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Beautiful Tabs with Xamarin Community Toolkit TabView

Gerald VersluisFebruary 24, 2021Feb 24, 202102/24/21

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.

Announcing Azure Mobile Apps v4.2.0 for .NET

Adrian HallNovember 25, 2020Nov 25, 202011/25/20

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.

In-app reviews for your Android apps

Saamer MansoorOctober 22, 2020Oct 22, 202010/22/20

You can now launch in-app reviews in Android using the Store Review Plugin and the new Play Core library for Android.

Xamarin.Essentials 1.6 preview: macOS, media, and more!

James MontemagnoOctober 7, 2020Oct 7, 202010/7/20

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.

.NET Conf 2020 and Community Events this October

Jayme SingletonOctober 1, 2020Oct 1, 202010/1/20

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

David OrtinauSeptember 29, 2020Sep 29, 202009/29/20

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

Alex BlountSeptember 24, 2020Sep 24, 202009/24/20

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

Whitney SchmidtSeptember 21, 2020Sep 21, 202009/21/20

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.

.NET Virtual Events in September

Jayme SingletonSeptember 1, 2020Sep 1, 202009/1/20

Virtually tune-in to any event around the world through amazing online events, streams, and recordings this September. Stay active with your developer communities through upcoming MeetUps. Get lots of content from the teams at Microsoft and the global community. And learn how to get started with .NET and Xamarin!

App First Run Detection with Xamarin.Essentials

James MontemagnoAugust 19, 2020Aug 19, 202008/19/20

Several great approaches to check if and when your app is launching. For the very first run or for a specific version, all using Xamarin.Essentials! Easily detect the first time your user has run your application or for a specific version to easily integrate prompts.

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Beautiful Tabs with Xamarin Community Toolkit TabView

Announcing Azure Mobile Apps v4.2.0 for .NET

In-app reviews for your Android apps

Xamarin.Essentials 1.6 preview: macOS, media, and more!

.NET Conf 2020 and Community Events this October

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

Customer Showcase: The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

Build Xamarin.iOS apps using iOS 14 and Xcode 12

.NET Virtual Events in September

App First Run Detection with Xamarin.Essentials

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