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Jun 24, 2019
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Faster Xamarin.Android Builds & Smaller Dex Files

Jonathan Peppers
Jonathan Peppers

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!

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Nov 28, 2018
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Multi-targeting with Android Support Library v28

Jon Douglas
Jon Douglas

Starting with Xamarin’s Android Support Library version 28, we are introducing multi-targeting. This includes assemblies for older support library versions when your application's TargetFrameworkVersion is lower than the expected version.

DevelopersAndroid
Jun 21, 2018
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Getting Android Apps Ready for Google Play’s Target API Level Requirements

James Montemagno
James Montemagno

Starting this year, Google Play will roll out a new policy that impacts all Android developers submitting new apps and app updates. This blog post will ensure that your application is fully ready for these changes, which will require the targetSdkVersion to be set to Android 8.0 API level 26 or higher, when it goes into effect for new apps on Augus...

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Aug 7, 2017
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Exploring Android’s Bottom Navigation View

James Montemagno
James Montemagno

The debate over whether tabs should go on the top or the bottom of a screen has raged for nearly a decade. Android has always preferred to use tabs as a filtering mechanism on the top of a page, while iOS has used bottom tabs as the main source of navigation. Now, with the addition of the

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Jul 11, 2017
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Mastering the Android Support Libraries

James Montemagno
James Montemagno

Android Support Libraries are an essential part to every Android application and you'll find them absolutely everywhere. The Support Libraries offer developers the ability to add the latest and greatest features of Android to their application while maintaining backward compatibility with older versions of Android. As new versions of the Android SD...

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