Once we have the required SDKs and tooling installed, we can start working on our code. Rider will suggest us to do so, or we can do so from the settings under Build, Execution, Deployment | Android | SDK Components.įor iOS, we’ll need to configure the path to Xcode under Build, Execution, Deployment | iOS. For example, when targeting Android devices, we’ll need the Android SDK installed, and probably also a device emulator and other components. Similarly, Rider will help us install other required components. From the settings under Environment, we can install/update the Xamarin SDK’s. Rider will verify available tooling and help install any missing components. Rider supports the Xamarin SDKs that are installed with Visual Studio ( Android, iOS). Since not everyone has a Visual Studio license, the JetBrains Xamarin SDK can be used. This is a custom build of the Xamarin GitHub sources, with some improvements and additional code. To target iOS, we’ll need the Xamarin SDK for iOS/Mac. To target Android devices, well need the Xamarin SDK for Android. The SDK provides the necessary build targets and libraries, as well as some tooling. To develop Xamarin applications, we will need the Xamarin SDK installed. If it was somehow excluded during Rider installation, we can find it in the settings under Plugins. What do we need to install?įirst of all, we’ll need the Xamarin Android support plugin installed. And if you’re building mobile games, Rider comes with tooling for Unity as well. Rider also provides C#, VB.NET and XAML editing support, making it easy to develop Xamarin.Android and Xamarin.iOS using a single IDE. In a sense, Rider is Android Studio and AppCode. The same goes for AppCode – if you’ve ever used that IDE, many things in Rider will feel familiar. So if you’re used to working with Android Studio, you will recognize many tools that ship with Rider. It also shares technology and tooling with the IntelliJ platform, more specifically Android Studio (Android) and AppCode (iOS/macOS). You may already know Rider is based on ReSharper to provide coding intelligence for our C# and VB.NET code. What is Rider for Android and iOS development? And while we’ll be targeting Android, keep in mind that targeting iOS is very similar. In this blog post, we want to provide an overview of how to get started and what tooling is available. We can write code and make use of code analysis, coding assistance, refactoring and debugging features, built-in tools like Version Control and the NuGet client, and deploy and debug our apps on emulated or real devices. With Rider, we can create and work with Xamarin projects to develop applications targeting Android and/or iOS devices.
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