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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.

Android 10.0 General Availability

Jon DouglasSeptember 26, 2019Sep 26, 201909/26/19

We’re excited to announce Xamarin.Android support for Android 10.0 in our latest release of Xamarin.Android for both Visual Studio 2019 and Visual Studio for Mac 2019!

Xamarin Announcements from .NET Conf 2019

Pierce BogganSeptember 23, 2019Sep 23, 201909/23/19

Today at .NET Conf 2019, we shared some exciting announcements for Xamarin and Visual Studio developers, enabling you to be more productive and use the full power, performance, and capabilities of iOS/Android in your applications.

Send Surveys, Collect Feedback, and Smash Bugs with One Line of Code with Instabug

charlotteswanAugust 23, 2019Aug 23, 201908/23/19

In this Guest Blog post learn why having in-app feedback is important to application success and how Instabug can enable a super simple way to stream line user feedback and crash reporting.

Faster Startup Times With Startup Tracing On Android

Join the Xamarin Android Performance and App Size Challenge

Jon DouglasAugust 20, 2019Aug 20, 201908/20/19

The Xamarin.Android team has worked hard to delivery amazing features that every Xamarin developer should be using. Now through the end of August, we challenge YOU to give them a try and get rewarded with some awesome Xamarin swag!

Xamarin Podcast: We ❤️ Android!

Matt SoucoupAugust 16, 2019Aug 16, 201908/16/19

Co-hosts Matt Soucoup and James Montemagno cover a range of topics relevant to Xamarin developers plus the latest in .NET, C#, and Azure. This month’s Xamarin Podcast episode covers all the latest news around Android, Visual Studio, and more!

Introducing Boots: Streamline Xamarin Continuous Integration

Jonathan PeppersAugust 14, 2019Aug 14, 201908/14/19

Introducing Boots: a .NET Global Tool for installing .vsix or .pkg files and specific builds of Mono, Xamarin, etc. on CI systems.

Optimize your Xamarin.Android Builds

Jonathan PeppersAugust 7, 2019Aug 7, 201908/7/19

When debugging, your project has a single, simple goal: build fast. In day-to-day development, we want you writing code with the bulk of your time, not waiting for builds. Learn more about how to optimize build times!

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