Boosting Developer Experience: Algolia Search Powers Uno Platform Docs
đź•“ 3 MIN Based on your feedback, we’ve been ramping up our efforts to boost our documentation site. We’ve been busy adding fresh content and creating helpful tutorials, and we’re excited to announce our newest addition: Algolia Search is now seamlessly integrated into our docs. Finding what you need has never been easier! https://platform.uno/app/uploads/2023/07/DOCS.mp4 In this blog post, […]
Tutorial: Cloud-based Backend Integration with Azure Mobile Apps
đź•“ 3 MIN Microsoft Docs recently received a valuable addition from our own Nick Randolph—a step-by-step tutorial that demonstrates the creation of a cloud-based backend service for an Uno Platform Android mobile app. By leveraging Azure Mobile Apps and an Azure mobile app backend, developers can follow along and build a Todo list app with seamless data storage […]
Easily Add Maps to Your Cross-Platform .NET Apps. MAPSUI Adds Support for Uno Platform
đź•“ 3 MIN This morning open-source project MAPSUI announced its 4.0 release and official support for Uno Platform and other .NET UI frameworks. In this blog post, we’ll provide a sample application on how to integrate MAPSUI to cross-platform .NET applications built with Uno Platform. In addition, we will highlight MAPSUI’s key features and how it enhances the […]
Xamarin Forms Migration to Uno Platform: Effects and Alternative Approaches
đź•“ 8 MIN In our previous post on Xamarin Forms migration, we explored the use of custom renderers, which enable the integration of native controls within Xamarin Forms. Building upon that, this article delves into the concept of Effects, a valuable tool for making smaller customizations to native controls. We will also explore how Uno Platform while […]
Tutorial: Integrating ChatGPT Model in a Cross-platform .NET Application
đź•“ 4 MIN In this blog, we delve into the fascinating realm of AI and embedding ChatGPT APIs into .NET applications. We start by laying the foundation with the essential steps of ChatGPT integration in a .NET C# environment. From there, we will guide you in developing an Uno Platform application that integrates immersive text-based communication experiences that […]
Microsoft Build 2023 – Takeaways from Offline Sessions and Experience
đź•“ 7 MIN At the end of May, I had the tremendous opportunity to attend Microsoft Build 2023, the premiere developer conference from Microsoft. This year it finally returned to a fully hybrid form, and I was lucky enough to be there in person in Seattle. While most of the sessions were aired live so everyone could […]
New Release: Media Player Element on Mobile, Web, Linux. WebView2 Support
đź•“ 5 MIN Uno Platform 4.9 release continues enhancing cross-platform development experiences and productivity. This release brings two highly anticipated features alongside over 100 other improvements. First and foremost, .NET developers can now get easy access to highly-requested MediaPlayerElement control which can be used across all supported platforms. Whether your target is iOS, Android, Web, Mac, Linux, or Windows itself, […]
Replicating a Dating App UI with .NET, Uno Platform and Figma
đź•“ 8 MIN If you want to streamline your workflow, improving the design-to-code process can help you focus on the code behind and get you to production quicker without compromising the beauty of your UI. Uno Platform and Figma are the perfect combinations to achieve a beautiful and pixel-perfect app while improving efficiency. In this tutorial, we’ll guide […]
Hosting Native Controls – Moving from Xamarin Forms Renderers to Uno Platform Controls
đź•“ 8 MIN In this blog post we will look at a common technique in Xamarin Forms to customise native platform controls and how we can achieve the equivalent result using Uno Platform. You can follow along with the source code for both the Xamarin Forms and Uno Platform projects used in this blog. What are Renderers? First let’s look […]
