Brief: In this post we can see how to integrate payment gateway using RazorPay in Xamarin form for iOS and Android. In my previous post explained Dependency injection in xamarin form using AutoFac, Android Keystore based Encryption and Decryption in Xamarin Android. Description:  Right now i'm seeing very limited support for Xamarin with payment SDK from the top payment gateway providers like Stripe,RazorPay,PayU,JustPay. Few are providing the SDK but that is outdated and not supporting in the latest version.  ..read more

Brief : Walkthrough on Android Keystore based app security in Xamarin android  Description :  Data security should be considered as  top priority in any application and this is not just for password any sensitive data, app internal files including the database file. Any security breach in app secret data or app unique concepts(USP) can make way to competitors/attackers.  There are plenty of approaches one can choose to secure app private data. Why Android Keystore based security : In general in any data encryption/decryption we need to provide the public/private keys ..read more

Brief : Here we will learn how to add constructor Dependency Injection in xamarin form using AutoFac What is Dependency injection? Before getting into any definition let us look into a simple example, For xamarin form application whenever we need to get the native functionalities ( Check internet connectivity, Location,Camera and any device details etc) Dependency injection is the best way to get the solution. In below example shown how to launch phone dialer from xamarin form project.  Read more ..read more

Brief:  Explanation with simple steps to how to re-order the list items by long press, drag and drop using recycler view in xamarin android.    Read more ..read more

Brief: Implementation of Custom gallery control for Xamarin Form explained in a simple steps. Description: If you have a plan to display image in gallery or in grid format for your Xamarin.Form application then you are in right place now. You should be able to do so in next 15-20 minutes :). This implementation targets both android and iOS. Now quickly go through with steps. Read more ..read more

I have observed this above mentioned bug keeps on hitting when using Xamarin form,UI control "Frame" for android while it executes without any issues for iOS.  In my previous post discussed about Frame border highlight issues in android. Frame control still has one or other problem with android and still remains a question mark why Xamarin team has not given any fix for this android specific problem. Read more ..read more

Brief: Creating secured local database for android using open source SQLCipher Community Edition. Read more ..read more

Here i'm going to share one of the simple method to fetch sqlite database file from android device for xamarin or visul studio installed in mac machine.  Recently when i was checking data stored in the sqlite db from android device, i couldn't do it easily as i fail to run ADB commands from my terminal. Same if you are fetching DB file from Emulator it is pretty straight forward.  Launch Device Monitor(Tools-> Device Monitor)  select Emulator from left pane select File Explorer from right pane  Navigate to app data base file-> /data/data/com.appName.MyApp/databases/ Select required da ..read more

Device screen orientation in xamarin is usually configured from Host(Android/iOS) project as suggested here . But what if i need to change the screen orientation of one particular screen(say to landscape) in xamarin form and other screens are different (may be portrait), to do so there is no direct options available from xamarin form. We will do the configuration in host project for the common screen orientation required throughout the application, to do any changes for particular screen need to touch back to the host project settings again because as of now there is no wrapper Form level AP ..read more

Brief: Walkthrough on the options available in xamarin form for changing UI element behaviour for specific platform. Description: Xamarin form wrapper UI controls when it renders in each platform shows the native look and feel but still there are some quirks that has to be worked around to get the UI perfection. For example if i add one label in my xamal page and on run in android and iOS shows the below output: <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <ContentPage xmlns="http://xamarin.com/schemas/2014/forms" xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2009/xaml" xmlns:local="clr ..read more