Issue 241

LUCE CARTER

Another Bumper Issue

Hey everyone!

Another bumper issue this week, with lots of things to read!

I was back at work this week and managed to survive until Friday so yay! ;)

Hope you all have a fantastic weekend and see you all next week!

Luce 🧡

NEWS

DESIGN

Building a mobile application with GrialKit and UXDivers

Building a mobile application is hard. Building a beautiful mobile application is even more difficult. As a mobile developer without strong design skills, building a good-looking application for people to use directly from the app store is quite a challenge.

Building a mobile application with GrialKit and UXDivers by Jon Douglas

OPEN SOURCE

Git Rebase: Don’t be Afraid of the Force (Push)

While contributing to a big OSS project it’s quite useful to know how to do a Git rebase. And more importantly: don’t be afraid of the Git force push. In this post, Gerald writes a little about the why and the how. Finally, your change is ready for the world to see.

Git Rebase: Don’t be Afraid of the Force (Push) by Gerald Versluis

TESTING

ANAYLTICS

Using Firebase Analytics in your Xamarin.Forms app

We all know and love Microsoft’s AppCenter offering when it comes to analytics and crash reporting for our mobile apps. But sometimes you want more in-depth analysis. A tool like Firebase can help with that!

Using Firebase Analytics in your Xamarin.Forms app by Steven Thewissen

DEVOPS

Easily differentiate versions of your applications using Azure DevOps

When you develop a mobile application you always have different versions and each one has a specific environment. During the entire life of your project you switch between each versions to try new features or to correct some bugs.

Easily differentiate versions of your applications using Azure DevOps by Damien Aicheh

TOOLS

Adventures in Low Overhead Dependency Injection using DryIoCZero

Dependency Injection (DI) might be one of the more polarising topics in the Xamarin community. But Ryan shows you how to reduce the overhead of using DI.

Adventures in Low Overhead Dependency Injection using DryIoCZero by Ryan Davis

Multiple Environments Using ApkTool Extension for Azure DevOps

In my last couple of posts (here and here) I talked a bit about using the ApkTool to repack an Android APK in order to update an Android application to target different environments. To make this easier I’ve just published a preview of an extension for Azure DevOps.

Multiple Environments Using ApkTool Extension for Azure DevOps by Nick Randolph

IOS

Xamarin.Tip – Fixing Missing iOS App Icons

If you have ever faced issues with missing app icons on iOS, you are not alone! Alex has some great advice on some troubleshooting steps.

Xamarin.Tip – Fixing Missing iOS App Icons by Alex Dunn

Building Quality iOS Apps, Quickly

Quality isn’t the only concern when building an app for your business. Often, it’s also important to get these apps in the App Store as quickly as possible.

Building Quality iOS Apps, Quickly by Chris Downie

How to use Multiple View Controller in Single Page in Xamarin iOS

There is no easy solution to handling showing multiple view controllers from inside a single view controller in iOS. But this post shows it is possible!

How to use Multiple View Controller in Single Page in Xamarin iOS by Logesh Palani

XAMARIN FORMS

Prism for Xamarin.Forms: IConfirmNavigation

Many of you use Prism in your Xamarin.Forms projects. The IConfirmNavigation feature allows you to confirm or prevent navigation from the ViewModel.

Prism for Xamarin.Forms: IConfirmNavigation by Almir Vuk

Introducing Xamarin.Forms Time Picker

Syncfusion's Essential Studio 2019 is a great toolkit for complex and beautiful Xamarin.Forms components. In Volume 4, they introduced a Time Picker.

Introducing Xamarin.Forms Time Picker by Paul Anderson

Easily Animate your Xamarin Applications with Lottie Animation

Adding simple animations to any application will make it look better. Xamarin.Forms provides native options to work with animations. But using Lottie animations makes it easier to add animation to your application.

Easily Animate your Xamarin Applications with Lottie Animation by Meikanda Nayanar

Xamarin.Forms Markdown [Portugese]

Markdown has mixed views but it can be a useful format for writing nice user documentation for example. Ever wanted to include nice markdown formatted information inside your app? Read on to find out how!

O X do Xamarin Forms by Thiago Bertuzzi

Accessibility in Xamarin.Forms

In the last American census, it was estimated that 18.7% of the population has some type of disability and of those, according to the Pew Internet Project, 54% utilize internet connected services and devices.

Accessibility in Xamarin.Forms by Matthew Robbins

Skiasharp: Building Gradient ProgressBar for Xamarin.Forms

We love pretty apps and components here at WeeklyXamarin HQ. So this article from Jesus on how to create a gradient progress bar is a great read!

Skiasharp: Building Gradient ProgressBar for Xamarin.Forms by Jesus Angulo

Learning about Embedded Images in Xamarin Forms

Embedded images are a lesser known solution to the issue of having to put a load of images of different resolutions, into each platform in your solution. Read on to find out how to use them!

Learning about Embedded Images in Xamarin Forms by Leomaris Reyes

Adding Shortcuts in Xamarin.Forms

Ever wondered how you get that shortcuts menu for an app, accessed by holding down on the icon, in Xamarin.Forms? Charlin aka XamGirl has you covered!

Adding Shortcuts in Xamarin Forms by Charlin Agramonte

Issue 241 10th January 2020