The Xamarin Podcast

Tune in to find out how Medusa used Xamarin and Azure to create an app to help the mobile healthcare clinician in the field to capture patient care info! XamCat code samples (https://github.com/xamcat) Medusa Medical (https://medusamedical.com) Follow Us: * James: Twitter (https://twitter.com/jamesmontemagno), Blog (https://montemagno.com), GitHub (http://github.com/jamesmontemagno), Merge Conflict Podcast (http://mergeconflict.fm) * Matt: Twitter (https://twitter.com/codemillmatt), Blog (https://codemilltech.com), GitHub (https://github.com/codemillmatt)

Xamarin.Forms 5.0 has just been released. And it's all Xamarin.Forms 5 all the time in this special podcast! Principal Program Manager David Ortinau join James and Matt to lead them through all the new exciting bits in Xamarin.Forms 5.0. Show Notes Xamarin.Forms 5 is here! (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/xamarin/xamarin-forms-5-0-is-here/?WT.mc_id=mobile-12530-masoucou) NYE at the Space Needle (https://vimeo.com/496136194) My Cadence app (https://montemagno.com/my-cadence-for-arduino/) Follow Us: * James: Twitter (https://twitter.com/jamesmontemagno), Blog (https://montemagno.com), GitHub (http://github.com/jamesmontemagno), Merge Conflict Podcast (http://mergeconflict.fm) * Matt: Twitter (https://twitter.com/codemillmatt), Blog (https://codemilltech.com), GitHub (https://github.com/codemillmatt)

In this podcast Matt interviews Kiran Gandla and Chandra Poshala from American Airlines about the app that helps keep the airline running. Xamarin and Azure play a big part and our very own MCAT team helped pave the way too! Follow Us: * James: Twitter (https://twitter.com/jamesmontemagno), Blog (https://montemagno.com), GitHub (http://github.com/jamesmontemagno), Merge Conflict Podcast (http://mergeconflict.fm) * Matt: Twitter (https://twitter.com/codemillmatt), Blog (https://codemilltech.com), GitHub (https://github.com/codemillmatt)

It's the end of the year and in December's podcast James and Matt wrap up 2020 by talking about a cool new app that lets you draw 360 degree sketches with the Surface Duo - made with Xamarin.Forms! Azure Mobile Apps v4.2 is official, there's a brand new Microsoft Q&A site. And you don't want to miss a sneak preview of what's to come with .NET MAUI! Show Notes New Releases Sketch360 + Xamarin.Forms + Surface Duo (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/surface-duo/sketch-360/?WT.mc_id=mobile-11800-masoucou) Azure Mobile Apps v4.2 (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/xamarin/azure-mobile-apps-updates/?WT.mc_id=mobile-11800-masoucou) Visual Studio 16.9 Preview 2 (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/visualstudio/visual-studio-2019-v16-9-preview-2/?WT.mc_id=mobile-11800-masoucou) Latest News Microsoft Q&A for .NET (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/announcing-microsoft-q-and-a-for-dotnet/?WT.mc_id=mobile-11800-masoucou) .NET MAUI update (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/xamarin/decembers-community-standup-dotnet-maui-update/?WT.mc

iRel8 (https://irel8.org/the-app/) is an amazing app built with Xamarin that helps people during the toughest moments in life. iRel8 facilitates mental wellness using Xamarin - find out the heartfelt story behind this app in this episode of the Xamarin podcast. Follow Us: * James: Twitter (https://twitter.com/jamesmontemagno), Blog (https://montemagno.com), GitHub (http://github.com/jamesmontemagno), Merge Conflict Podcast (http://mergeconflict.fm) * Matt: Twitter (https://twitter.com/codemillmatt), Blog (https://codemilltech.com), GitHub (https://github.com/codemillmatt)

This month James and Matt talk about the new Apple silicone, XBox ... and of course some Xamarin and Azure too! .NET 5 is out! And with that there are some great Xamarin enhancements in the latest version of Visual Studio. Find out how to update your Android manifest files so you can still send emails in Android 11. And there's a new version of Azure Mobile App Services ... what?!? Show Notes New Releases .NET 5 (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/announcing-net-5-0/?WT.mc_id=mobile-10882-masoucou) .NET Conf (https://www.dotnetconf.net/) All the new Xamarin newness (XAML Hot Reload 2.0 with Binding Failures, iOS Hot Restart) (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/xamarin/dotnetconf-2020-xamarin-recap/?WT.mc_id=mobile-10882-masoucou) Latest News Query & Interact with Apps in Android 11 with Package Visibility (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/xamarin/android-11-package-visibility/?WT.mc_id=mobile-10882-masoucou) In app reviews for Android apps (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/xamarin/android-in-app-reviews/?WT.mc_id=

