Creating a New Xamarin.Android App

This topic demonstrates how to create a new Xamarin.Android app in Visual Studio or Xamarin Studio. See the System Requirements before proceeding. To download and install Xamarin Studio, visit http://xamarin.com/download.

To know more about Xamarin.iOS, visit:

https://developer.xamarin.com/guides/ios/getting_started/

Complete the following steps to create a new Xamarin.Android app:

Visual Studio (Windows)

1. Select File | New | Project.
2. Under Installed templates, select Visual C# | Android.
   
   
3. In the right pane, select Android App (Xamarin).
4. Type a name for your app and select a location to save it.
5. Click OK. The New Android App dialog appears.
6. Select Single View App template and click OK.
   

Visual Studio for Mac (macOS)

1. Select File | New Solution.
2. Select Android | App.
3. In the right pane, select Android App.
4. Type a name for your app and select a location to save it.
5. Click OK.
   
   
   
   
   
   
6. Add a name for your app and select a location to save it.
   
   
   
   
   
   
7. Click Next.
   
   
   
   
   
   
8. Click Create.