Last week Visual Studio 2017 version 15.4 and VS for Mac 7.2 were released into
the stable channel. They include the very first release of the Xamarin Live
Player [http://xamarin.com/live] capabilities in Visual Studios. This means you
can simply update Visual Studio, turn on Xamarin Live Player (Preview), and get
started visualizing your mobile apps with nothing more than VS and your iOS or
Android device!
Whenever there is a stable release a new preview release of Visual Studio is not
far b…
Getting started, step by step, in under 15 minutes!
Yesterday, we announced the Xamarin Live Player for both iOS and Android which includes the Live Player Extensions for both Visual Studio 2017 and Visual Studio for Mac enabling you to get started with mobile development with just a device! The Live Player apps let you debug your apps and make live edits and see them reflected live on your device. Your code runs inside of the Live Player app, so no emulator needed and everything happens over WiFi, so you don’t even need to plug anything in.
Getting started with the Live Players is super simple and we have AMAZING DOCUMENTATION that you should read to get started.
Now once you have things running be sure to read through the Limitations and the Troubleshooting guide if you run into any issues and join the discussion on the forums.
Update 1: New Xamarin Live Player for Android Walkthrough video:
Update 2: Want to know how the Live Player was built? Listen to Frank and I on Merge Conflict discuss:
Getting started, step by step, in under 15 minutes!Yesterday, we announced the Xamarin Live Player [http://xamarin.com/live] for
both iOS and Android which includes the Live Player Extensions for both Visual
Studio 2017 and Visual Studio for Mac enabling you to get started with mobile
development with just a device! The Live Player apps let you debug your apps and
make live edits and see them reflected live on your device. Your code runs
inside of the Live Player app, so no emulator needed and e…
James Montemagno
