.NET 9 Preview 4, Android 34.99.0-preview.4.272

How to install?

This release is not yet available from the Visual Studio installer. Download the .NET 9 Preview 4 SDK, followed by:

> dotnet workload install android
...
Successfully installed workload(s) android.

To verify installation:

> dotnet workload list

Installed Workload Id      Manifest Version                            Installation Source
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
android                    34.99.0-preview.4.272/9.0.100-preview.4     SDK 9.0.100-preview.4

What's Changed

• $(AndroidPackVersionSuffix)=preview.4; net9 is 34.99.0.preview.4 by @jonathanpeppers in #8831
• [Xamarin.Android.Build.Tasks] Bump to NuGet 6.7.1 by @pjcollins in #8833
• Add test for Binding Projects Incremental Build by @dellis1972 in #8706
• [ci] Use managed identity for ApiScan by @pjcollins in #8823
• [LayoutBindings] LayoutBindings: 'PreserveAttribute' is obsolete warnings by @dellis1972 in #8529
• Bump 'NuGet.*' and 'Newtonsoft.Json' NuGet versions. by @jpobst in #8825
• [Xamarin.Android.Build.Tasks] Update to newer ILRepack which supports debug files. by @jpobst in #8839
• Bump binutils to 17.0.6-7.2.1 by @grendello in #8806
• Bump to xamarin/monodroid@fefc158ef3 by @pjcollins in #8850
• Switch 64-bit hashes to xxhash3 by @grendello in #8721
• [APIScan] Scan extra symbols and update parameters by @pjcollins in #8812
• Update THIRD-PARTY-NOTICES.txt generation code by @grendello in #8853
• Bumps LLVM to v18.1.3 and XA utils version to 8.0.0 by @grendello in #8852
• [ci] Update dependabot ignore list by @pjcollins in #8864
• Don't use azureedge.net CDN by @directhex in #8846
• Add a unit test to check environment processing by @dellis1972 in #8856
• [Mono.Android] Commit baseline PublicAPI files for API-35. by @jpobst in #8840
• [Mono.Android] Bind Android 15 DP 2 by @jpobst in #8741
• [Xamarin.Android.Build.Tasks] Remove "Xamarin" from messages by @jonpryor in #8884
• [AndroidToolTask] Log tool output as error by @pjcollins in #8861
• [Mono.Android] Bind API-35 Beta 1. by @jpobst in #8891
• Bump to binutils based on LLVM 18.1.4 by @grendello in #8885
• Remove MonoArchive_BaseUri from Configurables.cs by @akoeplinger in #8890
• Bump to xamarin/monodroid@a5742221b3 by @pjcollins in #8893
• [build] Bump $(AndroidNetPreviousVersion) to 34.0.95 by @pjcollins in #8898
• [Mono.Android] fix potential leak of RunnableImplementors by @jonathanpeppers in #8900
• [Xamarin.Android.Build.Tasks] fix detection of "Android libraries" by @jonathanpeppers in #8904
• Bump to xamarin/monodroid@9ca6d9f6 by @dellis1972 in #8895

Full Changelog: 34.99.0-preview.3.231...34.99.0-preview.4.272

.NET 9 Preview 3, Android 34.99.0-preview.3.231

How to install?

This release is not yet available from the Visual Studio installer. Download the .NET 9 Preview 3 SDK, followed by:

> dotnet workload install android
...
Successfully installed workload(s) android.

To verify installation:

> dotnet workload list

Installed Workload Id      Manifest Version                            Installation Source
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
android                    34.99.0-preview.3.231/9.0.100-preview.3     SDK 9.0.100-preview.3

