{"id":17836,"date":"2017-12-13T14:14:58","date_gmt":"2017-12-13T22:14:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.msdn.microsoft.com\/vcblog\/?p=17836"},"modified":"2019-02-18T17:48:09","modified_gmt":"2019-02-18T17:48:09","slug":"android-ndk-r15c-support-goes-in-box-in-visual-studio-2017-version-15-6-preview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/cppblog\/android-ndk-r15c-support-goes-in-box-in-visual-studio-2017-version-15-6-preview\/","title":{"rendered":"Android NDK R15C support goes in-box in Visual Studio 2017 Version 15.6 Preview"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Visual Studio has provided in-box support for <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.msdn.microsoft.com\/vcblog\/2017\/04\/18\/android-and-ios-development-with-c-in-visual-studio\/\">building C++ Android and iOS apps or libraries<\/a> since VS 2015, enabling cross-platform C++ mobile development with full editing and debugging capabilities all in one single IDE.<\/p>\n<p>Just recently, we updated the tools to make it easier for you to work with newer versions of the Android platform. This includes built-in support for <strong>Android SDK API level 25<\/strong> that was shipped in VS 2017 Version 15.5 and support for <strong>Android NDK R15C<\/strong> that just went out last week in the first preview of VS 2017 Version 15.6. You can either <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visualstudio.com\/vs\/preview\/\">download the Preview<\/a>, or, if you already have it installed, click on the notification you\u2019ll receive in the product informing you that the update is available.<\/p>\n<p>In the VS Installer, you will find \u201cAndroid NDK (R15C)\u201d and \u201cAndroid SDK setup (API level 25)\u201d as recommended components that are included in the \u201cMobile development with C++\u201d workload.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/Android-R15C.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"818\" height=\"431\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-17845\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/Android-R15C.png\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Tell us what you\u2019d like to see next in the VS C++ Android tools<\/h2>\n<p>We are continuing to work on supporting the latest Android platform. If there\u2019s something else that you\u2019d like to see us working on next in the VS C++ Android tools, feel free to leave comments below. You can also find us on Twitter (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/visualc\">@VisualC<\/a>). We look forward to hearing from you!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Visual Studio has provided in-box support for building C++ Android and iOS apps or libraries since VS 2015, enabling cross-platform C++ mobile development with full editing and debugging capabilities all in one single IDE. Just recently, we updated the tools to make it easier for you to work with newer versions of the Android platform. 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