Xamarin Busy Indicator | Activity Indicator

Overview

The Xamarin.Forms Busy Indicator control (or activity indicator) lets users know when their application is busy.

Animation types

Busy Indicator includes 17 pre-built animations that can be shown within your applications.

Xamarin.Forms Busy Indicator control showing ball animation.

Ball

Ball busy indicator.

Xamarin.Forms Busy Indicator control showing battery animation.

Battery

Battery busy indicator.

Xamarin.Forms Busy Indicator control showing box animation.

Box

Box busy indicator.

Xamarin.Forms Busy Indicator control showing double-circle animation.

Double circle

Double-circle busy indicator.

Xamarin.Forms Busy Indicator control showing ECG animation.

ECG

ECG busy indicator.

Xamarin.Forms Busy Indicator control showing gear animation.

Gear

Gear busy indicator.

Xamarin.Forms Busy Indicator control showing globe animation.

Globe

Globe busy indicator.

Xamarin.Forms Busy Indicator control showing horizontal pulsing-box animation.

Horizontal pulsing box

Horizontal pulsing-box busy indicator.

Xamarin.Forms Busy Indicator control showing print animation.

Print

Print busy indicator.

Xamarin.Forms Busy Indicator control showing rectangle animation.

Rectangle

Rectangle busy indicator.

Xamarin.Forms Busy Indicator control showing single-circle animation.

Single circle

Single-circle busy indicator.

Xamarin.Forms Busy Indicator control showing slice-circle animation.

Slice circle

Slice-circle busy indicator.

Xamarin.Forms Busy Indicator control showing movie-timer animation.

Movie timer

Movie-timer busy indicator.

Xamarin.Forms Busy Indicator control showing rolling-ball animation.

Rolling ball

Rolling-ball busy indicator.

Xamarin.Forms Busy Indicator control showing zooming-target animation.

Zooming target

Zooming-target busy indicator.

Xamarin.Forms Busy Indicator control showing material-style animation.

Material

Material-style busy indicator.

The header text indicates the busy status of the control to the users.

Xamarin.Forms Busy Indicator control showing header.

Xamarin.Forms Busy Indicator Code Example

Easily get started with the Xamarin.Forms Busy Indicator using a few simple lines of C# code example as demonstrated below. Also explore our Xamarin.Forms Busy Indicator Example that shows you how to render and configure the Busy Indicator for Xamarin.Forms.

xaml
c#
<busyindicator:SfBusyIndicator x:Name="busyindicator"
AnimationType="Battery"
ViewBoxWidth = "150"
ViewBoxHeight="150"
TextColor="Maroon" />
SfBusyIndicator busyIndicator;
public MainPage()
{
InitializeComponent();
busyIndicator = new SfBusyIndicator()
{
AnimationType = AnimationTypes.Battery,
ViewBoxHeight = 150,
ViewBoxWidth = 150,
TextColor = Color.Maroon
};
this.Content = busyIndicator
}

Frequently Asked Questions

✅ Why should you choose Syncfusion Xamarin Busy Indicator?

The Syncfusion Xamarin Busy Indicator provides the following:

Pick from 17 built-in animations to match your design.
Show busy indications with custom messages.
Adjust the animation speed.
One of the best Xamarin Busy Indicators in the market that offers a feature-rich UI.
Simple configuration and API.
Extensive demos and documentation to learn quickly and get started with Xamarin Busy Indicator.

✅ Where can I find the Syncfusion Xamarin Busy Indicator demo?

You can find our Xamarin Busy Indicator demo here.

✅ Can I download and utilize the Syncfusion Xamarin Busy Indicator for free?

No, this is a commercial product and requires a paid license. However, a free community license is also available for companies and individuals whose organizations have less than $1 million USD in annual gross revenue and five or fewer developers.

✅ How do I get started with Syncfusion Xamarin Busy Indicator?

A good place to start would be our comprehensive getting started documentation.

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