Episode 51: Android 8.1, Xamarin Device Manager, and Visual Studio versions 15.5 & 15.6

In this episode of the Xamarin Podcast, Pierce Boggan and James Montemagno cover Android 8.1, the new Xamarin Device Manager Preview, what’s new for mobile developers in Visual Studio versions 15.5/15.6, and share their favorite Xamarin moments from 2017.

4:45 Android 8.1 (API 27) now available to developers
5:15 Try the new Xamarin Android Device Manager preview
12:15 Updates to the iOS storyboard designer
14:05 Automatic iOS app provisioning
16:00 CoreML programming with Xamarin.Mac and F#
17:20 Top 12 blog.xamarin.com posts of 2017
23:00 SmartHotel360 - New reference mobile app built with Xamarin.Forms
24:00 New Webinar - Visual Studio App Center
25:30 Visual Studio version 15.5 is now in stable channels
29:00 Visual Studio version 15.6 is now in preview
34:20 Pick of the Week

Show Links:

• Xamarin.Android Support for Android 8.1
• Xamarin Device Manager Preview
• Updates to the Xamarin.iOS designer
• Automatic iOS app provisioning with fastlane
• CoreML Programming with Xamarin.Mac & F#
• Top 12 Blogs of 2017
• The Xamarin Show: Getting Started with MVVM
• Introducing the SmartHotel360 Reference Apps
• Webinar: Visual Studio App Center
• See what's new in Visual Studio 2017 version 15.5
• Visual Studio 2017 version 15.6 Preview
• VSTS Mobile Build Tasks Extension
• Xamarin.Forms Video Player
• Media Manager Plugin for Xamarin
• Media Plugin for Xamarin & Windows

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• Pierce: Twitter, GitHub

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