Seeing AI (https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/ai/seeing-ai?rtc=1) is an app for iOS that narrates the world around you. And it's built with Xamarin and Azure. In this episode of the Xamarin Podcast, Matt talks to the folks behind Seeing AI. The history of the app, how it was built, and the challenges and successes encountered along the way. All of this in this episode of the Xamarin Podcast. Download Seeing AI (https://apps.apple.com/app/seeing-ai/id999062298) today - it's amazing! Follow Us: * James: Twitter (https://twitter.com/jamesmontemagno), Blog (https://montemagno.com), GitHub (http://github.com/jamesmontemagno), Merge Conflict Podcast (http://mergeconflict.fm) * Matt: Twitter (https://twitter.com/codemillmatt), Blog (https://codemilltech.com), GitHub (https://github.com/codemillmatt) Special Guests: Alexey Strakh and Saqib Shaikh.

This month James and Matt talk about all of the new releases that are out and ready for you to code with in October! There's a new iOS. There has to be a new XCode then too. What would another month be without a new Xamarin.Forms preview release be? And this one is Xamarin.Forms 5!! And there's Xamarin.Essentials too! It's not all new releases though in this pod - lots of news to talk about too. Hack your way to some swag with Hacktoberfest. Find out about the Fabulous world of functional programming. And did you know the Oscars have an app - and it's made with Xamarin?!? And of course, the Azure Service of the Month and Pick of the Pod! Show Notes New Releases XCode 12 & iOS 14 (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/xamarin/ios-14-and-xcode-12-xamarin-ios/?WT.mc_id=xamarinpodcast79-podcast-masoucou) Xamarin.Forms 5 preview (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/xamarin/xamarin-forms-5-preview/?WT.mc_id=xamarinpodcast79-podcast-masoucou) Xamarin.Essentials 1.6 preview (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/xamarin/xamarin-essent

In this special episode of the Xamarin Podcast - Matt talks to the folks behind the Oscars app. You'll find out a ton of great insights on how the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences built a Xamarin.tvOS app, lift and shifted their infrastructure to Azure, and released a Xamarin.Forms app too. All with a little help with our friends from Microsoft's Mobile Customer Advisory Team! Follow Us: * James: Twitter (https://twitter.com/jamesmontemagno), Blog (https://montemagno.com), GitHub (http://github.com/jamesmontemagno), Merge Conflict Podcast (http://mergeconflict.fm) * Matt: Twitter (https://twitter.com/codemillmatt), Blog (https://codemilltech.com), GitHub (https://github.com/codemillmatt)

This month James and Matt talk about new Microsoft Learn modules on the Surface Duo. The continuing saga of the Xamarin.Forms Shell quick tips. Of course it's a new month and that means there's a new preview version of Visual Studio! Find out all the goodness that goes along with that. If you wanted to detect if your app was run for the first time ever, or the first time for a new version, or whatevs... Xamarin.Essentials has you covered with a great API. James and Matt also talk about how to really supercharge your Xamarin.Android app startup times. There's a ton of Azure news too ... including some confusion over what exactly the service of the month should be! And of course, the Azure Service of the Month and Pick of the Pod! Show Notes New Releases Visual Studio v16.8 Preview 2 (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/visualstudio/visual-studio-2019-v16-8-preview-2/?WT.mc_id=xamarinpodcast77-podcast-masoucou) XAML hot reload for UWP in action (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L41j_HY65vE&list=PL1rZQsJPBU2St9-Mz1K

