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In-app reviews for your Android apps

October 22, 2020 Oct 22, 2020 10/22/20

Saamer Mansoor

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

October 15, 2020 Oct 15, 2020 10/15/20

James Montemagno

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!

October 7, 2020 Oct 7, 2020 10/7/20

James Montemagno

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

October 2, 2020 Oct 2, 2020 10/2/20

Gerald Versluis

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.

.NET Conf 2020 and Community Events this October

October 1, 2020 Oct 1, 2020 10/1/20

Jayme Singleton

Virtually tune-in to communities around the world through amazing online events, streams, and recordings this October. Stay connected to your developer communities through the upcoming .NET Conf 2020, virtual Meetups, community stand-ups, podcasts, and more. Get started with .NET tutorials and learn how to host your own virtual experiences!

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

September 29, 2020 Sep 29, 2020 09/29/20

David Ortinau

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

September 24, 2020 Sep 24, 2020 09/24/20

Alex Blount

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

September 21, 2020 Sep 21, 2020 09/21/20

Whitney Schmidt

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.

Fabulous: Functional App Development

September 10, 2020 Sep 10, 2020 09/10/20

Timothé Larivière

Learn how to get started with functional programming with Xamarin, F#, and Fabulous to create amazing native mobile apps. Guest blogger and Fabulous maintainer Timothé Larivière walks you through what Fabulous is, how to get started, and how to build real world functional native mobile apps.