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Xamarin Cycle 9: Preparing Machines

It felt like just yesterday we released Cycle 8, which was packed full of good stuff like iOS 10 and Android N. I wrote a full blog post on how to prepare your machines for Cycle 8 [http://motzcod.es/post/150380059392/preparing-machines-for-xamarin-cycle], and I figure since today we released Cycle 9 [https://releases.xamarin.com/stable-release-cycle-9/] it would be a good time to refresh it! 1.) Install the latest JDK 1.8 [http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/jdk8-downloads-…

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Version Bumping iOS & Android apps in Azure DevOps (VSTS)

I love Continuous Integration and Deployment for mobile applications and have given several talks on it in the past. It streamlines your entire development process and makes it drop dead simple to simply commit code and have everything you don’t want to do manually be taken care of for you. This means build, test, bump versions, and ship off to testers with integrations like HockeyApp. Notice I mention “bump versions”, which is actually really important. Every build should be assigned a unique n…

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Xamarin.Forms Android Selected & Unselected Tab Colors

I get a lot of questions about Xamarin.Forms. One of my most popular blogs was about spicing upiOS tabs with selected and unselected tab colors [http://motzcod.es/post/138225183932/tintcolor-selectedimage-xamarin-forms-ios], and since that day developers have been asking about Android. Well, to be honest I was always against adding icons to material tabs in Android, but developers want to do it, so here is how you can, with a Custom Renderer for a Tabbed Page. Here is what it will look like at t…

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Gaming for a Cause #Play4PP

This blog is not about coding at all and is more on the personal side of things, which I actually don’t write about too often. So if that isn’t your thing and you just came for code then feel free to scroll past. Or, if you don’t want to read this entire thing: TLDR; On March 4th I am participating in the Play for Planned Parenthood 24 Hour Game marathon [http://bit.ly/motz-p4pp] and asking for your help by donating a few $$ to my team to support an amazing cause! At the start of the year I tol…

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New Xamarin.Forms Item Templates!!

I just installed the latest RC for Cycle 9 [http://releases.xamarin.com]and was extremely surprised and happy to find some brand new Item Templates for Xamarin.Forms including: * Carousel Page * List View Page * Map Page * Tabbed Page Along with the awesome new project template creation! When you add a page it will scaffold out your entire ViewModel too!!! Amazing! Just by adding the ListView Page you get this: New Tabbed Page: I did a little Motz Codes Live walk…

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Opening App Store for Ratings on iOS and Android

Sometimes you want to ask your users to rate your application. There are several components out there that will open a dialog box and prompt for ratings, but sometimes you don’t want to stop the flow of your app and throw it in their face. What I do in my application is simply add a section on my settings page asking if they would like to rate the app. When pressed I launch the app store directly to the review page: Update! This is now easier than ever with my Store Review Plugin [https://git…

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Simplified In-App Purchases for Xamarin iOS and Android

I recently launched Scoreboard for both iOS and Android [https://montemagno.com/scoreboard-keep-track-of-game-scores-app] to help keep score of game scores and it has gone really well as people are using the app and giving really good feedback. When deciding to create Scoreboard I decided to go with an ads based monetization structure with a single ad placed on the main scoreboard page. The first question that came up when friends installed the app was if they could pay to remove ads. My answer…

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Motz's Thoughts: Essential Accessories for Nintendo Switch

I can’t help it, I am super excited for the Nintendo Switch [http://nintendo.com/switch]. I have high hopes for the system even though there are minimal games at launch. Before I jump into the standard games and controller list there are a few things to think about. My recommendations may not be the cheapest option, but are based on trusted brands and positive ratings. [https://www.amazon.com/Nintendo-Switch/dp/B01LTHP2ZK/ref=as_li_ss_il?s=videogames&ie=UTF8&qid=1484457151&sr=1-2&…

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Xamarin Cycle 9: Preparing Machines

Version Bumping iOS & Android apps in Azure DevOps (VSTS)

Xamarin.Forms Android Selected & Unselected Tab Colors

Gaming for a Cause #Play4PP

New Xamarin.Forms Item Templates!!

Opening App Store for Ratings on iOS and Android

Simplified In-App Purchases for Xamarin iOS and Android

Motz's Thoughts: Essential Accessories for Nintendo Switch

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