Lots of new stuff to talk about this month! Ever want to get down to the nitty gritty and do some drawing in Xamarin.Forms! Well, now in Xamarin.Forms 4.8 you can! James and Matt discuss all the ins and outs of brushes, gradients and shapes and how you can implement them in your Xamarin.Forms app. There's also new releases for Visual Studio and Visual Studio for Mac. Find out about how you can make your .NET meetups shine - and attend some new ones too. And tell us all about your experience about Entity Framework and Xamarin. And of course, the Azure Service of the Month and Pick of the Pod! Show Notes New Releases Xamarin.Forms 4.8 (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/xamarin/xamarinforms-4-8-gradients-brushes/?WT.mc_id=xamarinpodcast76-podcast-masoucou) Visual Studio 2019 v16.7 (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/visualstudio/visual-studio-2019-v16-7-releases/?WT.mc_id=xamarinpodcast76-podcast-masoucou) Visual Studio for Mac (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/visualstudio/visual-studio-2019-for-mac-version-8-7-is-now-a

Xamarin.Forms 4.7 is out and the Inverter Converter is all the rage!! ... well ... multi-value bindings are all the rage - but that doesn't have quite the ring of Inverter Converter. This month James and Matt run down the rest of the great features in Xamarin.Forms 4.7 including how it helps you manage light and dark themes, eliminates the need for James' image circle plug-in, and makes writing Grid row and column definitions so, so, so much easier. Tune in to hear about some new requirements for submitting Android 10 apps to the Google Play store and get some quick tips on implementing back navigation with Xamarin.Forms Shell too! Plus - get your blog featured on an upcoming podcast by registering your blog with Planet Xamarin today! And of course, the Azure Service of the Month and Pick of the Pod! Show Notes Register your blog on Planet Xamarin (https://www.planetxamarin.com) New Releases Xamarin.Forms 4.7 new features (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/xamarin/xamarin-forms-4-7/?WT.mc_id=xamarinpodcast75-pod

//Build 2020 just happened - remotely! James and Matt recap all of the great Xamarin announcements - and then you can go out and watch all the sessions. Plus this episode covers how to build iOS extension while reusing some Xamarin.Forms pages a new Azure + Mobile documentation center and so much more. And of course, the Azure Service of the Month and Pick of the Pod! Show Notes Latest News Xamarin Build Updates (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/xamarin/microsoft-build-2020-xamarin/?WT.mc_id=xamarinpodcast74-podcast-masoucou) .NET MAUI (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/introducing-net-multi-platform-app-ui/?WT.mc_id=xamarinpodcast74-podcast-masoucou) Learn TV (https://docs.microsoft.com/learn/tv/?WT.mc_id=xamarinpodcast74-podcast-masoucou) Learn what Learn TV is all about (https://docs.microsoft.com/teamblog/announcing-learn-tv?WT.mc_id=xamarinpodcast74-podcast-masoucou) Shell Quick Tip: Passing Data (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/xamarin/xamarin-forms-shell-query-parameters/?WT.mc_id=xamarinpodcast74-pod

Hope everybody is staying healthy! We have lots of news and new releases to cover this month for you! Xamarin.Essentials and Xamarin.Forms have new releases. And the Xamarin engineering team was hard at work to get a cross-platform API out for the new contact tracing API from Apple and Google. James and Matt also talk about //Build, a couple of cool new case studies, and recap the wackiness of the Crazy Cognitive Service Combo Challenge! And of course, the Azure Service of the Month and Pick of the Pod! Show Notes Latest Releases Xamarin.Essentials 1.6 is on the loose (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/xamarin/xamarin-essentials-now-with-permissions-app-theme-authentication?WT.mc_id=xamarinpodcast73-podcast-masoucou) Xamarin.Forms 4.6 brand new features (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/xamarin/xamarin-forms-4-6?WT.mc_id=xamarinpodcast73-podcast-masoucou) Find out about the new Contact Tracing API (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/xamarin/contact-tracing-exposure-notification-api?WT.mc_id=xamarinpodcast73-podcast-ma

Logically embed that authentication ... that doesn't make sense at all ... or does it? Well it does when James and Matt talk about Azure Logic Apps, embedded fonts, and the brand new Xamarin.Essentials authentication! Yeah - they have nothing to do with each other whatsoever!

