All platforms allow controlling the audio level and mobile devices have got hardware buttons and soft keys to do so. But how would you change the audio volume from within a Xamarin.Forms app? Recently, I had a discussion with somebody >>>
Time for an iOS related post about a requirement that bugged me in the past and it seems, quite a few people out there have similar issues: How can I have a UINavigationController based app, where all controllers are forced >>>
On September 27 I will be presenting in beautiful Amsterdam at the Dutch Mobile .NET Developers Meetup! Details Join us for a fun evening during the Q3 Meetup! This time, Xamarin.University lecturer from Microsoft René Ruppert (@rene_ruppert) is our first >>>
“Something’s wrong with the Slider in Xamarin.Forms…”, I heard somebody say. “…changing the min and max value does not correctly update the position of the knob on Android”, they continued. A bug in Xamarin.Forms? Who knows? It was enough to >>>
At Xamarin.University we offer office hours for our students. These are 30 minute sessions where we trainers discuss topics that are beyond the scope of our classes. Often, the questions are about a very specific topic and sometimes the initial >>>
If you are serious about mobile development with Xamarin/.NET or code sharing in general and have not heard or read about Xamarin.Essentials, you have definitely missed out on a great Nuget package. What’s it all about? Xamarin.Essentials is a collection >>>
When I was asked if I could demo how to handle different screen sizes and rotation in Android, I created a small project which I’d like to share here. You can find the complete repo at Github. The demo uses >>>
We have discussed Android and its Activity system today. It is quite hard to grasp for an iOS guy like me; it feels…special. I certainly know how to start an activity within my own app and I understand the difference >>>
I don’t know if this is only happening to me. But from time to time I find myself digging in my archived digital life. I have a folder on my hard drive called “Old Stuff” which resides under “Development”. It >>>
Downloading files in the background is easy with iOS since the introduction of the NSUrlSession background transfer APIs. There are plenty of examples and instructions around for ObjectiveC but also for Xamarin.iOS. Documentation about the APIs is pretty exhaustive over >>>
