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May 15, 2023
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Xamarin.Forms and Essentials now target Android 13 (in Preview)

Gerald Versluis

New preview versions of Xamarin.Forms and Xamarin.Essentials have been released, these versions now target Android 13 by default. In this post you will read all the details.

Feb 15, 2023
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Tips & Tricks on Upgrading Xamarin.iOS & Xamarin.Android to .NET for iOS & Android

James Montemagno

There has never been a better time to update & migrate your Xamarin.iOS and Xamarin.Android apps to the latest version of .NET to take advantage of the latest features, support, and performance improvements.

Sep 27, 2022
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Fall 2022 Updates for Xamarin, Hello iOS 16 and Android 13

David Ortinau

iOS 16 is now available. Let's now look at what you need to do with your Xamarin projects before May 1, 2024.

May 17, 2022
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Migrating MR.Gestures from Xamarin.Forms to .NET MAUI

Michael Rumpler

In this guest blog post, Michael Rumpler shares how he ported his popular Xamarin.Forms library, MR.Gestures, to support .NET MAUI

May 10, 2022
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Tips for Moving Your Xamarin Library to .NET MAUI

Luis Matos

Join me as I share the tips that I learned porting my NuGet Package, Plugin.ValidationRules to support .NET MAUI

Jan 20, 2022
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Facebook SDK v12.2 for Xamarin.iOS Now Available

Israel Soto

The latest version of the Facebook SDK is now available for Xamarin developers offering updates to CoreKit, LoginKit, ShareKit, GamingServiceKit, and AudienceNetwork.

Dec 14, 2021
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Machine Learning in Xamarin.Forms with ONNX Runtime

Mike Parker

Learn how to integrate machine learning into your Xamarin.Forms application with ONNX Runtime

Nov 11, 2021
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The Journey to Accessible Apps: Meaningful Content Ordering

Rachel Kang (SHE/HER)

Do your apps have meaningful content ordering? Learn more about accessible layouts and navigation and find out how you can ensure accessible ordering in your apps.

Nov 8, 2021
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What’s New in Xamarin and Visual Studio 2022

David Ortinau

Xamarin has shipped support for the latest Android and iOS versions, and productivity features in Visual Studio 2022. What's next for Xamarin?

Aug 31, 2021
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Introducing .NET MAUI Compatibility for the Xamarin Community Toolkit

Brandon Minnick

Announcing the first preview release of Xamarin.CommunityToolkit.MauiCompat

Aug 19, 2021
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The Journey to Accessible Apps: Making Visual Text Accessible

Rachel Kang (SHE/HER)

Is all the text in your apps visually accessible? Learn more about accessible text and find out how you can control for accessible text sizes in Xamarin.Forms and .NET MAUI.

Jul 21, 2021
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Xamarin.Essentials 1.7 and introducing .NET MAUI Essentials

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.

Jul 15, 2021
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The Future of Xamarin Community Toolkit

Brandon Minnick

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

Jun 17, 2021
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Implementing Chromecast with Xamarin.Forms

Sweeky Satpathy

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

Jun 3, 2021
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Building beautiful apps with Xamarin.Forms

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

May 24, 2021
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The Journey to Accessible Apps: Screen Readers

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.

Apr 14, 2021
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The Journey to Accessible Apps

Rachel Kang (SHE/HER)

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

Mar 17, 2021
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Great Looking Settings Screens for Xamarin.Forms

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.

Mar 4, 2021
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CollectionView Drag & Drop Item Reordering with Gesture Recognizers

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 enable you to unlock these scenarios in your app. In this post I will guide you through everything you need to add drag & drop to your CollectionView. Drag & Drop Gesture Recognizers In previous posts you may have seen how drag and drop can be used with any control ...

Feb 24, 2021
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Beautiful Tabs with Xamarin Community Toolkit TabView

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.

Feb 3, 2021
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The New .NET Multi-platform App UI

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.

Jan 29, 2021
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Beautiful Custom RadioButton with Xamarin.Forms 5

James Montemagno

Xamarin.Forms 5 introduced control templates for the new RadioButton control that gives you complete control and customization over the user interface.

Jan 25, 2021
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Xamarin Community Toolkit: A Must-Have Xamarin Library

Gerald Versluis

We are pleased to introduce the Xamarin Community Toolkit! The toolkit complements Xamarin.Forms 5 with all kinds of commonly found behaviors, converters, effects, MVVM utilities, and awesome new controls including the CameraView, AvatarView, and TabView.

Jan 7, 2021
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Xamarin.Forms 5.0 is Here!

David Ortinau

Xamarin.Forms 5 is here, delivering hundreds of quality improvements and brings to stable release new features including App Themes, Brushes, CarouselView, RadioButton, Shapes and Paths, and SwipeView.

Dec 21, 2020
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Xamarin Holiday Hack Ideas

David Ortinau

Are you looking for some code-related diversions this holiday season to pass the time and have some fun? So are we! Here are some ideas to help inspire us all.

Dec 2, 2020
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December’s Community Standup – .NET MAUI Update

Maddy Montaquila

Join Xamarin & .NET MAUI team members Maddy Leger, David Ortinau, and Jon Dick for updates on .NET MAUI, the next generation of Xamarin.Forms to build cross-platform mobile and desktop apps.

Nov 25, 2020
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Announcing Azure Mobile Apps v4.2.0 for .NET

Adrian Hall

Recently, we released a large update to the Azure Mobile Apps client libraries, enabling you to provide offline sync of cloud SQL data to your iOS and Android apps.

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