iOS 8 support

We have just published support for Apple’s upcoming iOS 8.

Installing Xamarin.iOS for iOS 8

• Download and install the iOS 8 SDK Beta from Apple’s iOS Developer Center.
• Install it at the default location (do not change it).
• Go to Xamarin Studio’s Preferences > SDK Locations > Apple and set the Apple SDK value to /Applications/Xcode6-Beta2.app
• Switch the Xamarin Studio Updater channel to the “Alpha” channel.
• Install the Xamarin.iOS and Xamarin Studio updates.

Windows users with Visual Studio, in addition should:

• Switch Visual Studio Xamarin Updater Channel to “Alpha”
• Install the Visual Studio extension update.

Getting Started

At this point, you should have the new APIs available. Check our release notes for more details and a detailed list of the new APIs.