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Xamarin.Forms & Xamarin.Essentials Go AndroidX

James MontemagnoFebruary 21, 2020Feb 21, 202002/21/20

AndroidX is here! Find out our plans for integration into Xamarin.Forms, Xamarin.Essentials, and beyond. Also, if you are a library creator we recommend a migration strategy for you and your users.

AndroidX NuGet Packages are Stable!

Jon DouglasFebruary 14, 2020Feb 14, 202002/14/20

Today we are happy to bring you stable AndroidX NuGet packages. Since AndroidX is a large change for your Android projects, we’ve introduced a number of ways for you to migrate your project. Learn more!

Xamarin Goes Dual Screen

David OrtinauJanuary 22, 2020Jan 22, 202001/22/20

Surface Duo introduces a whole new class of ultra-portable experiences running on dual screens. Today we are excited to announce our public preview of the SDK for Surface Duo. Xamarin developers can take advantage of the new SDK to enlighten existing apps and create innovative experiences for this new device that inspires creativity.

DevOps for Android App Bundles

James MontemagnoJanuary 15, 2020Jan 15, 202001/15/20

Android App Bundle is a new app packaging format from Google for Android applications that dramatically reduces the install size for end users.

Simplifying Visual State Manager with TargetName

Gerald VersluisJanuary 13, 2020Jan 13, 202001/13/20

The Visual State Manager (VSM) can now change a property on any child element within scope for our new Xamarin.Forms 4.5 pre-release version.

Publish smaller apps with the Android App Bundle

Jon DouglasDecember 27, 2019Dec 27, 201912/27/19

The Android App Bundle (.aab) is a new upload format that includes all of your app’s compiled code and resources, but defers APK generation and signing to Google Play at install time.

Build Great Xamarin Apps with App Center

Ela Malani [MSFT]October 24, 2019Oct 24, 201910/24/19

Visual Studio App Center offers integrated and end-to-end developer services for building, managing and powering your Xamarin iOS and Android apps. Easily integrate globally scalable backend services with just a few lines of code. Automate your build, test, and distribution pipelines, while continuously monitoring real-time performance.