Xamarin Forms: Embedding native controls and still have XAML compilation for the Page
Embedding native controls Skip this part if you know what the embedding native controls is In Xamarin Forms, with native control embedding, you can put native controls (i.e. native Android or iOS controls) on your Xamarin Forms pages. It’s very simple and the official Xamarin Forms documentation (link here ) explains how to achieve it. Here’s an example of using native embedding in XAML: < ContentPage xmlns="http://xamarin.com/schemas/2014/forms" xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2009/xaml" xmlns:ios="clr-namespace:UIKit;assembly=Xamarin.iOS;targetPlatform=iOS" xmlns:androidWidget="clr-namespace:Android.Widget;assembly=Mono.Android;targetPlatform=Android" xmlns:androidLocal="clr-namespace:MyApp.Droid;assembly=MyApp.Droid;targetPlatform=Android" x:Class=" MyApp.MyContentPage " > ...