New support for styling Xamarin.Forms apps with CSS may be controversial, but Greg Shackles thinks CSS is a powerful (and frequently maligned) solution to the problem of styling native mobile applications. See what he means in this hands-on tutorial.
- By Greg Shackles
- 05/29/2018
Wally builds an app prototype and in response to user feedback investigates how to play audio sound effects in response to events such as a button press.
- By Wallace McClure
- 03/29/2018
Our cross-platform C# specialist turns his attention to the iOS side of things only to demonstrate some programming issues associated with the much-hyped device from Apple, including Face ID, the "notch," Safe Areas, Large Titles and more.
- By Wallace McClure
- 01/11/2018
Learn how to leverage the open source MVVM ReactiveUI framework, the Observer Design Pattern, ReactiveX and more to make your Xamarin apps more responsive.
- By Daniel Krzyczkowski
- 10/24/2017
With new APIs for augmented reality and machine learning -- along with many new and updated features -- the latest iteration of iOS is sure to make Apple mobile developers happy, our resident expert concludes in this hands-on review, complete with code samples.
- By Wallace McClure
- 10/17/2017
Here’s a look -- with code samples -- at two series of updates that will improve the feature set and, most important, performance of Microsoft’s cross-platform UI solution.
- By Wallace McClure
- 10/10/2017
From performance improvements to new platforms, here’s a look at what’s coming down the road for Xamarin.Forms developers.
- By Greg Shackles
- 08/10/2017
Playing around with Apple's Core Image imaging technology, using some simple C# code to perform facial recognition and apply filters to photos.
- By Wallace McClure
- 07/26/2017
Wally shows you how to use Xamarin.iOS to create a pedometer app for a Fitbit that employs the CoreMotion Framework.
- By Wallace McClure
- 06/20/2017
Learn how Mobile Center helps you easily develop, build, test, distribute, and monitor your mobile apps.
- By Greg Shackles
- 05/09/2017
Similar to the UITableView in iOS and ListView in Android, the XF version can be used to cache images for use in other locations of an application.
- By Wallace McClure
- 03/22/2017
Your Xamarin Forms App needs one more little tweak, and that's to make it device-specific, so users don't freak out. Unlike the Apple tweak, the Android tweak takes a bit of work.
- By Wallace McClure
- 02/08/2017
Let's break away from C# somewhat and learn how F# is a great fit for crafting mobile applications.
- By Greg Shackles
- 01/12/2017
It's relatively simple to make use of the multi-window mode now that Xamarin supports it. Here's how.
- By Wallace McClure
- 12/14/2016
Last time, I created the app. This time, I take care of a few annoying but important issues with it, especially in the area of the user's experience with application connectivity.
- By Wallace McClure
- 12/01/2016
With Apple's update to its phone OS, we look at the support that Xamarin has for it by building a simple speech app.
- By Wallace McClure
- 11/07/2016
The goal of one tool for every platform isn't quite a reality yet, but you can get close. Here's what you can accomplish so far with Xamarin tools.
- By Wallace McClure
- 09/20/2016
Learn how Xamarin.Forms Behaviors and Effects make it easy to customize your apps in ways you can reuse them across all of your apps.
- By Greg Shackles
- 08/03/2016
Developers will always look to customize everything, and keyboards aren't out of bounds. Here's how to customize the iOS keyboard that pops up in your mobile apps to address any shortcomings.
- By Wallace McClure
- 05/18/2016
Add pressure-based interactions in your apps in just a few minutes.
- By Greg Shackles
- 04/27/2016
Here's a nifty tool that can help you get to the heart of issues in your mobile apps that aren't easy to track down.
- By Wallace McClure
- 03/16/2016
Pictures are worth a thousand words, and some can be storage-hungry, which can be bad for mobile apps and sites. Here's a trick for slimming them down.
- By Wallace McClure
- 02/18/2016
Like a mobile force, Xamarin 4 awakens. So upgrade now, especially if you're a Visual Studio developer and building apps for iOS.
- By Wallace McClure
- 01/11/2016
Learn to measure the performance of your apps and ensure a great UX.
- By Greg Shackles
- 12/18/2015
Application code needs to raise events and respond to them. The MessagingCenter makes this whole process much simpler than standard .NET events.
- By Wallace McClure
- 12/10/2015