NEWS
What’s New for Xamarin Developers in Visual Studio 2019
Visual Studio 2019 is the next major version of Visual Studio which is now generally available (GA)! With this version, there is a lot to love.
What’s New for Xamarin Developers in Visual Studio 2019 by Pierce Boggan
GETTING STARTED
Chasing Success with Xamarin Apps
Sam Basu is starting up a series of articles exploring the modern Xamarin ecosystem and essential tools for making successful mobile apps. Starting off with the first article, aptly called Why Xamarin.
DESIGN
On working with designers
Having a good understanding of design can help you be noticed as a developer. A great way of learning design is working effectively with designers.
ANDROID
Easy full screen Splash for Android
A custom splash screen is one way to add a little flair to your Xamarin.Forms app. Out of the box, the Android project doesn’t have a splash screen wired up for you, but there is a simple way. Certainly not the only way, but an easy method if you want full-screen art.
IOS
Frame vs Bounds
It's a small but important thing to know if you are going to be doing layout in Xamarin.iOS.
XAMARIN FORMS
Xamarin Rocket # 3 - Full Screen, hiding the status bar
Sometimes you just want to be full screen and hide the status bar, In this Xamarin Rocket find out how
Note: Post is in Portuguese
Xamarin Rocket #3 — Tela Cheia, ocultando a barra de status by Thiago Bertuzzi
UISearchBar in the NavigationBar
Putting Search into the NavigationBar can provide a great experience for users. Here is how you can do it on iOS for Xamarin.Forms
How to add a UISearchBar in the NavigationBar of a Xamarin.Forms app on iOS by John Taubensee
iOS floating Tab bar
Sometimes the design of our apps requires us to create custom elements inside of Xamarin Forms. One thing I wanted to try out, was using a floating tabbar instead of a bottom fixed one. Let me show you how you can achieve this in Xamarin Forms targeting iOS.
Gradient Label Control
Creating a custom renderer for Android and iOS to provide a gradient label in Xamarin.Forms.
Gradient Label Control in Xamarin.Forms – Trailhead Technology Partners by Valeriy Kovalenko
Travel broadens the mind…
They say that seeing new places can work wonders for your creativity. I’ve recently gone on a trip to Seattle, visiting the Microsoft MVP Summit. With half an hour to kill in between sessions, I started tinkering with another UI sample in Xamarin Forms. This is the result of that.
PODCASTS & VIDEOS
Merge Conflict 143: It's a Services Episode
Apple steps out of its element to announce several new services and a... credit card? What does this mean for developers, consumers, and the future of Apple? We discuss it all.
RELEASES
Release: Xcode 10.2
Today we are releasing builds that support the final Xcode 10.2 release. These versions include Xamarin SDK bindings and IDE compatibility for Apple’s Xcode 10.2 release. Any bug reports about these preview Xamarin bindings are much appreciated!
AND FINALLY...
Visual Challenge Conquered!
The visual challenge has given the forms team some great feedback, David Ortinau wraps up some of the findings