Badge Plugin for Xamarin and Windows

Setup

• Available on NuGet: https://www.nuget.org/packages/Xamarin.Badge.Plugin/
• Install into your PCL project and Client projects.

Supports

• Xamarin.Android
• Xamarin.iOS
• UWP
• Windows Phone 8.0
• Windows Phone 8.1 RT
• Windows Store 8.0+

Android doesn't supports app icon badge by default neither notification badge works, but third party manufacturers launchers do.

The plugin support these:

• Adw
• Apex
• Asus
• Default (because some launchers use android.intent.action.BADGE_COUNT_UPDATE to update count)
• HTC
• LG
• Nova
• Oppo
• Samsung
• Sony
• Xiaomi
• Zuk

Android permissions

<!-- Apex -->
<uses-permission android:name="com.anddoes.launcher.permission.UPDATE_COUNT"/>

<!-- Default -->
<uses-permission android:name="com.android.launcher.permission.READ_SETTINGS"/>
<uses-permission android:name="com.android.launcher.permission.WRITE_SETTINGS"/>
<uses-permission android:name="com.android.launcher.permission.INSTALL_SHORTCUT" />
<uses-permission android:name="com.android.launcher.permission.UNINSTALL_SHORTCUT" />

<!-- HTC -->
<uses-permission android:name="com.htc.launcher.permission.READ_SETTINGS" />
<uses-permission android:name="com.htc.launcher.permission.UPDATE_SHORTCUT" /> 

<!-- Samsung -->
<uses-permission android:name="com.sec.android.provider.badge.permission.READ" />
<uses-permission android:name="com.sec.android.provider.badge.permission.WRITE" />

<!-- Sony -->
<uses-permission android:name="com.sonyericsson.home.permission.BROADCAST_BADGE" />
<uses-permission android:name="com.sonymobile.home.permission.PROVIDER_INSERT_BADGE" />

API Usage

Call CrossBadge.Current from any project or PCL to gain access to APIs.

Setting application badge value

CrossBadge.Current.SetBadge(10);

Clearing application badge value

CrossBadge.Current.ClearBadge();

Author

• alexrainman