Xamarin Blog

.NET Conf: Focus On Xamarin is Next Week!

March 17, 2020 Mar 17, 2020 03/17/20

James Montemagno

We are just one week away from the largest Xamarin digital event of the year, .NET Conf: Focus on Xamarin! Join us live on Channel 9, YouTube, & Twitch for a full day of Xamarin awesome!

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

March 16, 2020 Mar 16, 2020 03/16/20

Pierce Boggan

Visual Studio 2019 version 16.5 is available today and packed full of awesome new features for Xamarin developers including Hot Restart, Apply Changes, Multi-target XAML Hot Reload, faster Android startup, and tons more!

Dotfuscator Comes to Visual Studio for Mac to Help Protect Apps

March 11, 2020 Mar 11, 2020 03/11/20

Jayme Singleton

Dotfuscator from PreEmptive helps .NET developers all over the globe protect their apps from reverse-engineering and hacking. Dotfuscator has been available for Xamarin developers using Visual Studio 2019 on Windows, but now with the release of Professional 6 is available on Visual Studio for Mac and cloud builds!

Binding Android Kotlin Libraries

March 9, 2020 Mar 9, 2020 03/9/20

alexeystrakh

The ability to reuse components built with Kotlin 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 Kotlin framework. Additional information with a detailed walkthrough is now available at Microsoft documentation.

Every Xamarin.Forms Layout is a Repeater Control

March 4, 2020 Mar 4, 2020 03/4/20

James Montemagno

Repeating content and controls has never been easier by leveraging the built in Bindable Layout support in Xamarin.Forms to help create beautiful apps.

Xamarin and .NET Developer Events in March

March 2, 2020 Mar 2, 2020 03/2/20

Jayme Singleton

This March, discover the world of Xamarin and .NET development through in-person and virtual opportunities all month long. Explore recent news and updates with your community at local developer Meetups, or online from the comfort of your home!

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!

Xamarin.Forms & Xamarin.Essentials Go AndroidX

February 21, 2020 Feb 21, 2020 02/21/20

James Montemagno

AndroidX is here! Find out our plans for integration into Xamarin.Forms, Xamarin.Essentials, and beyond. Also, if you are a library creator we recommend a migration strategy for you and your users.