{"id":45014,"date":"2019-08-16T09:54:50","date_gmt":"2019-08-16T16:54:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/xamarin\/?p=45014"},"modified":"2019-09-05T09:28:37","modified_gmt":"2019-09-05T16:28:37","slug":"xamarin-podcast-we-love-android","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/xamarin\/xamarin-podcast-we-love-android\/","title":{"rendered":"Xamarin Podcast: We \u2764\ufe0f Android!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Keeping up with the latest in .NET, C#, Xamarin, and Azure is easier than ever. Co-hosts <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/codemillmatt\">Matt Soucoup<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/jamesmontemagno\">James Montemagno<\/a> cover a range of topics relevant to Xamarin developers from <a href=\"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/xamarin\/podcast-designing-mobile-apps\/?WT.mc_id=xamarinpodcast64-podcastblog-masoucou\">designing mobile apps<\/a> to <a href=\"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/xamarin\/podcast-identity-management-in-mobile-apps\/?WT.mc_id=xamarinpodcast64-podcastblog-masoucou\">identity management<\/a>. This month\u2019s Xamarin Podcast episode covers all the latest news around Android, plus more!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-39202\" src=\"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2019\/03\/podcast-2.png\" alt=\"4.0 Xamarin Podcast: Android\" width=\"200\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>We \u2764\ufe0fAndroid!<\/h3>\n<p>In this episode, James and Matt love Android almost as much as they love going to the dentist &#8230; seriously they \u2764\ufe0fAndroid and they \u2764\ufe0ftheir dentists!<\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s a ton of Android goodness to discuss and they tackle it all!<\/p>\n<p>You&#8217;ve heard of <a href=\"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/xamarin\/faster-startup-times-with-startup-tracing-on-android\/?WT.mc_id=xamarinpodcast64-podcastblog-masoucou\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Android Start-up Tracing<\/a> &#8211; now find out how it makes your app faster!<\/p>\n<p>What&#8217;s all the hubbub about <a href=\"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/xamarin\/androidx-for-xamarin?WT.mc_id=xamarinpodcast64-podcastblog-masoucou\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">AndroidX<\/a>? James has got you covered!<\/p>\n<p>Did you know there&#8217;s a great session from the Xamarin Developer Summit that you can watch that shows you the what, how, and why to optimizing your Android build?!? You bet there is and you can <a href=\"https:\/\/channel9.msdn.com\/Events\/Xamarin\/Xamarin-Developer-Summit-2019\/Speed-Up-Android-Build-Times--Shrink-APK-Sizes?WT.mc_id=xamarinpodcast64-podcastblog-masoucou\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">stream it on demand<\/a>!<\/p>\n<h3>There&#8217;s more than Android in this months episode<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/visualstudio\/visual-studio-2019-version-16-2-generally-available-and-16-3-preview-1?WT.mc_id=xamarinpodcast64-podcastblog-masoucou\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Visual Studio<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/visualstudio\/visual-studio-2019-for-mac-version-8-2-is-now-available-and-a-preview-for-8-3\/?WT.mc_id=xamarinpodcast64-podcastblog-masoucou\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Visual Studio for Mac<\/a> get updates. There&#8217;s a super cool app out there that does everything you ever wanted with contacts IN FOUR LINES OF CODE! Also, <a href=\"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/appcenter\/visual-studio-app-center-user-identity-shared-devices\/?WT.mc_id=xamarinpodcast64-podcastblog-masoucou\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">App Center is releasing features<\/a> like crazy!<\/p>\n<p>And hold the (mobile) phone! You can <a href=\"https:\/\/channel9.msdn.com\/Events\/Xamarin\/Xamarin-Developer-Summit-2019?WT.mc_id=xamarinpodcast64-podcast-masoucou\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">stream all the Xamarin Developer Summit videos<\/a> on Channel 9!!<\/p>\n<p>Of course, last but not least&#8230; the Pick of the Pod!! Be sure to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.xamarinpodcast.com\/64\">download this episode<\/a>\u00a0from your favorite podcast app.<\/p>\n<h3>Office Hours<\/h3>\n<p>Have something on your mind? Office Hours are back! <a href=\"https:\/\/aka.ms\/office-hours\">Book some time with Matt<\/a> to discuss any cloud or mobile dev topic during Office Hours.<\/p>\n<p><center>\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/fireside.fm\/player\/v2\/ce4Mj65y+ACgWEVrZ?theme=dark\" width=\"740\" height=\"200\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/center><\/p>\n<p><br><\/p>\n<h2>Subscribe or Download Today<\/h2>\n<p>Join your co-hosts <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/codemillmatt\">Matt Soucoup<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/jamesmontemagno\">James Montemagno<\/a> to discuss the latest and greatest in Android, Xamarin, and cloud development. Get all the updates about Xamarin.Forms, recent features, and future releases in a jiffy.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.xamarinpodcast.com\/subscribe\">Subscribe to the Xamarin Podcast<\/a> on iTunes, Google Play Music, Stitcher, or your favorite podcast app today!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Co-hosts Matt Soucoup and James Montemagno cover a range of topics relevant to Xamarin developers plus the latest in .NET, C#, and Azure. 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