What's Changed

• $(AndroidPackVersionSuffix)=preview.3; net9 is 34.99.0.preview.3 by @jonathanpeppers in #8765
• Bump to xamarin/monodroid@e13723e701 by @pjcollins in #8771
• [tests] fix duplicate sources in NuGet.config by @jonathanpeppers in #8772
• [Xamarin.Android.Build.Tasks] set %(DefineConstantsOnly) for older API levels by @jonathanpeppers in #8777
• [Mono.Android] fix trimming warnings, part 2 by @jonathanpeppers in #8758
• [ci] Migrate to the 1ES template by @pjcollins in #8747
• [ci] Do not use self annotation for yaml-templates by @pjcollins in #8783
• [ci] Add 1ESPT override to MSBuild test stages by @pjcollins in #8784
• [ci] Fix SDL Sources Analysis for PRs from forks by @pjcollins in #8785
• [Mono.Android] Fix race condition in AndroidMessageHandler by @simonrozsival in #8753
• [docs] update notes about dotnet-trace and dotnet-gcdump by @jonathanpeppers in #8713
• [build] Include MIT license in most NuGet packages by @pjcollins in #8787
• [templates] Remove redundant "template" from display name. by @jpobst in #8773
• Bump to xamarin/monodroid@77124dc1 by @jonpryor in #8804
• [Mono.Android] Fix missing enum issues that cause BG8800 warnings. by @jpobst in #8707
• [Mono.Android] is now "trimming safe" by @jonathanpeppers in #8778
• [Microsoft.Android.Templates] Update EN localization templatestrings. by @jpobst in #8808
• [ci] Don't auto-retry APK test suites. by @jpobst in #8811
• [runtime] Remove the last vestiges of desktop builds by @grendello in #8810
• AssetPack Support by @dellis1972 in #8631
• Make all assemblies RID-specific by @grendello in #8478
• Prevent NREX when instantiating Java.Lang.StackTraceElement by @grendello in #8795
• Bump com.android.tools:r8 from 8.2.47 to 8.3.37 in /src/r8 by @dependabot in #8816
• [One .NET] "greenfield" projects opt into trimming by @jonathanpeppers in #8805
• Fix assembly count when satellite assemblies are present by @grendello in #8790
• [runtime] Optionally disable inlining by @grendello in #8798
• [Xamarin.Android.Build.Tasks] Enable POM verification features. by @jpobst in #8649

Full Changelog: 34.99.0-preview.2.189...34.99.0-preview.3.231

.NET 8 Servicing, Android 34.0.95

The latest .NET MAUI component is available in Visual Studio 2022 17.10 Preview 3:

You can also download the .NET 8 SDK directly, followed by:

> dotnet workload install android
...
Successfully installed workload(s) android.

To verify installation:

> dotnet workload list

Installed Workload Id      Manifest Version                            Installation Source
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
android                    34.0.95/8.0.100                             SDK 8.0.200

Also see the Known Issues in .NET 8.

What's Changed

• [build] Include MIT license in most NuGet packages by @pjcollins in #8787
• Bump to xamarin/java.interop@3c5cf34b by @jonpryor in #8791
• [build] Remove MONOANDROID, NET, and NETCOREAPP directives by @pjcollins in #8434
• [Xamarin.Android.Build.Tasks] remove $(AndroidSupportedAbis) from build.props by @jonathanpeppers in #8717
• [Mono.Android] Do not dispose request content stream in AndroidMessageHandler by @simonrozsival #8764
• [Mono.Android] Fix race condition in AndroidMessageHandler by @simonrozsival #8753
• [NET8] Fix assembly count when satellite assemblies are present by @grendello in #8822
• [Xamarin.Android.Build.Tasks] DTBs should not rm generator output by @dellis1972 in #8835
• [build] keep $(DotNetAndroidManifestVersionBand) on 8.0.100 by @jonathanpeppers in #8841

Full Changelog: 34.0.85...34.0.95

.NET 9 Preview 2, Android 34.99.0-preview.2.189

How to install?

This release is not yet available from the Visual Studio installer. Download the .NET 9 Preview 2 SDK, followed by:

> dotnet workload install android
...
Successfully installed workload(s) android.

