Zebra Phasing Out Support for Xamarin Studio with EMDK for Xamarin
After the recent Xamarin acquisition, Microsoft has announced that Xamarin Studio is no longer supported on Windows. Microsoft now supports only Visual Studio for Xamarin development on Windows. In the next Zebra EMDK for Xamarin release [v2.2], Zebra will discontinue the support for Xamarin Studio for Windows. However, Zebra will continue to support Xamarin Studio on Mac.
1. Why is Zebra ending support for Xamarin Studio on Windows?
Since Microsoft has ended support for Xamarin Studio on Windows, Zebra is also ending support for all versions of Xamarin Studio on Windows.
2. Then what are my option for developing Xamarin apps on Windows?
Visual Studio (2015 or higher) as this is the only IDE Microsoft and Xamarin are supporting for Windows.
3. I use Xamarin Studio on Mac. Is there any change to Zebra’s support?
No. You can continue to use Xamarin Studio on Mac for application development.
4. Will Zebra continue to support Xamarin Studio on Windows for the previous versions of the EMDK?
No. Zebra has ended support for all EMDK versions for all Xamarin Studio versions on Windows.
Daniel Quagliana
Daniel Quagliana is the Global Developer Outreach Manager at Zebra. He works with Zebra’s ISV Partners and Developers to build awareness & educate on Zebra’s portfolio and tools to enable the creation of innovative Enterprise Visibility Solutions. Since the founding of Zebra’s ISV & Developer Program he has helped tens of thousands of developers around the world build thousands of industry leading applications. Previously Mr. Quagliana was a software engineer and the project lead, managing product development for Zebra’s strategic accounts. Prior to joining Zebra in 2007, Mr. Quagliana spent 5 years in the software development field. He received a B.S. degree in computer engineering from Northwestern University and is a credentialed Project Management Professional.
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