Xamarin Xaml Styles for background in ContentPage

Question

Newly working in Xamarin and it appears that if I try to set a style for ContentPage nothing happens

Xaml in App.xaml's ResourceDictionary:

<Style TargetType="ContentPage">
    <Setter Property="BackgroundColor" Value="#f8f8f8"/>
</Style>

I know that the app.xaml style is being read. I have a button style that has been applied globally. But I cannot seem to affect any change on ContentPage. No errors are being reported.

How can I globally set the backgroundcolor?

I've read that this might be a bug, but that was a year ago. If it is still a bug is there a workaround?

Answer 1

Following code in App.xaml works for me:

<Style TargetType="ContentPage" ApplyToDerivedTypes="True">
   <Setter Property="BackgroundColor" Value="Lime" />
</Style>

Note:

• You should NOT use attribute x:Key in Style.
• You should add ApplyToDerivedTypes="True"

I found solution at https://putridparrot.com/blog/styles-in-xamarin-forms/