Category Archives: xamarin
Still using Xamarin Forms Azure Pipeline with macOS 14
Support for Xamarin ended on 01. May 2024. Nevertheless it’s still possible ot use Azure Pipeline to update your Xamarin Forms iOS or Android App. Here’s how: Currently macOS12 is still Microsofts version for “macos-latest”. As macOS 12 only includes XCode 13.1 – 14.2, you’ll get the following error: Asset validation failed SDK version issue. […]
Setup Azure Pipeline for Xamarin Forms App
If you want to implement continuous integration (CI) and continuous delivery (CD) for your Xamarin Forms app, Microsoft has quite good tutorials, also especially for Xamarin (Forms) Apps. But of course it’s never as easy as it should, so here are some problems I came across while setting up my CI/CD for my Xamarin Forms […]
Clean up my mac and free space for Xamarin Developers
Unfortunately I nowadays often run into the problem of missing free space on my macbook (from 2015, 256 GB) when I want to upgrade XCode or Mac OS. Typically I uninstall XCode first so I was able to install Big Sur today. Now I have to reinstall XCode, but even with 38 GB of free […]
To upload an Android App Bundle you must be enrolled in App Signing by Google Play.
You get the following error message when uploading your Xamarin Forms .aab file to Google Play Store? To upload an Android App Bundle you must be enrolled in App Signing by Google Play. For me, it happened when I switched from APK to AAB. General explanation for switching to AAB could be found in Publish […]
Logging in Xamarin Forms using NLog
For exception logging you could use online services like Microsofts AppCenter but sometimes you need a more detailled log and more flexibility, like changing log target and log level on the fly. Therefore here is an overview how to do logging in Xamarin Forms apps using NLog. The summary is based on several other existing […]
Create Images for iOS and Android automatically
Automatically create images for iOS and Android in all supported sizes
Tips on Performance for Xamarin Forms Android and iOS
As I had to search around how to speed up Start Time of Xamarin Forms Android app, I’ve searched some blogs for general tips. As I know I need it probably later on again, I’ve wrapped some tips here. These sources used are. If you want to know more about it, I’ve added the number […]
Add Android Skins in Visual Studio for Mac
How to add an individual skin in android virtual devices emulator with Visual Studio for Mac to use in Xamarin Development.