This month James and Matt talk about Xamarin.Forms, Xamarin, and everything related to Xamarin - you could say they Focus on Xamarin. That's because on March 23, 2020 there's a live streaming event called .NET Conf - Focus on Xamarin! Tune in to get a preview of all the great content coming up. But of course there's more in store in this pod too! You want the best features of Xamarin.Forms 4.5? You got it. Not enough & you want 4.6 pre-release news too? Done & done! Haven't heard enough about AndroidX yet - well fill you in some more. And we'll even let you know how Xamarin.Essentials released both 1.4 and 1.5 at the same time! (hint... it's all related to AndroidX!) And of course, the Azure Service of the Month and Pick of the Pod! Show Notes Latest Releases AndroidX NuGet packages are stable (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/xamarin/androidx-nuget-packages-are-stable/?WT.mc_id=xamarinpodcast71-podcast-masoucou) Xamarin News 5 things to be excited about in Xamarin.Forms 4.5 (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/xama

It's trigger-mania! Mania! On the dancefloor! This month James and Matt talk about Xamarin.Forms triggers every chance they get - because there's trigger news everywhere! The dancing doesn't stop there though - Microsoft has new dual screen devices coming out, and you can bet that Xamarin.Forms supports them! We got you covered with all those details. Xamarin.Forms 4.5 has a pre-release, and you'll want to tune in to find out what great features await you! Speaking of new features... Visual Studio for Windows and Mac have great new previews out ... what's that I hear? Hot restart and multi-target hot reload?!? Whaa?? There's some cloud news on an Azure Quickstart Center and Azure API Management. And of course, the Azure Service of the Month! Show Notes Latest Releases Xamarin goes dual screen (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/xamarin/xamarin-goes-dual-screen/?WT.mc_id=xamarinpodcast70-podcast-masoucou) Surface Duo and Neo dev with Xamarin.Forms (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/xamarin/surface-duo-surface-neo-wit

New Year - New Decade - New Pod!! This month James and Matt recover from their holiday hacks to go over the latest and greatest in the world of Xamarin! There's a new version of Xamarin.Essentials out for the new year. And the new year also brings back a look at the top blogs and videos of 2019. Whew - the community sure came up with a ton of great ideas for the Santa Talk Challenge and Matt & James talk about the best. There's a hot new XAML hot reload tips and tricks article you must read and give you the scoop on gRPC and Azure Service Bus. And of course, the Azure Service of the Month and the Pick of the Pod! Show Notes Latest Releases Xamarin.Essentials 1.4.0-pre (https://docs.microsoft.com/xamarin/essentials/release-notes/1.4?WT.mc_id=xamarinpodcast69-podcast-masoucou) Xamarin News Santa Talk Challenge Recap (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/xamarin/santa-talk-xamarin-challenge/?WT.mc_id=xamarinpodcast69-podcast-masoucou) Top blogs of 2019 (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/xamarin/top-xamarin-blog-posts-201

Everything that's new ends with a 4! This month James and Matt go over the big releases of Visual Studio 16.4 and Xamarin.Forms 4.4! But there's more than the latest releases! There's news galore! Snnpts Challenge results. Hacktoberfest, and 5 quick tips for getting the most out of the CollectionView are covered. Would you like to know how serverless fits into Cloud Native? What about the new Azure SDKs? Done and done. And of course, the Azure Service of the Month and the Pick of the Pod! Show Notes Visual Studio 16.4 Quick blog recapping all new features (https://devblogs.microsoft.com/xamarin/visual-studio-2019-version-16-4/?WT.mc_id=xamarinpodcast68-podcast-masoucou) XAML HOT RELOAD

In this month's episode James and Matt talk a bit about everything. From previewing this year's HUGE Ignite Conference, to talking about the incredible bumper on Matt's new Channel 9 show - Partly Cloudy - the guys hit it all this month. They also discuss the new release of Xamarin.Forms 4.3 , and how to find out what's new with the new stuff! James explains the new App Bundle Support coming to Visual Studio - and why that's a great thing for you and your Android applications! That and a ton of great Azure goodness too! Plus the Pick of the Pod! As always, get yourself some free Azure here (https://azure.microsoft.com/free?WT.mc_id=xamarinpodcast67-podcast-masoucou)! Show Notes Check out the Ignte Tour! (https://www.microsoft.com/ignite-the-tour?WT.mc_id=xamarinpodcast67-podcast-masoucou) Matt's Partly Cloudy Show (https://channel9.msdn.com/Shows/Partly-Cloudy?WT.mc_id=xamarinpodcast67-podcast-masoucou) The latest new features released (https://docs.microsoft.com/xamarin/whats-new/2019-10?WT.mc_id=xamarinpodc