To verify installation:

> dotnet workload list

Installed Workload Id      Manifest Version                            Installation Source
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
android                    34.99.0-preview.2.189/9.0.100-preview.2     SDK 9.0.100-preview.2

What's Changed

• $(AndroidPackVersionSuffix)=preview.2; net9 is 34.99.0.preview.2 by @jonathanpeppers in #8678
• [xaprepare] Add support for newer SparkyLinux by @grendello in #8684
• [GetAndroidDependencies] Add Jdk dependency info by @pjcollins in #8651
• Bump to xamarin/java.interop@07c73009 by @jonpryor in #8681
• Bump to 34.0.79 $(AndroidNetPreviousVersion) by @jonathanpeppers in #8693
• [monodroid] typemaps may need to load assemblies by @dependabot in #8625
• [Mono.Android] Commit api-34.xml instead of generating it on every build. by @jpobst in #8679
• [Xamarin.Android.Build.Tasks] FixAbstractMethodsStep performance by @jonathanpeppers in #8650
• Bump to xamarin/monodroid@848d1277b7 by @pjcollins in #8691
• [readme] Add d17-8 download links. by @jpobst in #8709
• C++ tweaks and legacy code cleanup by @grendello in #8638
• Bump to xamarin/java.interop@dfcbd670 by @jonpryor in #8714
• [Xamarin.Android.Build.Tasks] introduce BannedApiAnalyzers for Mono.Cecil by @jonathanpeppers in #8715
• [Xamarin.Android.Build.Tasks] remove $(AndroidSupportedAbis) from build.props by @jonathanpeppers in #8717
• Make typemap dump utility work with current libxamarin-app.so by @grendello in #8694
• [Microsoft.Android.Sdk.ILLink] remove Java.Interop.Export reference by @jonathanpeppers in #8719
• Bump LibZipSharp to 3.1.1 by @dellis1972 in #8723
• Remove xabuild completely by @grendello in #8720
• Debugging MSBuild Tasks by @dellis1972 in #8730
• Bump NDK to r26c by @grendello in #8732
• [xaprepare] Make 7zip work with "dangerous" symlinks in ZIPs by @grendello in #8737
• Bring in changes from PR #8478 by @grendello in #8727
• Bump to xamarin/monodroid@cb01503327 by @pjcollins in #8742
• Track Java.Interop.Tools.JavaCallableWrappers changes by @jpobst in #8701
• [xamarin-android-tools] import $(LibZipSharpVersion) value by @jonathanpeppers in #8738
• Add a property required by #8478 by @grendello in #8749
• [ci] Always run the MAUI test job by @pjcollins in #8750
• [Mono.Android] fix a set of the "easiest" trimmer warnings by @jonathanpeppers in #8731
• Bump com.android.tools:r8 from 8.2.42 to 8.2.47 in /src/r8 by @dependabot in #8761
• [Mono.Android] Do not dispose request content stream in AndroidMessageHandler by @simonrozsival in #8764

Full Changelog: 34.99.0-preview.1.151...34.99.0-preview.2.189

.NET 8 Servicing, Android 34.0.85

The latest .NET MAUI component is available in Visual Studio 2022 17.10 Preview 2:

You can also download the .NET 8 SDK directly, followed by:

> dotnet workload install android
...
Successfully installed workload(s) android.

To verify installation:

> dotnet workload list

Installed Workload Id      Manifest Version                            Installation Source
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
android                    34.0.85/8.0.100                             SDK 8.0.200

Also see the Known Issues in .NET 8.

What's Changed

• [Xamarin.Android.Build.Tasks] Add check for aapt2 invalid data path error by @dellis1972 in #8640
• Bump to xamarin/monodroid@7edfb4a9 by @jonathanpeppers in #8712
• Bump to xamarin/LibZipSharp@7abbbf4 @dellis1972 in #8723
• [xamarin-android-tools] import $(LibZipSharpVersion) value by @jonathanpeppers in #8738

Changes in other repos:

• Attach the Java Debugger on Emulators by @dellis1972
• Adds api to disconnect JDWP by @tondat
• Rework AdbOutputParsing ParseGetprop to use a multi-line RegEx by @dellis1972
• Fix an issue with the Debugger Dialog not being dismissed by @dellis1972
• [Xamarin.AndroidTools] feature switch to disable Java debugging by @jonathanpeppers

Full Changelog: 34.0.79...34.0.85

.NET 9 Preview 1, Android 34.99.0-preview.1.151

How to install?

This release is not yet available from the Visual Studio installer. Download the .NET 9 Preview 1 SDK, followed by:

> dotnet workload install android
...
Successfully installed workload(s) android.

