Ensure that you install NuGet into PCL and see Helpers/Settings.cs If you are installing this in a normal project and not using a pcl create a new file called Settings.cs or whatever you want and copy this code in: // Helpers/Settings.cs using Refractored.Xam.Settings; using Refractored.Xam.Settings.Abstractions; namespace FormsPlayerSample.Droid.Helpers { /// /// This is the Settings static class that can be used in your Core solution or in any /// of your client applications. All settings are laid out the same exact way with getters /// and setters. /// public static class Settings { private static ISettings AppSettings { get { return CrossSettings.Current; } } #region Setting Constants private const string SettingsKey = "settings_key"; private static readonly string SettingsDefault = string.Empty; #endregion public static string GeneralSettings { get { return AppSettings.GetValueOrDefault(SettingsKey, SettingsDefault); } set { AppSettings.AddOrUpdateValue(SettingsKey, value); } } } }