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Xamarin.Android

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Supporting Android v12+ Splash Screens in Xamarin.Forms

Supporting Android v12+ Splash Screens in Xamarin.Forms

Android recently changed how splash screens work in Android v12.0 (API Level 31). Let's take a look at how to support it in our Xamarin.Forms apps!

Using .NET MAUI Community Toolkit

Using .NET MAUI Community Toolkit

The .NET Community Toolkit recently debuted. Let's take a look at how to use some of it's features, and how we can contribute more!

Adding a Search Bar to Xamarin.Forms.NavigationPage

Adding a Search Bar to Xamarin.Forms.NavigationPage

31 Oct 2020 Update: Updated for AndroidX + Xamarin.Essentials Let's look at how to add the native search bar control into the Xamarin.Forms.NavigationPage Both Xamarin.iOS and Xamarin.Android offer the capability to natively add a search bar to the navigation bar using UISearchController and SearchView,

Introducing GitTrends: GitHub Insights

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Introducing GitTrends: GitHub Insights

iOSAndroid [https://apps.apple.com/us/app/gittrends-github-insights/id1500300399] [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.minnick.gittrends]I am so excited to release GitTrends on Product Hunt today! https://www.producthunt.com/posts/gittrends-github-insights GitTrends helps you to monitor your GitHub Repositories: ✅ Connect to GitHub ✅ Monitor GitHub

Xamarin: Efficiently Using a SQLite Database

Xamarin: Efficiently Using a SQLite Database

The most popular SQLite ORM for Xamarin is SQLite-net. Let's explore the most efficient way to use it in our apps! If you'd like to skip to the completed code, jump to Section 9: Put It All Together. A completed sample app using this implementation is

Xamarin.UITest: Is a ListView (or RefreshView) Refreshing?

Xamarin.UITest: Is a ListView (or RefreshView) Refreshing?

Automated UITesting has become critical for publishing mobile apps and almost every Xamarin.Forms app has ListView. But how can we determine if our ListView is refreshing? Let's find out!

Xamarin: Creating a Dark Mode Splash Screen

Xamarin: Creating a Dark Mode Splash Screen

Now that iOS 13 and Android Q support Dark Mode, we'll want our app's Splash Screen to be dark too. Let's explore how to create a Splash Screen that is dark when Dark Mode is enabled, but still light when Dark Mode is disabled!

Check for Dark Mode in Xamarin.Forms

Check for Dark Mode in Xamarin.Forms

Both iOS 13 and Android Q now let the user enable Dark Mode for the operating system. Let's explore how to check whether the user has enabled Dark Mode in our Xamarin.Forms apps.

Using Preview Versions of .NET Core with App Center Build

Using Preview Versions of .NET Core with App Center Build

App Center is a great tool for building, testing, releasing and monitoring apps, but what if we want to use a preview version of .NET Core?

Keeping up with Xamarin

Keeping up with Xamarin

Tips and tricks to stay up-to-date with Xamarin, iOS, Android and .NET

Walkthough: Creating UI Tests for Xamarin.Forms Apps, Part 2

In Part 1 [https://www.codetraveler.io/2018/05/22/creating-uitests-for-xamarin-forms-apps-part-1/#traveler] , we created a File -> New Xamarin.Forms app, and added UI tests to it. In this post we'll learn how to create scalable UI tests that allow us to reuse code using Page Object

Walkthough: Creating UI Tests for Xamarin.Forms Apps, Part 1

Let's run through a few simple steps to add an automated UITest to a Hello World app made with Xamarin.Forms + Xamarin.UITest