements, and brand new features to boost productivity and accelerate mobile development!

January Events for Xamarin and .NET Developers

January 6, 2020 Jan 6, 2020 01/6/20

Jayme Singleton

New Year, tons of awesome new ways to kick off your resolutions with Xamarin and .NET related events this January. Explore all the recent news and updates with your community at developer Meetups around the world. Including online, virtual events to watch from the comfort of your home!

Publish smaller apps with the Android App Bundle

December 27, 2019 Dec 27, 2019 12/27/19

Jon Douglas

The Android App Bundle (.aab) is a new upload format that includes all of your app’s compiled code and resources, but defers APK generation and signing to Google Play at install time.

Xamarin Challenge: Santa Talk – Build an Intelligent, Serverless Xamarin App

December 23, 2019 Dec 23, 2019 12/23/19

Matt Soucoup

This Winter Solstice, give the Xamarin holiday challenge a spin for a chance to win awesome Xamarin swag by forking or cloning the Santa Talk repo and submitting to GitHub!