I'm just starting with Xamarin and not sure if there's a way to have hot reload functionality. I installed this NuGet package but it doesn't seem to work.
https://www.nuget.org/packages/Xamarin.HotReload/
Is there way to have hot reloading in Xamarin Forms development?
Currently, there are 2 options available for Xamarin Forms:
1- The free one: Xamarin LiveReload
2- The paid one: LiveXAML
Update (Aug 2019) :
Xamarin Forms v4 now added live reload feature internally and there's no need for third-party libraries.
have you read documentation attentively? Did you install official HotReload visual studio extension?
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I'm using Visual Studio 2017, and I stared a new Xamarin Forms app:
Create New project - Cross Platform App (Xamarin)
Blank App, and I chose Portable Class Library (PCL)
The app compiles and runs.
Now I right click the solution and choose Manage Nuget packages for solution, and it tells me I'm running version 23.3.0 and I should update to 25.4.0.1
After the update and 3 VS reboots, it gives me a host of errors I have been trying to solve for an hour including googling.
All theme related.
I tried removing the styles.xml file all together. I removed the theme from the reference to the theme from the manafest and it keeps putting it back.
I can't figure out what I'm doing wrong. I have not written any code.
Xamarin Forms requires a specific version of the Android Support libraries. Do not update them.
Delete your project and create a new one.
It is possible to get round this limitation by ensuring you are using a specific version of Android and by updating all Android SDK's, but for a beginner I would recommend just using the support libraries that are installed alongside Xamarin Forms.
Using VS 2017 community 15.3 preview 5
Xamarin Preview is up to date and xamarin for visual studio is included , xamarin updater is installed but the xamarin live player button is not showing up .
BETA RELEASE: 15.3 PREVIEW 5 does not include the Xamarin Live Player:
Note that this Beta version is a smaller release compared to the current Alpha preview. In particular, it does not include the Xamarin Live Player, Docker, Azure Functions, or Xamarin IoT preview features announced at Build. Please stay on the Alpha channel if you wish to continue to preview those features.
Re: https://releases.xamarin.com/beta-release-15-3-preview-5/
I've struggled with a similar issue, I found that Xamarin Live Player is not enabled by default you need to do this yourself:
Go to Tools> Options> Xamarin > Other > Enable Xamarin Live Player.
There’s problems with the versions of Visual Studio. Now you first need to install the TestFlight app from apple and then from inside of it you download the newest version of Xamarin live player. I leave you the link where you can find it.
https://fastring.xamarinliveplayer.com/
Have you removed this components from Components storein Xamarin Studio ? If yes then how to force load calabash framework in xamarin ios project. If any alternative option is available in place of calabash by Xamarin for iOS only(Except UI.Test Xamarin framework) in Components, then let me know. Looking forward to response from your side.
Try using TestCloudAgent from Nuget.
I'm working with Xamarin plugin in Visual Studio 2013.
I have an iOS app and I want to add the Azure Mobile Services client component to that app. But when I click "Get more components" and search for the component in the store, it is not found.
I tried doing the same from the Xamarin Studio on my mac and the component is there.
Is this a bug or am I doing something wrong?
Update
The component is now available in the component store for unified api projects. It became available 1 day after I asked my question :-)
My guess is that you are trying to add it to an iOS Classic project on the Mac with Xamarin Studio but using an iOS Unified project on Windows with Visual Studio.
Looking at the Xamarin Component Store the Azure Mobile Services client is currently only available for iOS Classic projects. You can see that by the tags. It has an ios tag but not an ios-unified tag.
Xamarin Studio will not show the component when you click Get more components if it is incompatible with the current project.
I am trying to install the MVVMCross.HotTuna.StarterPack on my Xamarin (Mac) Solution using the NuGet, but i ain't successful. The package was installed in the Xamarin.Android project successfully but while i try the same to do with the iOS and PCL project, it doesn't add. Any Idea on whats going wrong? Thanks!
That nuget package requires nuget 2.5 which isn't yet finished/released for Xamarin Studio - track https://github.com/mrward/monodevelop-nuget-addin/issues/13 for updates
It will also probably require fixes from Xamarin - they've not yet released PCL support, but it is in development. You can ask their forum and/or support for updates on this.
In the meantime:
you can develop for MvvmCross using VS on the PC - see http://mvvmcross.wordpress.com/
you can develop using binaries (not nuget) on the Mac - see http://slodge.blogspot.com/2013/05/xamarin-studio-quick-run-through-for.html
For Xamarin.Mac/MonoMac support, there's no PCL support currently available - so the only way to get this working currently is to fork the MvvmCross solution and to compile the PCL libraries for the appropriate Mac project. For more on current .Mac issues, track and/or contribute to: http://forums.xamarin.com/discussion/3733/playing-with-pcls