MTAdmob 2.1.0 is finally here
After a bit of time busy on something else, I've finally updated my Xamarin plugin to version 2.1.0. This version includes several improvements and updates…
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2022
MTAdmob version 1.9 is here
Finally the new version of my Google Admob plugin for Android and iOS is available on nuget. To facilitate the migration of apps from Xamarin to MAUI, I've…
2021
How to solve the 'Missing Info.plist value' error for Xamarin iOS apps
While trying to update the iOS version of my Safe Notes app, I got this error from Apple: ITMS-90713: Missing Info.plist value. Let's see how to fix it.
CollectionView on Xamarin Forms. How to solve this annoying bug on iOS
CollectionViews are one of the most used components available on Xamarin and they offer an incredible flexibility to show your data. But they have a big bug on iOS.
Safe Notes:20 free codes for you to unlock the full version of the Android app
As a gift for you, to celebrate the new release of Safe Notes, here for you 20 codes for Android to unlock the full version of the app. If a code doesn't…
How to debug your Android app over WiFI and say goodbye to cables
Tired on annoying cables? Me too. This is why I love to debug my apps over WiFi, no more cables around! It takes just few minutes to configure it and I've…
How to change the background color of the selected item in a CollectionView
Let's discover how to quickly change the Background color of the Selected Item in a CollectionView
2020
How to enroll in the Apple Small Business Program
Discover how to enroll in the Apple Small Business Program. You have few days to save 50% on Apple commissions. Do it now!
How to correctly use databinding with ListView and CollectionView
In this post I'll show how to properly use the MVVM (Model - View - ViewModel) design pattern in Xamarin Forms with ListView and CollectionView.
Replace difficult Fontawesome codes with an easy property
Discover how to add a FontAwesome icon to your Xamarin apps with this great utility. No more strange codes for your Android and iOS apps but only easy strings!
Add custom fonts to Xamarin Forms quickly and easily
Thanks to a new feature of Xamarin Forms, it's now possible to add custom fonts to your apps, quickly and easily. Discover how to do it in few seconds!
How to test your Xamarin.Forms iOS apps on your iPhone or iPad without a Mac
Discover how to run your Xamarin.Forms iOS apps on your Apple device without using a Mac. It's easy and it's fast! Try it right now
Xamarin.Forms 4.6 is out. Download it now!
There are new great features in the new Xamarin.Forms and one extremely important reason why you should use it. Discover here why.
How to really speed up your Xamarin Forms apps for Android.
In this guide you'll discover how to dramatically increase the performances and the start up times of your Xamarin. Forms apps for Android in just few minutes!
2019
Improve the performance of your apps with Compiled Bindings.
In this article I'll show you how to improve the performance of your apps for android and iOS using the Compile Bindings on Xamarin.Forms.
Bye Bye ListView, Welcome CollectionView
If you are using ListViews in your projects, you must read this and replace them with CollectionViews. They you can thank me later!
Safe Notes: a great Xamarin Forms app for Android, iOS and Windows
Xamarin Forms allow you to create wonderful apps for Android, iOS and Windows. Safe notes is an example of this. Discover how to protect your notes on your phone
MTAdmob is now Open Source
MTAdmob is now Open Source. Discover how it works or improve it adding a pull request with new features or bug fixes
IconsGenerator adds a new tool: Screenshots Generator
IconsGenerator adds a new tool: Screenshots Generator. You can now generate mockups for Android and iOS in just a moment. Don't loose time, use this tool
MarcTron.Admob version 1.4.3 is here
UPDATE: It seems there is a problem with Xamarin.Google.iOS.MobileAds version 7.47.0 that doesn't allow you to compile your code. If this happens,…
How to easily add a Sql database in Xamarin Forms
Every good app needs to use a database. Let's see how to create one easily and in a few seconds thanks to the free MTSql library.
Visual Studio 2017 version 15.6 just released
Microsoft today has released Visual Studio 2017 version 15.6. This is the release note for this version
Active Directory Authentication in Xamarin.Forms
User authentication is an important part of every succesfull app. Let's see how to add it in Xamarin.Forms using the very intuitive MTADAL plugin or writing directly the code in your app. This guide contains all the code required to authenticate your users.
Xamarin Forms - A guide to build your first Xamarin project
You want to create a mobile multi platform app and you really like C#.Xamarin is the perfect solution for you and if you don't have any major experience…
Sqlite for Xamarin made easy
Let’s see how we can add a Sqlite database to your Xamarin projects in an incredibly easy way. To help you to speed up your Xamarin development, I’ve created a set of plugins, one of them is MTSQL. Thanks to this plugin you can add a Sqlite database with a single line of code
Active Directory Authentication Library made easy
Let's see how we can make the Active Directory authentication incredibly easy for your Xamarin projects. To help you to speed up your Xamarin development, I've created a set of plugins, one of them is MTADAL. Thanks to this plugin you can authenticate users in your projects with a single line of code
How to improve your C# code with Generics
Here I'll show you how Generics can make your code cleaner, easier to read and maintain and definitely faster! In this example I had an improvements of 30%
App icon generator: Generate your Android and iOS icons with a click
With App icon generator you can create you Android and iOS icons in just few seconds with a single click of the mouse. You can also create icon sets for Android and iOS
Visual Studio 2019 Preview 2: Great news for Xamarin
Microsoft has released a new preview version of the new Visual Studio 2019 and there are great news for Xamarin...
