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    Android Archives | Page 3 of 7 | Xamarin Blog

    Join the Xamarin Android Performance and App Size Challenge
    Join the Xamarin Android Performance and App Size Challenge
    AvatarJon 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!

    1AndroidDevelopers
    Xamarin Podcast: We ❤️ Android!
    Xamarin Podcast: We ❤️ Android!
    AvatarMatt 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!

    Comments are closed.0AndroidDevelopers
    Introducing Boots: Streamline Xamarin Continuous Integration
    Introducing Boots: Streamline Xamarin Continuous Integration
    AvatarJonathan 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.

    2AndroidDevelopers
    Optimize your Xamarin.Android Builds
    Optimize your Xamarin.Android Builds
    AvatarJonathan 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!

    7AndroidDevelopers
    Introducing AndroidX for Xamarin
    Introducing AndroidX for Xamarin
    AvatarJon DouglasJuly 25, 2019Jul 25, 201907/25/19
    The Android team has refactored the Support Library into a new set of extension libraries known as AndroidX which includes simplified package names to better reflect each package’s content and it’s supported API levels.

    7AndroidAnnouncements
    Faster Startup Times With Startup Tracing On Android
    Faster Startup Times With Startup Tracing On Android
    AvatarJon DouglasJuly 24, 2019Jul 24, 201907/24/19
    Announcing faster starter times using Startup Tracing on Android with performant startup experience and minimal increase to APK size.

    26AndroidAnnouncements
    Snppts – Beautiful UI Snippets for Xamarin.Forms
    Snppts – Beautiful UI Snippets for Xamarin.Forms
    steventhewissensteventhewissenJuly 15, 2019Jul 15, 201907/15/19
    Guest Post: Snppts allows you to contribute your user interface designs created in Xamarin to benefit other community members and to show off your work. Contributing is as simple as creating a PR on our repository with your author and snippet information. Learn more...

    1AndroidDevelopers
    Faster Xamarin.Android Builds & Smaller Dex Files
    Faster Xamarin.Android Builds & Smaller Dex Files
    AvatarJonathan PeppersJune 24, 2019Jun 24, 201906/24/19
    One of our current focus areas in Xamarin.Android is build performance and reducing the multidex count. Developer productivity is directly impacted by the "inner dev loop": the time it takes to make a small code change and see the result on a device or emulator. Performance is a feature!

    5AndroidDevelopers
    Automatic Android SDK Management
    Automatic Android SDK Management
    AvatarJon DouglasJune 17, 2019Jun 17, 201906/17/19
    Continuously improving the experience with Automatic Android SDK Management tools that are used under the hood to build, deploy, and debug your Android applications. Enabled by default, Auto SDK will provide you with various prompts throughout the lifecycle of your app’s development. Learn more!

    2AndroidDevelopers
    Use Maps to Display and Navigate Users with Xamarin.Essentials
    Use Maps to Display and Navigate Users with Xamarin.Essentials
    AvatarJames MontemagnoJune 7, 2019Jun 7, 201906/7/19
    Browse the Xamarin.Essentials Maps documentation to learn about all of the great cross-platform native APIs with additional implementation and limitation details. Xamarin.Essentials is open source on GitHub where you can report issues, ask for features, and contribute to the library.

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