Xamarin Blog

Xamarin.Essentials 1.7 and introducing .NET MAUI Essentials

July 21, 2021 Jul 21, 2021 07/21/21

James Montemagno

Xamarin.Essentials 1.7 is here with some great enhancements for your mobile and desktop apps. We also talk about the future of the library with .NET MAUI Essentials.

The Future of Xamarin Community Toolkit

July 15, 2021 Jul 15, 2021 07/15/21

Brandon Minnick

With the release of .NET MAUI coming soon, here is the roadmap for the Xamarin Community Toolkit

Implementing Chromecast with Xamarin.Forms

June 17, 2021 Jun 17, 2021 06/17/21

Sweeky Satpathy

Learn how to integrate Chromecast into your Xamarin.Forms application without complicated bindings, simply using Custom Renderers.

Building beautiful apps with Xamarin.Forms

June 3, 2021 Jun 3, 2021 06/3/21

James Montemagno

Designing great looking apps can be hard, but with a little inspiration and a little styling you can craft beautiful looking apps with Xamarin.Forms

The Journey to Accessible Apps: Screen Readers

May 24, 2021 May 24, 2021 05/24/21

Rachel Kang (SHE/HER)

Are your apps screen reader accessible? Learn more about screen readers and find out how you can support the screen reader experience with Xamarin.Forms and .NET MAUI.

The Journey to Accessible Apps

April 14, 2021 Apr 14, 2021 04/14/21

Rachel Kang (SHE/HER)

Get started on your journey to developing inclusive apps - start here, with accessibility, today.

Great Looking Settings Screens for Xamarin.Forms

March 17, 2021 Mar 17, 2021 03/17/21

James Montemagno

Looking to spruce up your settings screen in your Xamarin.Forms app? Checkout some quick tips to theme the built in controls in Xamarin.Forms to make your settings shine.

CollectionView Drag & Drop Item Reordering with Gesture Recognizers

March 4, 2021 Mar 4, 2021 03/4/21

alexeystrakh

Items reordering in a list-based control is a handy feature and it is used in various use cases. From simple scenarios like configuring settings, defining tabs order to complex scenarios like managing user content, and reordering images or email. With the recent Xamarin.Forms 5.0 release, Drag and Drop gesture recognizers were introduced and ...

Beautiful Tabs with Xamarin Community Toolkit TabView

February 24, 2021 Feb 24, 2021 02/24/21

Gerald Versluis

One of the hardest parts of apps to customize is the tab bar. To overcome this, we've added the TabView to the Xamarin Community Toolkit. With the TabView you have full control over the look-and-feel of the tab bar. In this blogpost we'll learn what it's all about.

The New .NET Multi-platform App UI

February 3, 2021 Feb 3, 2021 02/3/21

David Ortinau

With .NET 6 previews starting right around the corner, it is time to start getting excited for the new .NET Multi-platform App UI (MAUI) that was announced at BUILD 2020. This year of .NET has a lot of amazing things for client application developers. Let's review the highlights and set your expectations for the year ahead.