In iOS14, Apple introduced us to a new UIDatePicker. However, you may want to revert back to the old wheel-like style. How can we do it? Let’s check it out! Today we’ll be taking a look at the UIDatePicker. If you’ve ever used an iOS device you probably know about it. It’s had a typical... The post Handling the new UIDatePicker in Xamarin.Forms appeared first on Steven Thewissen: Mobile Developer from the Netherlands ..read more

I recently used the bottom tabs navigation for Android, which comes with a fancy animation scaling the selected item. But what if you don’t want that? Making your apps look similar on all platforms is what most people are trying to achieve these days. For iOS, the Xamarin.Forms TabbedPage puts a tab bar at the... The post Styling the Android bottom tabs animation behavior and font appeared first on Steven Thewissen: Mobile Developer from the Netherlands ..read more

Dark mode; it’s all the rage in apps these days. Its main goal seems to be saving our eyes from burning out when reading things in a dark environment, but is that true? The theory behind it When browsing the internet we can find numerous articles about dark mode, why it exists, and whether or... The post Going dark; easily implementing dark mode in your Xamarin.Forms app appeared first on Steven Thewissen: Mobile Developer from the Netherlands ..read more

We can interact with our phones in different ways, but the most commonly used one is through touch. But what makes for good touch targets and how can we improve upon what we get out of the box in Xamarin.Forms? Let’s take a look! Allow me to preface this post with the fact that I’m... The post Improving the touch targets in your apps using Xamarin.Forms appeared first on Steven Thewissen: Mobile Developer from the Netherlands ..read more

When creating a text input in Xamarin.Forms you might want to show a numeric keyboard. However, when setting it up and running your app on iOS you can’t put in negative numbers. What’s up with that? Looking at the problem… As you probably know by now, Xamarin.Forms is an abstraction layer on top of various... The post How to provide negative numeric input on Xamarin.Forms iOS appeared first on Steven Thewissen: Mobile Developer from the Netherlands ..read more

It’s been in the making for quite a while and the road to getting to the end result has been quite a struggle. However, it’s finally time to release version 2.0 of PancakeView! What’s new? So what does this new version have to offer? Let’s quickly go through the most important features it packs. If... The post PancakeView goes v2.0! Here’s what’s new. appeared first on Steven Thewissen: Mobile Developer from the Netherlands ..read more

With COVID-19 keeping the world in its grasp your existing hobbies might not exist anymore. Same here. So it’s time to start some new ones! This is part 1 of me talking about my live-streaming experiences so far. Why would you want to be live-streaming? When I started this year I set myself a goal... The post Live-streaming on a budget… sort of… maybe… appeared first on Steven Thewissen: Mobile Developer from the Netherlands ..read more

Movement breathes life into your app. But getting started with animation in Xamarin.Forms might not be the simplest thing. This post explains how to get started with creating some cool animations you can use to spice up your app. Getting to know the basics When using mobile apps on a daily basis we may not... The post Playing with animation in Xamarin.Forms appeared first on Steven Thewissen: Mobile Developer from the Netherlands ..read more

I had the privilege of being asked to speak at the latest dotNETConf, which completely focussed on Xamarin. My very first speaking gig, but how did I end up there and what was it like? In this post, I will share some thoughts. Public speaking? Eek! Over the years I have tagged along with my... The post dotNETConf – First speaking gig: A retrospective appeared first on Steven Thewissen: Mobile Developer from the Netherlands ..read more

Using an icon font in your app has been all the rage for a while now, but what if the existing ones aren’t to your liking? It’s pretty easy to make your own if you have vector art available for them. Let’s take a peek! Getting some icons The first step is obviously to be... The post Generating your own custom icon font made easy appeared first on Steven Thewissen: Mobile Developer from the Netherlands ..read more