To verify installation:

> dotnet workload list

Installed Workload Id      Manifest Version                            Installation Source
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
android                    34.99.0-preview.1.151/9.0.100-preview.1     SDK 9.0.100-preview.1

Deprecations

Outdated "Android Support Library" packages are no longer supported in .NET 9:

• Xamarin.Android.Arch.*
• Xamarin.Android.Support.*

error XA1039: The Android Support libraries are not supported in .NET 9 and later, please migrate to AndroidX. See https://aka.ms/xamarin/androidx for more details.

The underlying Java libraries are no longer supported by Google since the final 28.0.0 release. See the Android Support Library Documentation for details.

Some example prefixes of the newer, supported AndroidX packages are:

• Xamarin.AndroidX.*
• Xamarin.AndroidX.Arch.*

For more information about the Android Support libraries or AndroidX, see:

• Android Support Library Documentation
• AndroidX Documentation

To begin this rollout, we've introduced this message as a warning in .NET 8.

See our deprecations wiki page for more information.

What's Changed

• $(AndroidPackVersionSuffix)=preview.1; net9 is 34.99.0.preview.1 by @jonathanpeppers in #8362
• [ci] Use Python 3 for signing tasks by @pjcollins in #8367
• [monodroid] Bump to new version of monodroid by @dellis1972 in #8371
• [tests] set $(DisableTransitiveFrameworkReferenceDownloads) by @jonathanpeppers in #8374
• [Xamarin.Android.Build.Tasks] fix InstallAndroidDependencies in .NET 8 by @jonathanpeppers in #8375
• [ci] Skip Linux apt upgrade step by @pjcollins in #8396
• [Mono.Android] Generate API docs for android-34 by @pjcollins in #8383
• [Xamarin.Android.Build.Tasks] Make manifestmerger.jar the default. by @dellis1972 in #8392
• [Xamarin.Android.Build.Tasks] Add support for $(AndroidEnableObsoleteOverrideInheritance). by @jpobst in #8393
• Bump to xamarin/java.interop@ed63d890 by @jonathanpeppers in #8407
• [build] Update docs and remove xabuild mentions by @pjcollins in #8406
• [Xamarin.Android.Build.Tasks] Try a case insensitive lookup as a backup for Legacy Designer fixup by @dellis1972 in #8376
• Hush some messages logged by default on startup by @grendello in #8414
• Fix up ForegroundService.ToString() by @dellis1972 in #8412
• Include Bindings code in Design Time builds by @dellis1972 in #8357
• attempt to fix dotnet/maui#17265 by @jonathanpeppers in #8416
• [Refactor] Small refactoring to AddKeepAlives method by @Youssef1313 in #8423
• [profiled-aot] update profile for .NET 8 GA by @jonathanpeppers in #8428
• [Mono.Android] Generate API docs with "full" verbosity by @pjcollins in #8435
• [docs] .NET 8 simplified dotnet-trace instructions by @jonathanpeppers in #8436
• Bump monodroid to 2f07bd4a71f2d59d0d86caefedf61b9fd0795699 by @dellis1972 in #8433
• [Build Tasks] Update CheckClientHandlerType errors by @pjcollins in #8438
• [build] Remove MONOANDROID, NET, and NETCOREAPP directives by @pjcollins in #8434
• [Performance] Simplify AddKeepAlivesStep to not add all assembly types in a list by @Youssef1313 in #8422
• [Tests] Fix TestResolveToolsExists on .NET by @pjcollins in #8445
• Bump NDK to r26b by @grendello in #8450
• [docs] Don't overwrite xml produced by docs build by @pjcollins in #8451
• [ci] Stop building monodroid in builds from forks by @pjcollins in #8444
• [ci] Only use Xcode 14 on CI builds by @pjcollins in #8457
• [build] Include ThirdPartyNotices in workload packs by @pjcollins in #8455
• [build] Do not install build-tools 30.0.3 by @pjcollins in #8461
• Add Unit test to make sure Designer Assembly is not packaged. by @dellis1972 in #8467
• [build] Remove classic components from NUPKGs by @pjcollins in #8464
• [ci] Increase MSBuild Emulator Tests timeout. by @jpobst in #8477
• [ci] Fix builds from forks by @pjcollins in #8479
• [tests] add test for Microsoft.Intune by @jonathanpeppers in #7926
• [ci] Use python 3.11.x by @pjcollins in #8483
• Bump to xamarin/java.interop@1adb7964 by @jonpryor in #8339
• [Tests] Fix Designer Tests to use AndroidSdkResolver.GetMaxInstalledPlatform () by @dellis1972 in #8488
• [build] Trim Xamarin.Android.sln by @pjcollins in #8487
• [Tests] Remove Builder.UseDotNet by @pjcollins in #8441
• [tests] update Microsoft.Intune.Maui.Essentials.android by @jonathanpeppers in #8495
• [Build Tasks] Import mono linker sources by @pjcollins in #8482
• [tests] Better support running on arm64-v8a devices by @pjcollins in #8492
• [Mono.Android] Replicate automated docs build by @pjcollins in #8498
• [build] Remove NuGet.exe provisioning by @pjcollins in #8506
• Bump xamarin-android-tools by @grendello in #8507
• [build] Remove mingw and mman-win23 dependencies by @pjcollins in #8505
• [Xamarin.Android.Build.Tasks] Add support for @(AndroidMavenLibrary). by @jpobst in #8420
• [build] Stop producing Xamarin.Android.Cecil.dll by @pjcollins in #8489
• [ci] Do not try to modify classic VSIX install by @pjcollins in #8518
• Fix AndroidPackagingOptionsExclude so it can be overridden in the csproj by @dellis1972 in #8459
• Bump to xamarin/java.interop@445ee6cd by @jonpryor in #8524
• [ci] Fix nightly build by @pjcollins in #8527
• [GitHub] Modernization tweaks for GitHub issue templates. by @jpobst in #8502
• [build] Remove the mono bundle dependency by @pjcollins in #8517
• [build] Bump Android SDK component versions by @pjcollins in #8510
• Bump debugger-libs from c53676b to 84c5c67. by @jpobst in #8536
• [Microsoft.Android.Templates] docs link in binding project template by @jonathanpeppers in #8535
• Rename THIRD-PARTY-NOTICES.TXT by @pjcollins in #8546
• [Xamarin.Android.Build.Tasks] Emit warnings if using deprecated bindings fallback flags. by @jpobst in #8511
• [xaprepare] Track the versions of Android SDK Levels available on CI agents. by @jpobst in #8552
• Add a handful of compiler options to harden code by @grendello in #8551
• Bump xamarin-android-tools from bde49e6 to 4889bf0. by @jpobst in #8545
• [build] push .NET 9 packages using dnceng-dotnet9 by @jonathanpeppers in #8560
• [workload] Allow installation on linux-arm64 by @pjcollins in https://github.com/xamarin/xamarin-...

