Xamarin.Android was a C# and .NET framework for building native Android applications with access to Android APIs. It was aimed at .NET developers, but Microsoft ended Xamarin support on May 1, 2024 and recommends newer .NET mobile technologies.
💡 Pick it for officially supported native Android development with the newest APIs and tooling.
Android Studio is the official integrated development environment (IDE) for Android app development, based on IntelliJ IDEA. It offers a comprehensive range...
Microsoft
💡 Pick it when you want Xamarin-style C# development with Microsoft's actively supported .NET stack.
.NET MAUI is Microsoft's open-source framework for building native mobile and desktop applications with C# and .NET from a shared codebase. It...
💡 Pick it for a polished shared UI and fast cross-platform development without a proprietary license.
Flutter is Google's UI toolkit for building natively compiled applications for mobile, web, and desktop from a single codebase.
💡 Pick it if your team already uses React and TypeScript for web or mobile development.
React Native is a popular framework for building mobile applications using JavaScript and React.
JetBrains
💡 Pick it when you want shared Kotlin logic without giving up native Android and iOS capabilities.
Kotlin Multiplatform lets teams share Kotlin business logic across iOS, Android, and other platforms while retaining native platform UI options. It is...
Ionic
💡 Pick it if your team is strongest in web development and needs native mobile app packaging.
Capacitor is an open-source native runtime that packages web applications as Android and iOS apps and exposes native device APIs. It is...
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