Example of Chat in Xamarin.Forms applications - http://julianocustodio.com/chat

TextInViewCell.xaml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<ViewCell xmlns="http://xamarin.com/schemas/2014/forms"
             xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2009/xaml"
             x:Class="DemoChat.CustomCells.TextInViewCell">

    <Grid ColumnSpacing="2" Padding="5">
        <Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
            <ColumnDefinition Width="2"></ColumnDefinition>
            <ColumnDefinition Width="Auto"></ColumnDefinition>
            <ColumnDefinition Width="*"></ColumnDefinition>
        </Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
        <Grid.RowDefinitions>
            <RowDefinition Height="*"></RowDefinition>
            <RowDefinition Height="Auto"></RowDefinition>
        </Grid.RowDefinitions>
        
        <Frame Grid.Row="0" Grid.Column="1" BackgroundColor="#0535f0" CornerRadius="15">
            <Frame.HasShadow>
                <OnPlatform x:TypeArguments="x:Boolean" iOS="false" Android="true"/>
            </Frame.HasShadow>
            <StackLayout>
                <Label TextColor="White" Text="{Binding Text}" />
            </StackLayout>
        </Frame>

        <Label FontSize="Micro" Grid.Row="1" Grid.Column="1" Text="{Binding MessageDateTime, StringFormat='{0:MM/dd/yyyy hh:mm tt}'}" TextColor="Gray"></Label>
    </Grid>
</ViewCell>