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<img src="Documentation/images/banner.png" alt="Xamarin.Android banner" height="145" >
<img src="Documentation/images/banner.png" alt=".NET Android banner" height="145" >

Android for .NET
.NET Android
===============

`Android for .NET` provides open-source bindings of the Android SDK and tooling for use with
.NET managed languages such as C#. This repository is also home to the classic `Xamarin.Android`
product.
.NET Android provides open-source bindings of the Android SDK and tooling for use with
.NET managed languages such as C#. This ships as an optional [.NET workload][net-workload] for .NET 6+ that can
be updated independently from .NET in order to respond to external dependency updates like new Android
platform and tooling.

While .NET Android is an essential part of [MAUI][maui-intro], it is still fully supported to be
used independently for native Android development using .NET.

This repository is also home to the classic Xamarin.Android product.

[net-workload]: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/core/tools/dotnet-workload-install
[maui-intro]: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/maui/what-is-maui

# Support

.NET Android is now part of .NET 6+ and follows the same support lifecycle as the [MAUI Support Lifecycle][maui-support-lifecycle].

Support for classic Xamarin.Android will end on **May 1, 2024** as per the [Xamarin Support Policy][xamarin-support-policy]:

> Xamarin support will end on May 1, 2024 for all classic Xamarin SDKs. Android 13 will be the final version classic Xamarin.Android will target.

[maui-support-lifecycle]: https://dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/platform/support/policy/maui
[xamarin-support-policy]: https://dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/platform/support/policy/xamarin

# Build Status

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## Current

`Android for .NET` ships as a workload through the `dotnet` workload system in [.NET 6+][dotnet-download]. See
.NET Android ships as a workload through the `dotnet` workload system in [.NET 6+][dotnet-download]. See
the [workload documentation][workload-documentation] for installation commands.

[dotnet-download]: https://dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/download
[workload-documentation]: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/core/tools/dotnet-workload-install

Classic `Xamarin.Android` installers are available here:
Classic Xamarin.Android installers are available here:

| Platform | Link |
|-----------------|--------|
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