.NET 8 Servicing, Android 34.0.79

The latest .NET MAUI component is available in Visual Studio 2022 17.10 Preview 1:

You can also download the .NET 8 SDK directly, followed by:

> dotnet workload install android
...
Successfully installed workload(s) android.

To verify installation:

> dotnet workload list

Installed Workload Id      Manifest Version                            Installation Source
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
android                    34.0.79/8.0.100                             SDK 8.0.100

Also see the Known Issues in .NET 8.

What's Changed

• [tests] add test for Microsoft.Intune by @jonathanpeppers in #7926
• [build] set $(AllowSelfContainedWithoutRuntimeIdentifier) by @jonathanpeppers in #8547
• [Xamarin.Android.Build.Tasks] Update XA5207 for VSCode by @dellis1972 in #8494
• [Xamarin.Android.Build.Tasks] don't set $(PublishSelfContained) for .NET 9 by @jonathanpeppers in #8565
• [Microsoft.Android.Templates] New files should open editor by @jonpryor in #8623
• [Mono.Android] Fix ServerCertificateCustomValidator by @simonrozsival in #8594
• Fix ServerCertificateCustomValidator on API 21-23 by @simonrozsival in #8637
• Bump com.android.tools:r8 from 8.1.56 to 8.1.72 in #8532
• Bump com.android.tools:r8 from 8.1.72 to 8.2.33 in #8577
• Update a number of l18n files by @grendello in #8633
• [Xamarin.Android.Build.Tasks] fix warning when missing proguard-android.txt by @dellis1972 in #8641
• [release/8.0.1xx] [Xamarin.Android.Build.Tasks] XA1039 warning for Android.Support by @jonathanpeppers in #8648
• [Xamarin.Android.build.Tasks] ignores repackaged.jar by @jonathanpeppers in #8664
• [workload] Allow installation on linux-arm64 by @pjcollins in #8500
• [release/8.0.1xx] localization changes for XA1039 by @jonathanpeppers in #8674

