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[Flutter tips] Easily send an email from your iOS and Android app (code included)

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When you design a mobile application, at some point, you will always need to propose the user a way to contact your or your support team. You can use different services or back-end, the most easy and fast way to achieve this functionality is to propose to the user to send you directly an email. Here are the steps to send an email. 1. Add package url_launcher In your yaml file: dependencies:   url_launcher: ^6.1.9 2. Use a correctly formatted link to send email In your controller, format your address like that, providing: - the recipient email address - and optionally a subject and a body    mailto :target@example.com? subject =Sujet& body =Contenu   3. Sample code import 'package:flutter/material.dart'; import 'package:url_launcher/url_launcher.dart'; class EmailExample extends StatelessWidget { final String email = 'destinataire@example.com'; final String subject = 'Mon Sujet Pré-rempli'; final String body = 'Bonjour, voici un exempl...

[SocialCut] ultimate android app to cut all your media image sizes

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  SocialCut v.1.2.0 has been released! (Latest version of SocialCut) SocialCut provides up to date social media image sizes for all your social networks. That means that you will be abble to cut / crop / resize your pictures before to publish it to your favorite social networks like Facebook, Instagram, Google, TumblR, x.com, Weibo and many others ! In this version you can unlock ALL cut templates by buying "unlock all" in app purchase: 💰👇🏻 The price is actually down so take your chance! If you want more information about social network image sizes in 2024, you can have a look to these really interesting articles:  -  skedsocial.com/blog/the-ultimate-up-to-date-social-media-image-sizes-guide -  https://blog.hootsuite.com/social-media-image-sizes-guide/ -  https://makeawebsitehub.com/social-media-image-sizes-cheat-sheet/ ➡️SocialCut can cut your images for you! Follow us on instagram (more than 900 followers now):   @socialcut.app More information: O...

[eBook] Understanding mobile application development for everybody

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Problematic Mobile applications are used by many people these days. Many craftsmen, freelancers and others people have at the point, the idea to make their own mobile application to support their business. In general it's a really good idea to do so. Providing a quality application to your customer is always a PLUS and sometimes a MUST.  The problem is that sometimes, we don't know what creating an application implies and we don't know how to start... ➡️ This often leads to time and money loss 🤯 Guide to design your mobile app [ free eBook ] Below, you will find a link to download a presentation that I wrote about how to design your mobile app.  This is a short document that will help you to understand all the steps needed in order to publish a stable and a quality application .  We also cover the 'delays' problematic as many people think that a mobile app is fast to develop, so they underestimate deadlines... You will also find a few tips about Play Store and the ...

[SocialCut] released! Make instagram grids, panorama and more

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  [SocialCut] Released on Google Play Store ! Hello guys, today, just an announcement to inform you that SocialCut has been released and is now available for everybody ! 📱 Download SocialCut On Google Play Store 🧑🏻‍🎨 SocialCut is the ideal tool for: digital content creator community manager, digital artist influencer digital media manager , freelance developer, or simply a daily picture user 💡 And remember that SocialCut is available in the following languages: - English, Spanish, French, Chinese (simplified), Japanese  

[SocialCut] The perfect app for digital content creators

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  [SocialCut] The perfect app for digital content creators If you have to deal with digital pictures and social networks, you may have noticed that there are so many simple tools like applications to generate grids for Instagram. We can note apps like: PhotoSplit : https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=co.techpositive.photosplit&hl=en_US Griddy : https://apps.apple.com/us/app/griddy-split-grid-post-maker/id1114106704?uo=4 PanoraSplit for instagram : https://apps.apple.com/us/app/panorasplit-for-instagram/id1463280209 and much more... SocialCut is a new Android application that extends this principle. With SocialCut you will be able to cut/crop/resize pictures in order to publish it to your favorite social networks . Google Play Store - SocialCut SocialCut for Android If you are: digital content creator community manager, digital artist influencer digital media manager , freelance developer, or simply a daily picture user SocialCut is made for you! You will be able to...

[XAMARIN FORMS] Background task for 'closed' applications

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Background task for 'closed' applications Handling a background task in Xamarin Forms, even when the application is closed, can be challenging due to the mobile operating systems' restrictions on background activities. Here's a detailed solution using a combination of Dependency Service , Background Services , and Platform-Specific Implementations . Step 1: Create an Interface First, create an interface in your shared Xamarin Forms project that defines the method for starting the background task. public interface IBackgroundTask { void StartBackgroundTask(); } Step 2: Implement Platform-Specific Services Android Implementation: In your Android project, create a service that implements the IBackgroundTask interface. Create a Service: [Service] public class MyBackgroundService : Service { public override IBinder OnBind(Intent intent) => null; public override StartCommandResult OnStartCommand(Intent intent, StartCommandFlags flags, int startId...

[Xamarin Forms] Entry with rounded borders in your app

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Entry with rounded borders in your app (Xamarin Forms, NET MAUI) I know for some people it will be obvious, but I always seepeople asking how to make a custom Entry control with rounded borders...  To add rounded corners globally to Entry controls in a Xamarin Forms or .NET MAUI application, you can define a Style in the App.xaml (or Styles.xaml for .NET MAUI). This style will automatically apply to all Entry controls in your app, saving you from having to manually style each one. Example Define the global style in App.xaml : <Application.Resources> <ResourceDictionary> <Style TargetType="Entry"> <Setter Property="BackgroundColor" Value="White"/> <Setter Property="TextColor" Value="Black"/> <Setter Property="CornerRadius" Value="10"/> <Setter Property="HeightRequest" Value="50"/> ...