A while ago, Microsoft released Identity endpoints it felt like godsend, until I realized that it wasn’t working with JWT tokens, instead, it used a different token type, and couldn’t be customized easily. This lead me to continue using JWT auth for my projects, as I used to. Then found it repetitive and I decided […]
Have you ever worked on migrating from a legacy system to a newer one? That’s what I’m doing, and I learn a lot from this every day. Today we’ll learn how to translate tokens with identity server. Specifically, we will use tokens issued with Forms authentication ticket to make authenticated API calls on APIs protected […]
A few days ago, Microsoft announced that the Windows 11 OS will run Android apps natively with its subsystem for Android, and this got several tech communities online excited. I was definitely excited too when I thought about dumping my android emulator for good. Seriously, in my opinion, this one feature is a game-changer. At […]
Hi friends welcome back for another post. Today we will talk about playing media in our Xamarin Forms apps. We won’t be using Xamarin Community Toolkit’s media element. Instead, we will use a VLC media player in Xamarin Forms. Why? because VLC media player can be an awesome alternative to the native media players available […]
Hello friends, here is my second post about social auth with Xamarin Forms and ASP.net core. The previous method, though functional is kind of old and less recommended than this new approach. A few months ago, a new feature was added to Xamarin Essentials, permitting us to easily implement authentication with a back-end API (not […]
Hi guys, When building your Xamarin.Forms application there are several tips you should take into consideration to improve user experience. The Xamarin.Forms framework makes it easier to build cross platform applications, but, you can customize its functionalities for your use case. Personalizing your application, and adding additional functionalities not difficult. But for anyone new to […]
