Android M Preview Now Available

Miguel de Icaza

Today, we’re excited to announce the preview release of Xamarin.Android featuring support for Android M’s developer preview. Android M is an exciting release, that introduces several new features for Android developers including new app Permissions, Fingerprint Authorization, enhanced Notifications, Voice Interactions, and Direct Sharing.

Android M

Installing the Android M Preview

  • Starting with Android Lollipop, Java JDK 1.7 is required to properly compile apps. You can download one for your system from Oracle’s website.
  • Update your Android SDK Tools to 24.3.3 from the Android SDK Manager
  • Install the latest Android SDK Platform and Platform and Build-tools

mnc-preview-tools

  • Download the Android M (API 22, MNC preview) SDKs
  • mnc-preview-packages

Getting Started

With this preview installed, you should have the new APIs available to use in your Xamarin.Android apps. Check out our release notes, download links, and more details on our Introduction to Android M documentation to guide you through setup and the new APIs.

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