Create a Splash screen for your Xamarin.iOS app to be used with Xamarin.Forms project Few weeks ago I explained how we can create a splash screen for Android. Xamarin.Forms takes few seconds to load at each start so it is important to provide a feedback t[...]

Use FontAwesome on your Xamarin.iOS app with Xamarin.Forms Few weeks ago I explained how we could use FontAwesome from our Droid project, you can read the post here. Following the same idea, today I will explain how we can use FontAwesome on an iOS app wi[...]

Get started with SQLite in from Xamarin.Forms Today I demonstrate how we can leverage sqlite to save data on mobile which can be useful for local application or to store cached data. In this post, I will show how we can use Sqlite from Xamarin.Forms in an[...]

Use Font Awesome from your Xamarin.Forms project Icons are important in mobile applications where space is limited. We use icon everywhere to convey action intent like + would be to add an item or a bin would be to delete one. There are two ways to add ic[...]

Transform an operation from a Xamarin.Android activity to an awaitable task Today I want to share a neat trick which I have been using a lot - transform an asynchronous operation (triggered with StartActivityFromResult) from an Android Activity to an awai[...]

Differences between Internal and External Folders in Xamarin.Android and Xamarin.Forms When using Xamarin.Forms and Xamarin.Android, chances are that you had at one point of time to access a local file. Whether it is an image or a text file or even a loca[...]

Fix adb server is out of date killing... Last week I showed you how to fix the error adb server version doesn't match... with Xamarin.Android - https://kimsereyblog.blogspot.co.uk/2016/11/fix-installfailed-error-adb-server.html when trying to deploy an ap[...]

Fix INSTALL_FAILED adb server version doesn’t match Xamarin.Android Today I would like to share with you how you can fix the following problem: INSTALL_FAILED /Library/Frameworks/Mono.framework/External/xbuild/Xamarin/Android/Xamarin.Android.Common.Debug[...]

Undertand Xamarin Forms data bindings in F# In Xamarin.Forms, interacting with buttons, labels, lists and all other controls is done via data bindings. Data bindings is one of the core component of the MVVM pattern (model - view - viewmodel). It provides [...]

Transform your WebSharper web app into a Android mobile app with Xamarin.Forms WebView With WebSharper, it is easy and quick to build Single Page Applications (SPA) in F#. If you followed my blog, you must have noticed that I regularly post about WebSharp[...]