Live reload for Xamarin.Forms XAML pages

Live reloading of XAML pages in the iOS and Android simulators when saving changes to XAML files from Visual Studio.

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Instructions

1. Install nuget package Xamarin.Forms.Xaml.LiveReload from https://www.myget.org/F/klofberg/api/v3/index.json

2. Add the following to your Xamarin.Forms App class

    public partial class App : Application
    {
        protected override void OnStart()
        {
            #if DEBUG
            Xamarin.Forms.Xaml.LiveReload.LiveReload.Enable(this, exception =>
            {
                System.Diagnostics.Debug.WriteLine(exception);
            });
            #endif
        }
    }

3. Start the live reload server from your solution directory .\packages\Xamarin.Forms.Xaml.LiveReload.*\livereload.exe

4. Debug the app from Visual Studio, change a XAML file to see it reload automatically in the simulator