Aug 22, 2019Send + receive faxes using Twilio’s Fax API and C#It is not something I do often but every now and then I need to send or receive a fax. I generally search services online and look at different mobile apps. On occasion I have also opted to visit the nearest UPS or FedEx store. The problem I find with…C Sharp Programming5 min readC Sharp Programming5 min read
Nov 6, 2018GetiOSModel updated to v1.6Hello Coders, I have updated dannycabrera.GetiOSModel to version 1.6 with Apple’s new iPad models: iPad Pro 12.9-inch (3rd generation) and iPad Pro 11-inch. Both of these new iPad Pro versions include both WiFi and WiFi + Cellular models. This little library has taken off from just a few hundred total…Apple1 min readApple1 min read
Sep 21, 2018dannycabrera.GetiOSModel updated to v1.5.0I have updated dannycabrera.GetiOSModel to v1.5.0 with Apple’s three new iPhone models, iPhone XR, iPhone Xs and iPhone Xs Max. dannycabrera.GetiOSModel 1.5.0 Xamarin Helper library to get the name of the current iOS device.www.nuget.orgXamarin1 min readXamarin1 min read
Aug 24, 2018GetDroidModel updated to v1.2Happy Friday Everyone, I pushed out version 1.2 of GetDroidModel that includes 1,880 devices changes since last update on 3/30/2018 bring the new device list to 20,550 Google Play Store supported devices. GitHub: https://github.com/dannycabrera/GetDroidModel Nuget: https://www.nuget.org/packages/dannycabrera.GetDroidModel Device changes:Android1 min readAndroid1 min read
Jun 14, 2018Xamarin.Android await AlertDialog.BuilderSometimes you need to present the user with data and wait for a response all while not lock up the UI thread. Microsoft’s asynchronous programming model our best friend and in just a few lines we can wait for a response from DialogBuilder. In this code example we’ll wait for…Android1 min readAndroid1 min read
Jun 1, 2018Writing WAVE PCM header in Xamarin.AndroidWhen recording (low level) PCM encoded audio in Android with AudioRecord, the application must continuously read the audio buffer and write the raw data to an audio file. One of downsides to using AudioRecord is that only raw uncompressed data is returned, meaning it’s missing the header which can only…Xamarin2 min readXamarin2 min read
May 21, 2018Adding .NET zip functionality to Xamarin projectsThere are various options out there to create zip files in your Xamarin projects and an issue with a 3rd party library gave me the opportunity to seek an alternative. The problem I often run into when relying on a 3rd party and/or open source code is compatibility and in…Mobile App Development1 min readMobile App Development1 min read
Apr 19, 2018Xamarin.Android Dismiss SetSingleChoiceItems on DialogClickEventArgs handlerIf you are ever working on a Xamarin.Android App and need to dismiss an AlertDialog box when loading SingleChoiceItems here’s an easy way to achieve it. In the example below we create a new DialogBuilder instance, adding a title and then loading several items as SingleChoiceItems. Then on the DialogClickEventArgs…Xamarin1 min readXamarin1 min read
Mar 26, 2018Move IList<T> item to topFound myself in need of moving an item stored in an IList to the top of the stack. Some IList methods like RemoveAt() and Insert() would work however wouldn’t be as efficient with a large data set. Fortunately found a Stack Overflow post which would do the move in a…Programming1 min readProgramming1 min read
Mar 22, 2018Android device identifier librarySome years ago I wrote a handy library Get iOS Model that I open-sourced on Github and through the years I’ve been asked if I would ever create an Xamarin.Android version. Finally got around to it and made it available this week. The package consists of 18,554 Android devices that…Android1 min readAndroid1 min read
