{"id":45991,"date":"2019-12-20T10:21:28","date_gmt":"2019-12-20T18:21:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/xamarin\/?p=45991"},"modified":"2019-12-20T10:21:28","modified_gmt":"2019-12-20T18:21:28","slug":"xamarin-podcast-new-4s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/xamarin\/xamarin-podcast-new-4s\/","title":{"rendered":"Xamarin Podcast: All The New 4&#8217;s: Xamarin Forms 4.4 and Visual Studio 16.4!"},"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=xamarinpodcast68-xamblog-masoucou\">designing mobile apps<\/a> to <a href=\"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/xamarin\/podcast-identity-management-in-mobile-apps\/?WT.mc_id=xamarinpodcast68-xamblog-masoucou\">identity management<\/a>. This month&#8217;s episode we&#8217;re all about the new 4&#8217;s! Xamarin.Forms 4.4 and Visual Studio 16.4! (And a ton 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=\"Xamarin Podcast: All the New 4's\" width=\"200\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>A New Release For Me and a New Release For You!<\/h3>\n<p>Since the November podcast a lot of great things happened &#8211; like the <a href=\"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/xamarin\/xamarin-forms-4-4?WT.mc_id=xamarinpodcast68-xamblog-masoucou\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">release of Xamarin.Forms 4.4<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/xamarin\/visual-studio-2019-version-16-4?WT.mc_id=xamarinpodcast68-xamblog-masoucou\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Visual Studio 16.4<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>James and Matt recap all the great features of Forms 4.4 like <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/xamarin\/xamarin-forms\/user-interface\/indicatorview?WT.mc_id=xamarinpodcast68-xamblog-masoucou\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">IndicatorView<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/xamarin\/xamarin-forms\/user-interface\/swipeview?WT.mc_id=xamarinpodcast68-xamblog-masoucou\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">SwipeView<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/xamarin\/xamarin-forms\/user-interface\/images?WT.mc_id=xamarinpodcast68-xamblog-masoucou#animated-gifs\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Animated GIFs<\/a>!?!<\/p>\n<p>But not to be outdone &#8211; Visual Studio 16.4 dropped a lot of greatness too, and they discuss that too. Because <a href=\"https:\/\/channel9.msdn.com\/Shows\/XamarinShow\/Android-App-Bundles-101--The-Xamarin-Show?WT.mc_id=xamarinpodcast68-xamblog-masoucou\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Android App Bundles<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/xamarin\/androidx-for-xamarin?WT.mc_id=xamarinpodcast68-xamblog-masoucou\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Android X<\/a> will change your world. Plus X<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/xamarin\/xamarin-forms\/xaml\/hot-reload?WT.mc_id=xamarinpodcast68-xamblog-masoucou\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">AML Hot Reload<\/a> \ud83d\udd25\ud83d\udd04 is in GA!<\/p>\n<h3>The Latest and Greatest Xamarin News<\/h3>\n<p>If your headphones haven&#8217;t burned out from all the great new releases &#8211; James &#038; Matt will fill you in on some sweet Xamarin news.<\/p>\n<p>Like <a href=\"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/xamarin\/5-quick-tips-for-collectionview?WT.mc_id=xamarinpodcast68-xamblog-masoucou\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">5 Quick Tips to make the most out of the CollectionView<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/xamarin\/hacktoberfest-awards-xamarin?WT.mc_id=xamarinpodcast68-xamblog-masoucou\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">HacktoberFest winners<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>The Cloud News<\/h3>\n<p>It&#8217;s a bird &#8211; it&#8217;s a plane &#8211; nope, it&#8217;s the latest cloud news! The pod is on a roll when they start talking about <a href=\"https:\/\/channel9.msdn.com\/Shows\/The-Cloud-Native-Show\/Where-Does-Serverless-Fit-in-Cloud-Native?WT.mc_id=xamarinpodcast68-xamblog-masoucou\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">how Serverless fits into cloud native<\/a> and what&#8217;s the deal with all those <a href=\"https:\/\/channel9.msdn.com\/Shows\/On-NET\/Understanding-the-AzureCore-library?WT.mc_id=xamarinpodcast68-xamblog-masoucou\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">new Azure SDKs<\/a> that are popping up?<\/p>\n<p>Plus the Azure Service of the Month and the Pick of the Pod!<\/p>\n<p>As always, get yourself some <a href=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/free?WT.mc_id=xamarinpodcast68-xamblog-masoucou\">free Azure here<\/a>!<\/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\/68\">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+ldF6cg7f?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, Spotify, Google Play Music, Stitcher, or your favorite podcast app today!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Keep up with the latest in .NET, C#, Xamarin, and Azure with co-hosts Matt Soucoup and James Montemagno! Covering a range of topics relevant to Xamarin developers from designing mobile apps to identity management.<\/p>\n<p>This month\u2019s episode we\u2019re all about the new 4\u2019s! 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