Xamarin.Android 10.0.6.2
November 5, 2019 — Xamarin.Android 10.0.6.2 was released as part of Visual Studio 2019 version 16.3.8 and to the Stable updater channel of Visual Studio for Mac version 8.3.7.
Issues fixed in Xamarin.Android 10.0.6.2
Application Mono Framework behavior on device and emulator
This version of Xamarin.Android updates the Mono 6.4 runtime and class libraries from Commit 5608fe0a to Commit 476d72b9, adding 7 new commits.
The primary reason for this update is to keep the Mono commit aligned with Xamarin.iOS and Visual Studio for Mac, but it also provides a fix for one issue that was reported in Xamarin.Android applications:
- GitHub 3726: System.NotSupportedException: TypeConverter cannot convert from System.String. prevented apps from using
TypeConverter.ConvertFromString()
to create an instance ofSystem.Drawing.Color
.
OSS core
The corresponding open-source build without commercial features is xamarin-android-d16-3 build #61.
Mono version for continuous build environments
For users installing Xamarin.Android on macOS continuous build environments, the corresponding version of the Mono Framework MDK to use is Mono Framework MDK 6.4.0.208.