Full Changelog: 34.0.52...34.0.79

.NET 8 Servicing, Android 34.0.52

The latest .NET MAUI component is available in Visual Studio 2022 17.9 Preview 2:

Note that the .NET 8 SDK is the default in the 17.9 Visual Studio release, as well as .NET 8 releases of .NET MAUI.

You can also download the .NET 8 SDK directly, followed by:

> dotnet workload install android
...
Successfully installed workload(s) android.

To verify installation:

> dotnet workload list

Installed Workload Id      Manifest Version                            Installation Source
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
android                    34.0.52/8.0.100                             SDK 8.0.100

Also see the Known Issues in .NET 8.

What's Changed

• Various test and CI changes
• Android SDK alignment with 17.9 Visual Studio Installer
• [release/8.0.1xx] Bump Android SDK component versions by @pjcollins in #8534
• [release/8.0.1xx] Bump to xamarin/java.interop@bec0326a by @jonathanpeppers in #8509

Full Changelog: 34.0.43...34.0.52

.NET 8 GA, Android 34.0.43

The .NET MAUI component is available in Visual Studio 2022 17.8:

Note that the .NET 8 SDK is the default in the 17.8 Visual Studio release, as well as .NET 8 releases of .NET MAUI.

You can also download the .NET 8 SDK directly, followed by:

> dotnet workload install android
...
Successfully installed workload(s) android.

To verify installation:

> dotnet workload list

Installed Workload Id      Manifest Version                            Installation Source
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
android                    34.0.43/8.0.100                             SDK 8.0.100

Also see the Known Issues in .NET 8.

What's Changed

• Bump to dotnet/runtime@b17a34c8 8.0.0-rtm.23506.12 by @jonathanpeppers in #8404
• [profiled-aot] update profile for .NET 8 GA by @jonathanpeppers in #8428
• Bump to xamarin/monodroid@47bdaaa9 by @dellis1972 in #8433
• Bump NDK to r26b by @grendello in #8450

Full Changelog: 34.0.0-rc.2.479...34.0.43

.NET 8 RC 2.1, Android 34.0.0-rc.2.479

This is an intermediate release before .NET 8 GA.

The .NET MAUI (.NET 8 RC 2.1) component is available in Visual Studio 2022 17.8 Preview 6:

Note that the .NET 8 SDK is the default in the 17.8 Visual Studio release, as well as .NET 8 releases of .NET MAUI.

You can also download the .NET 8 RC 2 SDK directly, followed by:

> dotnet workload install android
...
Successfully installed workload(s) android.

To verify installation:

> dotnet workload list

Installed Workload Id      Manifest Version                            Installation Source
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
android                    34.0.0-rc.2.479/8.0.100-rc.2                SDK 8.0.100-rc.2

Also see the Known Issues in .NET 8.

What's Changed

• [Mono.Android] Generate API docs for android-34 by @pjcollins in #8383
• [Xamarin.Android.Build.Tasks] Make manifestmerger.jar the default by @dellis1972 in #8392
• [Xamarin.Android.Build.Tasks] Add support for $(AndroidEnableObsoleteOverrideInheritance) by @jpobst in #8393
• [Xamarin.Android.Build.Tasks] case-insensitive Legacy Designer fixup by @dellis1972 in #8376
• [Xamarin.Android.Build.Tasks] Fix up ForegroundService.ToString() by @dellis1972 in #8412
• [Xamarin.Android.Build.Tasks] Include Bindings Design Time builds by @dellis1972 in #8357
• [Xamarin.Android.Build.Tasks] Fixup indirect resource references by @dellis1972 and @jonathanpeppers in #8416

Full Changelog: 34.0.0-rc.2.468...34.0.0-rc.2.479