Templates

The Xamarin.Android Template Pack Returns for VS 2017

A few years back I published some awesome Xamarin.Android item and project templates [https://visualstudiogallery.msdn.microsoft.com/bee6442f-8f5a-4bba-8849-e380b61e76b0?redir=0] to simplify development with Android’s AppCompat libraries. The item templates have actually found their way into Visual Studio, which is pretty awesome: What about the project templates? Well I am hoping for this fall to unleash brand new templates for Xamarin.Android directly in the box, but until then I have updat…

James Montemagno

New & Improved Xamarin.Android Templates for Visual Studio

It has been a bit over a year since I first introduced my Xamarin.Android Templates pack for Visual Studio [https://visualstudiogallery.msdn.microsoft.com/bee6442f-8f5a-4bba-8849-e380b61e76b0] and things sure have changed in the world of Android since then. Early on the templates pack only introduced a few item templates for menu items and a simple implementation of the Navigation Drawer, my favorite way to navigate in Android. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hw8tB45kse4]Then this March Google…

James Montemagno

Essential Xamarin.Android Templates for Visual Studio

During my Effective Navigation in Android [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hw8tB45kse4] talk at last years Xamarin Evolve I had the opportunity of showcasing my Xamarin.Android Templates Pack for Visual Studio [https://visualstudiogallery.msdn.microsoft.com/bee6442f-8f5a-4bba-8849-e380b61e76b0] , which you can get from the Visual Studio Gallery under “Tools->Extensions and Updates”. I like the templates that come installed with Xamarin, however the flexibility of Visual Studio to easily create p…

James Montemagno

Xamarin.Android Templates Pack!

Xamarin.Android already ships with a bunch of great project templates for Visual Studio, however I find that there are a few things missing. I usually start a new project with a Navigation Drawer and I am always adding new Menus, but I can never seem to remember every little bit of XML that is needed for some complex menus such as share and search. This is why I have created the Xamarin.Android Templates Pack. This is the first release that includes these items that I have listed. You can downlo…

James Montemagno

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The Xamarin.Android Template Pack Returns for VS 2017

New & Improved Xamarin.Android Templates for Visual Studio

Essential Xamarin.Android Templates for Visual Studio

Xamarin.Android Templates Pack!

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