Monday 29 October 2018

Segmented Control in Xamarin.Forms

Introduction

In this article, we are going to create segment control in xamarin.forms. Segmented Control is a horizontal bar, which is made up of multiple segments. Each segment works as a discrete button and it can display a title or an image. 

Saturday 13 October 2018

How to change ListView SelectedItem Bg Color in Xamarin.Forms

Introduction

This article describes how we can change ListView SelectedItem bg color in Xamarin.Forms. Sometimes we may need to set different bg color for ListView selected item, So in this article, we can learn how to achieve this functionality using CustomRenderer.

Friday 15 June 2018

Xamarin.Forms 3.0 Features: CSS support in Xaml

Introduction

In this article, we will learn how to apply styling to our Xamarin.Forms app with CSS and Xamarin.Forms version 3.0 new properties.

Friday 1 June 2018

Thursday 31 May 2018

Xamarin.Forms Mvvm: How To Send Local Notification With A Repeat Interval

Introduction

In this article, we will learn how to send Local Notifications for a particular date and time at a repeated interval (Day/Minute/HourDay/ etc.,).


Saturday 26 May 2018

How to disable copy, cut and paste options for Entry text in Xamarin.Forms

Introduction 
Sometimes for security reasons, we need to restrict the copy, cut and paste clipboard options for Entry in our app. For example adding payee through Online Banking and while entering passwords. So, in this article we can learn how to disable those options for Entry using CustomRenderers concept in Xamarin.Forms.
In my previous article explained Copy and Paste using Clipboard in Xamarin.Forms.

Wednesday 16 May 2018

How to clear WebView Cookies in Xamarin.Forms

Introduction:

Sometimes we may needs to clear the WebView cookies in our app, for example integrated social media login, in that case we need to clear the cookies, In this article we can learn how to clear cookies using DependencyServices concept in Xamarin.Forms.

Tuesday 15 May 2018

Copy and Paste using Clipboard in Xamarin.Forms

Introduction

Copy and paste is used to sharing data between apps, or within an app, and almost all the platforms supporting clipboard operations. So, in this article we can achieve this functionality using DependencyServices concept in Xamarin.Forms.

Monday 14 May 2018

Xamarin.Forms MVVM: How to set Icon, TitleColor, BorderStyle, ItemsSource for Picker using CustomRenderer

Introduction

In Xamarin.Forms, Picker creation and assigning ItemsSource very simple But there is no direct way set right side down Icon like iOS, Android native, TitleColor, BorderColor. So in this article, we will learn how to set those properties for Picker using CustomRenderer.

Saturday 12 May 2018

App settings in Xamarin.Forms

Introduction

This article will explain us how to saves specific properties directly to each platforms native settings APIs (NSUserDefaults, SharedPreferences, etc) using Xam.Plugins.Settings plugin in Xamarin.Forms. This plugin ensures the fastest, most secure, and reliable creation and editing settings per application. Additionally, it works with any Xamarin application, not just Xamarin.Forms. 

Thursday 10 May 2018

How to get App Version Number and Build Number in Xamarin.Forms

Introduction:

Version and the build numbers work together to uniquely identify a particular App Store submission for an app. The conventions for how these numbers work together are verified by automatic processes when you submit your app to the App Store or Play Store, so understanding how these numbers work and how they are intended to be used will help you save time when submitting your app. 

Tuesday 10 April 2018

Top 30 useful plugins in Xamarin for beginners

Introduction
In Xamarin.Forms there is a number of plugins available, So in this article, we can learn about mostly used plugins in our daily development.

Wednesday 4 April 2018

DatePicker Placeholder & Border Style using CustomRenderer

Introduction
In Xamarin.Forms there is no Placeholder,  BorderRadius, BorderColor, BorderWidth for DatePicker Control. So in this article, we can learn how to set those properties for DatePicker using CustomRenderer.

Friday 30 March 2018

Custom TabbedPage in Xamarin.Forms MVVM

Introduction

The Xamarin.Forms TabbedPage consists of a list of tabs and a larger detail area, with each tab loading content into the detail area. But If we want to put some extra controls top of tabbed page or bottom of the tabbed page we can't in that case we need to create our own custom tabs. So, This article will explain to you how we can create our own custom tabbed page.

Thursday 22 March 2018

How to programmatically clear notifications in Xamarin.Forms

Introduction

This article demonstrates how to programmatically clear app notifications without clicking notification from notification tray in Xamarin.Forms.

Wednesday 21 March 2018

Circle Image in Xamarin.Forms using CustomRenderer

Introduction
Circular images in apps are nowadays very popular in-app development. Most of the applications we need to make user profile as circle image e.t.c. So in this article, we can learn how to make Image circle using CustomRenderer.

Circle Image in Xamarin.Forms

Introduction 
Circular images in apps are nowadays very popular in-app development. Most of the applications we need to make user profile as circle image e.t.c. So in this article, we can learn how to make Image circle using Xam.Plugins.Forms.ImageCircle.
If you want to make Image Circle without plugin follow my previous article.

Tuesday 20 March 2018

Horizontal and Vertical Gradient Color in Xamarin.Forms

Introduction

Sometimes, we may get the requirement to set Gradient Color for Layout or page. In this article, we can learn how we can set a Gradient Color for Layout or Page using CustomRenderer.