Wow, we are already half way through the year. Where does the time go. This month we have some great posts on the new Shapes feature, more WWDC reviews and great Xamarin.Forms posts.

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Virtual Events for Xamarin and .NET in July

With life gone virtual, there are tons of new ways to take your development skills to the next level! Here are just a few of the amazing online events, streams, and videos to tune into this July.

Virtual Events for Xamarin and .NET in July : Xamarin Blog by Jayme Singleton

microsoft.com  

Skeuomorphic comeback?

Will the new Apple Human Interface Guidelines bring back a resurgence in skeuomorphic design? I for one can't wait to get back my leather-bound notepad application icons.

The Comeback of Fun in Visual Design by Michael Flarup

applypixels.com  

Code Snippets for App Center Analytics

If you use App Center then you'll appreciate these code snippets provided by Kirk.

Xamarin Month: Code Snippets for App Center Analytics by Kirk

wordpress.com  

Simplifying Grids In Xamarin.Forms

Grids have a delightful new syntax available in Xamarin.Forms 4.7 and it's also supported by everyones favorite Xamarin.Forms extension mFractor.

Simplifying Grids In Xamarin.Forms by Matthew Robbins

mfractor.com  

WWDC 2020 Viewing Guide

If you are looking for a summary of the best sessions to watch from WWDC2020, then look no further. Keith Harrison gives you his recommendations.

WWDC 2020 Viewing Guide by Keith Harrison

useyourloaf.com  

Tips and tricks working with Shapes

Javier shares some tips and tricks with working with the new Shapes in Xamarin.Forms 4.7. More specifically he provides some tools you can use to visually design shapes.

[Xamarin.Forms] Tips and tricks working with Shapes by Javier Suárez Ruiz

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Xamarin.Forms UI Challenges - Pizza Shop

Pizza is like the entire food pyramid. And this Xamarin UI Challenge, like our friend the pizza, has lots of delicious ingredients including animations, transitions, custom buttons, fonts and a sprinkle of SkiaSharp. Nom Nom.

Xamarin.Forms UI Challenges - Pizza Shop by Kym Phillpotts

kymphillpotts.com  

Building a Rating Control using Xamarin.Forms Shapes

In this blog post Daniel will show how you can use Xamarin.Forms and Shapes to create a rating control without using an external library.

Building a Rating Control using Xamarin.Forms Shapes by dhindrik

danielhindrikes.se  

Create a Colorful Geometric Background using Xamarin.Forms Shapes

Xamarin recently added new functionality for developers to build mobile apps: Xamarin.Forms Shapes. As the name suggest, it allows developers to create shapes without being restricted to rectangles or ellipses.

Create a Colorful Geometric Background using Xamarin.Forms Shapes by Marco

marcofolio.net  

Xamarin Forms OTP verification

OTP verification is a 2 Factor authentication which adds extra layer of security. Samir shares setting this up using Twillio and Xamarin.Forms.

Xamarin Forms OTP verification Twilio – Welcome to Xamarin Guy Show Blog by samirgc

xamaringuyshow.com  

Two Cards Transition Control

Charlin tackles creating a control that shows two elements (cards) stacked on top of each other and animate switching between them.

Simple Two Cards Transition Control in Xamarin Forms by Charlin Agramonte

xamgirl.com  

Base page concept using ContentView – Part 1

Steven starts a blog series on bringing consistency to pages in your application by having a consistent base page.

Revisiting the base page concept using ContentView – Part 1 by Steven Thewissen

thewissen.io  

Code-Snippets for Visual Studio

Sebastian shares some Xamarin code snippets for Visual Studio.

Note - Post is in German

Nützliche Code-Snippets für Visual Studio by Sebastian Jensen

tsjdev-apps.de  

Playing Audio with the MediaManager Plugin

You can play Audio in Xamarin.Forms across Android, iOS and Windows UWP using the super easy plug and play MediaManager Plugin.

Playing Audio with the MediaManager Plugin for Xamarin.Forms! by Udara Alwis

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Why Should You Choose Essential UI Kit

Leomaris looks at Syncfusion Essential UI Kit a good introduction if you are looking at using Syncfusion controls in your project.

Why Should You Choose Essential UI Kit to Develop Xamarin Applications? by

syncfusion.com  

MFractor for Windows | The Xamarin Show

This week, James is joined by Matthew Robbins from the MFractor team who shows off the brand new version of MFractor with Windows support! MFractor adds several features so you can make great Xamarin and Xamarin.Forms apps faster.

MFractor for Windows | The Xamarin Show by James Montemagno

msdn.com  

Merge Conflict 208: WWDC Detox + DTK Hype

Frank lost his phone, James bought an iPhone, and WWDC is over!

208: WWDC Detox + DTK Hype by Merge Conflict

mergeconflict.fm  

DevTalk 40: With Brandon Minnick

On episode 40 of DevTalk Kerry speaks to Brandon Minnick about the road to publishing the developer productivity app GitTrends.

40: The road to publishing GitTrends. With Brandon Minnick by kerry

lothrop.de  

Xamarin.Forms Segmented Control with Sharpnado 1.7

An updated version of the awesome Sharpnado controls is here with Segmented Controls and even moar shadows.

Xamarin.Forms Segmented Control with Sharpnado 1.7 by Jean-Marie Alfonsi

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