Safe Photo 2: A Xamarin.Forms app for Android, iOS and Windows
On September 2013 I released Safe Photo a native application for Android that allows you to hide pictures on your phone. The app was quite successful with…
Add Admob Rewarded video Ads to Android and iOS with a single line of code
Discover how to add Admob Rewarded video Ads (plus Banners and Interstitials) to Android and iOS with a single line of code. The best Xamarin plugin ever made!
Xamarin, Binding, enums and IValueConverter: how to improve your XAML.
How to use an IValueConverter in your XAML files
Visual Studio 2017 version 15.9 is now Available
Visual Studio 2017 version 15.9 is now available. Let's see the new features and how it can imprve our experience with Xamarin.
Improve your MVVM code with Fody and PropertyChanged
In this article we'll see how to optimize our code using MVVM and Fody.
Microsoft has releases Visual Studio 2019 version 16.1
Microsoft has now released a new update for Visual Studio 2019. Let see what news we are and if there are improvements for Xamarin (Yes, there are...Yes!!!!)
Xamarin.Forms 4.0 is finally out
Xamarin.Forms 4.0 is finally out. Let's see what are the new features and if there are performance improvements. Ready to find out?
Native Crash with Syncfusion and Xamarin.Forms
If you are using the Syncfusion library together with Xamarin.Forms you should definitely continue to read if you want to avoid a lot of crashes in your app
How to change dynamically your listview using templates
Basically all the apps use a Listview to show one or more list of items.Sometimes you want to change the appearance of your items according to some…
Visual Studio 15.7: A great improvement for Xamarin
Finally a new version of Visual Studio is here and it seems great. As usual let's see the release note from the Visual Studio website. Release Note: We…
IMPORTANT: Visual Studio 15.6.5 adds support for Xcode 9.3
IMPORTANT: Visual Studio 15.6.5 adds support for Xcode 9.3. This is why you should update is as soon as possible
IMPORTANT: Xcode version 9.3 is not yet compatible with Xamarin. Don't update
The current Xamarin tool for Visual Studio 15.6.4 is not compatible yet with Xcode 9.3 so if you update Xcode to this version, you will not be able to compile your iOS projects anymore.
How to invert a boolean value in XAML with a IValueConverter
In this post we'll how is possible to invert a boolean value in our XAML page using a Converter . If you want to be a great developer, you should read this.
UrhoSharp Tutorial: How to create your first project with Xamarin.Forms
In this tutorial I show you how to create a UrhoSharp project using Xamarin.Forms. This UrhoSharp project will run on Android, iOS and UWP. With source code
How to add a Checkbox in Xamarin.Forms
We are going to show step by step how to create a great Checkbox for Xamarin.Forms with a very simple code. This checkbox will work on every platform supported by Xamarin
Xamarin.Forms on Android: How to remove the Uppercase from a button text
Let's investigate three methods to remove the Uppercase from a button text in Xamarin Android
Why you should update Visual Studio to this version to improve Xamarin
This new version of Visual Studio just released by Microsoft is fixing very important bugs in Xamarin and you should really install it
Improve your code with LINQ - How to speed up your Xamarin and .Net app
Usually a desktop platform has a lot of resources so many developers tend to avoid to improve the quality of their code. On a mobile platform the resources are quite limited and improving the code could make a huge difference and can transform a slow and annoying app in a great fast and great one and LINQ can help you.
Visual Studio 2017 version 15.7 - Preview
Microsoft has released a preview version 15.7 of Visual Studio 2017. There are few improvements around Xamarin so could be quite interesting to see the…
Xamarin.Forms: A tutorial about DependencyService
Xamarin.Forms is fantastic, you write your code once inside your PCL/.NetStandard project and it will run on many different platforms, but we you need to access directly the native platform, you need to use a DependencyService. DependencyService allows us to use platform-specific functionality from shared code.
UrhoSharp - Add 3D and Augmented Reality to your Xamarin apps
Have you ever dreamed to create a 3D game? Or maybe an Augmented Reality app? With Xamarin and UrhoSharp it couldn't be easier.
Admob for Xamarin made easy
In this tutorial, I'll show how to add Google ads banners and insterstitials in a Xamarin project using the MTAdmob plugin. This plugin supports Android and iOS
Xamarin.Forms 2.5: The features you cannot miss
In this article we show why we should really upgrade our projects to Xamarin.Forms 2.5: Layout Compression, Forms Embedding, macOS Desktop Support, Fast Renderers
Android SDK Setup with Xamarin
The Official Xamarin Documentation is not very clear on how to configure properly the Android SDK, so here is what you should do to obtain the best from your Xamarin.Android projects.