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    Preparing Apps for Google Play Android 10 Requirements
    Preparing Apps for Google Play Android 10 Requirements
    July 6, 2020 Jul 6, 2020 07/6/20
    James Montemagno
    There are some new requirements coming to Google Play when it comes to publishing your apps. Learn about updating your apps to target Android 10 (API 29).

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    5 Things to be Excited About Xamarin.Forms 4.5
    5 Things to be Excited About Xamarin.Forms 4.5
    February 26, 2020 Feb 26, 2020 02/26/20
    David Ortinau
    Today we are thrilled to share that Xamarin.Forms 4.5 is now available bringing you AndroidX, new capabilities for creating responsive UI, and controls "in the box" to speed your development!

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    Xamarin.Forms & Xamarin.Essentials Go AndroidX
    Xamarin.Forms & Xamarin.Essentials Go AndroidX
    February 21, 2020 Feb 21, 2020 02/21/20
    James Montemagno
    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.

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    AndroidX NuGet Packages are Stable!
    AndroidX NuGet Packages are Stable!
    February 14, 2020 Feb 14, 2020 02/14/20
    Jon Douglas
    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!

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    Introducing AndroidX for Xamarin
    Introducing AndroidX for Xamarin
    July 25, 2019 Jul 25, 2019 07/25/19
    Jon Douglas
    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.

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