The company previously has offered capabilities for Android and iOS in Visual Studio. A Microsoft official cited an enhanced installer as a key to the “15” preview.

Android Studio lagged behind those testing scores, as it did on all other measurements. Its main strength, languages, garnered only a 3 rating. Total scores were: Xcode - 22; Visual Studio - 21; and ...

With Visual Studio, Android development is primarily done with C# via Xamarin, or with JavaScript via Cordova. The VS approach emphasizes cross-platform functionality, seeking to let coders create ...

Visual Studio 2013 took strides in this direction with its preview support for HTML5/Cordova apps, and with Xamarin, .NET developers can reach multiple platforms. In Visual Studio 2015, that cross ...

Almost ironically, what Visual Studio 2015 doesn't support, at least for now, is the Windows 10 Universal App Platform (UAP). Of course, that's not exactly surprising.

Visual Studio 2017 version 15.7 will include enhancements that allow Android developers to test their apps in less time.

“As part of Visual Studio 2015, developers now get access to the Visual Studio Emulator for Android, a high-performance x86-based emulator for the Android platform that supports a variety of ...

The Visual Studio Emulator for Android is a tool within the full Visual Studio 2015 suite, which Microsoft brought to Mac users for the first time back in April. It offers Android devs an easy and ...

Xamarin has integrated its cross-platform development tools with Microsoft’s Visual Studio Community 2013, allowing developers to build native Android and iOS apps for free. The integration ...

Google has announced the stable release of Android Studio 3.3, the latest version of its IDE, and the focus is squarely on refinements. Skip to main content. Events Video Special Issues Jobs ...