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Notes for debug on android device:  1. enable debug on device as per http://docs.xamarin.com/guides/android/getting_started/installation/set_up_device_for_development/ 2. connect device with PC and in

LINK - http://stackoverflow.com/questions/20692402/application-not-configured-for-billing-through-google-playThere are a few things to consider here:After uploading your apk to Google Play, you need t

Sometimes the VS auto-generated wrapper classed failed to implement interface or abstract classes for some reasons... you can try to add a partial class and implement it by yourself if possible with s

问题: 设备已经authorized过了 但是安装ad-hoc ipa 时仍遇到 "this compunter is no longer authorized。。。"原因：设备上的已安装app是通过不同的Apple ID安装的。删除那些不是通过当前Apple ID授权安装的应用，问题解决参考：https://discussions.apple.com/thread/2348353?start=0

From - http://compiledexperience.com/blog/posts/patch-support-in-httpclient/public static class HttpClientExtensions{ public async static Task PatchAsync(this HttpClient client, string requestUri

https://lostechies.com/scottreynolds/2009/02/05/beginning-objective-c-for-the-c-guy/http://developer.xamarin.com/guides/ios/advanced_topics/xamarin_for_objc/primer/http://adventuresdotnet.blogspot.com

LINK 1 - How to use Prism with Xamarin.Forms http://brianlagunas.com/first-look-at-the-prism-for-xamarin-forms-preview/(Note: the Prism.Forms version 6.0.1 doesn't support Xamarin.Forms v2 yet)LINK 2

The available v3 table sources are:Abstract classesMvxBaseTableViewSource base functionality only no ItemsSource - generally not used directlyMvxTableViewSource.cs inherits from the basetable and adde

UIPickerView data binding, SelectedItemChanged event

LINK - http://benjaminhysell.com/archive/2014/04/mvvmcross-custom-mvxtableviewcell-without-a-nib-file/

1. Scroll view when keyboard hide your input viewsLINK - http://www.gooorack.com/2013/08/28/xamarin-moving-the-view-on-keyboard-show/2. Hide keyboard on touching empty space of current UIViewControlle

Binding Steps:1. VS (Xamarin) : follow the normal binding step e.g. add the target sdk .jar with build action as "EmbeddedJar" in binding project2. JAVA: compile the .java file generated from the .aid

Here's a GitHub issue raised on a Xamarin.Forms plugin which had a build error when using this plugin with another nuget lib ModernHttpClient https://github.com/AlejandroRuiz/PayPal.Forms/issues/15the

# Issue 1: Xamarin.Android Test Cloud MSBuild Step - Failure and workaroundcheck link: https://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/56ff026c-0eff-4fab-a07b-5c474ce461b1/facing-issue-in-uitest-xamari

VSTS Configuration: https://blog.xamarin.com/continuous-integration-for-ios-apps-with-visual-studio-team-services/OSX Build Agent: https://github.com/Microsoft/vsts-agent/blob/master/docs/start/starto

Notes for  "Wham City Lights iOS SDK"  Xamarin.iOS binding1. The sdk reference a libz.dylib dynamic library, so in the xxxLinkWith.cs  need below content in the assembly attribute:LinkerFlags="-lz"2.

We have to use Parse Android SDK binding in a Xamarin.Android app to use the Parse push notification. It took a week to get the push working till we found need to use the package name as the namespace

5 blogs about better Xamarin.iOS bindingshttp://blog.xamarin.com/producing-better-bindings-for-xamarin.ios-and-xamarin.mac/

1. I'm used to Windows for years and have to use Mac for Xamarin.iOS, and not feeling productive when using Mac. So I use TeamViewer to remote on Mac from Windows even the two machines both on my desk

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/18798792/explaining-difference-between-automaticallyadjustsscrollviewinsets-extendedlayo

Header="{Binding Source={StaticResource LocalizedStrings}, Path=LocalizedResources.Conference_Details}"/>

1) For Apps of UI heavy, in Xamarin I would still need to build separate UI code bases. The common code that could be shared is quite small2) Limited Ecosystem/Community compared to Java and Objective

iOS - https://developer.apple.com/library/ios/documentation/UserExperience/Conceptual/MobileHIG/index.htmlAndroid - http://developer.android.com/design/index.htmlhttp://msdn.microsoft.com/library/wind

bind byte[] from local s to UIImagehttp://stackoverflow.com/questions/16892670/mvvmcross-binding-uiimageview-to-byte

FromBundleThe FromBundle method call is a synchronous (blocking) call that has a number of image loading and management features built-in, such as caching support and automatic handling of image files

- Use scrollview http://www.finalconcept.com.au/article/view/android-keeping-buttons-visible

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/16967454/instantiation-of-viewmodels-and-service-classes

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3038474/can-a-videoview-play-a-video-stored-on-internal-storage

1. primary key on server table should

Answer: Inherits from Java.Lang.Objecthttp://blog.ostebaronen.dk/2013/09/how-to-implement-intptr-handle-and.html

WinRT - https://marcominerva.wordpress.com/2013/05/22/implementing-the-isupportincrementalloading-interface-in-a-window-store-app/

Use a customized JsonConverter to handle deserilizatrion the MongoDb based datetime json"Submitted" : { "$date" : 1413030537700 }the converter:public class MongoDateConverter : JsonConverter {

1. Stack Cookie (aka Stack Canary)Stack Smashing Protection:Stack smashing protection is an exploit mitigation technique that protects against stack overflow attacks by placing a random value known as...