‘.NET MAUI for C# Developers’ Book Co-Authored by Trailhead’s Rodrigo Juarez
Most C# developers have of heard of .NET MAUI by now, but maybe not everyone knows exactly what it is, why it’s so important, and how to get started using it. That’s why we are so proud of our teammate Rodrigo Juarez for co-authoring a book on this topic alongside Trailhead’s long-time friend, Jesse Liberty. […]
Adding a New Android Permission in a Xamarin App
As you know, Android is always adding features in its new versions and now the Post Notifications permission has been introduced from Android 13. In this blog, we are going to explore how to request it in our Xamarin.Android projects. Sample Project 1. Let’s set Android 13.0 as the Target framework. Open your project settings […]
Android Splash Screen Logos and Animations with Xamarin
Android 12 has a few surprises for mobile developers, and its new splash screen is one of the most notorious. In previous versions of the SDK, you needed to create an activity if you wanted to customize the splash screen. However, we now have access to the splash screen API to customize the screen. You […]
Shadows Everywhere in Xamarin.Forms
As you know, Xamarin.Forms (and now .NET MAUI) allows us to create cross-platform mobile apps. However, one of the biggest challenges with these technologies is knowing how to customize your Controls and UI. In this blog, we are going to explore some awesome libraries to add cool drop shadow effects to our projects. Xamarin Community […]
What’s New in .NET 7?
At Trailhead, we think that .NET is the world’s most powerful and flexible framework for custom development. That’s why we are so excited that .NET 7 was officially released this week. When you see what’s new in .NET 7, we think you will agree that it moves the platform forward in some very compelling and […]
Awesome Mobile Forms with Xamarin Community Toolkit
Xamarin Community Toolkit is an official library provided by Xamarin which includes animations, behaviors, converters, effects, and many other things that help speed up development. Its first stable version was released in January 2021 and since then it has been widely used in cross-platform mobile development. As an example of its power and usefulness, I’m […]
So You Want to Migrate a Xamarin.Forms App to .NET MAUI
.NET MAUI is out, Xamarin.Forms support will end on May 1, 2024, and you are probably thinking “How can I migrate my Xamarin.Forms app to this new .NET MAUI framework?” Fear not, my fellow developers! I shall provide an example of how we can migrate an app to .NET MAUI. However, there are some requirements you […]
HealthKit Not Working in the Background of Xamarin.Forms Anymore—What To Do!
I recently updated the Nuget packages of an Xamarin.Forms application which accesses health and physical activity data in iOS and has been doing it successfully for a long time. One of the libraries to update was the third-party library responsible for taking the data from HealthKit and preparing it to be sent to the server. […]
Xamarin Isn’t Dead; It’s Evolving Into .NET MAUI
The world of cross-platform app development is undergoing a major revolution right now thanks to .NET MAUI—the next evolution of Xamarin.Forms. Using .NET MAUI, developers can build a single project and compile it into native code and native UI components running on a broad array of platforms including Android, iOS, MacOS, and Windows. What Is […]
Dynamic XAML in Xamarin.Forms Applications
Note: you can download the source code for this blog post here. As you know, Xamarin.Forms application usually will generate code at compilation time using your XAML definition, and after building and distribution, the application is ready to be used. If you want to change the user interface dynamically or how it consumes data, you […]