Gmail like navigation drawer (master page) in xamarin.forms

Question

I am currently using the master-detail page in xamarin.forms using MVVMlight and it renders based on the default behavior of os it renders perfectly what I wanted but in android

Answer 1

Yes you can. Check these links. They all use the MasterDetail page to create a Navigation Drawer. Only the Detail page becomes the main page view and the Master page becomes the sliding Menu. It is actually fairly simple. There are a couple of other good example out there also. However I think you can get the job done from the 3 links I listed. If not try a Search like How can I create a Navigation Drawer in Xamarin Forms.

http://www.meritsolutions.com/mobile-development/implementing-navigation-drawer-in-xamarinforms/

https://www.syntaxismyui.com/xamarin-forms-masterdetail-page-navigation-recipe/

http://blog.falafel.com/xamarin-creating-a-sliding-tray/

Answer 2

Use FormsAppCompatActivity instead of FormsApplicationActivity.

define your own toolbar.axml

toolbar.axml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<android.support.v7.widget.Toolbar xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
    android:id="@+id/toolbar"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="?attr/actionBarSize"
    android:minHeight="?attr/actionBarSize"
    android:contentInsetStart="0dp"
    android:contentInsetLeft="0dp"
    app:contentInsetLeft="0dp"
    app:contentInsetStart="0dp"
    android:theme="@style/ThemeOverlay.AppCompat.Dark.ActionBar"
    app:popupTheme="@style/ThemeOverlay.AppCompat.Light"
    app:layout_scrollFlags="scroll|enterAlways">
</android.support.v7.widget.Toolbar>

Set your own ToolbarResource

public class MainActivity : global::Xamarin.Forms.Platform.Android.FormsAppCompatActivity
    {
        protected override void OnCreate(Bundle bundle)
        {
            ToolbarResource = Resource.Layout.toolbar;
            base.OnCreate(bundle);
            global::Xamarin.Forms.Forms.Init(this, bundle);
            LoadApplication(new App());
        }
    }