{"id":46366,"date":"2020-02-14T10:15:37","date_gmt":"2020-02-14T18:15:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/xamarin\/?p=46366"},"modified":"2020-02-14T10:24:16","modified_gmt":"2020-02-14T18:24:16","slug":"androidx-nuget-packages-are-stable","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/xamarin\/androidx-nuget-packages-are-stable\/","title":{"rendered":"AndroidX NuGet Packages are Stable!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last year, we introduced AndroidX for Xamarin. In addition to that, today we are happy to bring you stable AndroidX NuGet packages!<\/p>\n

Furthermore, since AndroidX is a big transition for your Android projects, we have also introduced a number of ways to migrate your Xamarin Android projects.<\/p>\n

AndroidX NuGet Migration Tooling<\/h2>\n

There are three migration steps to be aware of regarding your application.<\/p>\n

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  1. Your application includes Android Support Library namespaces in need of migration to AndroidX namespaces<\/strong>. Use the Migrate to AndroidX<\/code> IDE tooling to handle most namespace scenarios.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    First, enable the AndroidX Migrator<\/code> inside Visual Studio 2019 Preview 16.5+<\/strong> via: Tools > Options > Xamarin > Android Settings<\/code>. (You can skip this step on Visual Studio for Mac 8.5+)<\/p>\n

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    Next, right-click your project and Migrate to AndroidX<\/span>.<\/p>\n

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    Note:<\/strong> You will need to make some manual namespace changes for a few scenarios our tool doesn’t cover. While we will map the correct package for you, we encourage you to review the official artifact mappings<\/a>. As well as the class mappings<\/a> to help with your project migration.<\/p>\n

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    1. Your application includes any dependencies that have not been migrated to the AndroidX namespace<\/strong>. Use the Android Support Library to AndroidX Migration package<\/a>.<\/li>\n
    2. Your application does not include any dependencies that require AndroidX namespace migration<\/strong>. Use the AndroidX libraries available on NuGet today<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      How This May Affect You<\/h2>\n

      The majority of packages you know and love have already migrated to AndroidX on Android 10 and above. Starting with Xamarin.Forms 4.5, AndroidX will replace the Android Support Libraries.<\/a> Additionally, once this is supported in Xamarin.Forms, we will migrate Xamarin.Essentials to AndroidX<\/a>.<\/p>\n

      As everything slowly migrates to AndroidX in favor of the Support Libraries, we will make our “out-of-box” IDE experience the default to using AndroidX and Android 10.<\/p>\n

      Try the AndroidX NuGet Packages Today<\/h2>\n

      We are continuously improving this experience and want to know your thoughts! For any issues with AndroidX or Xamarin, please\u00a0file an issue on Developer Community<\/a>. You may also file an issue within the Xamarin AndroidX GitHub repository<\/a>.<\/p>\n

      Additionally, share any suggestions for how we can improve the AndroidX experience by filing a suggestion on Developer Community.<\/a><\/p>\n

      Lastly, check out our Xamarin AndroidX Migration GitHub repository<\/a> for some tips and tricks in using the package, known issues, and limitations!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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