.NET 9 RC 1, Android 35.0.0-rc.1.80

The latest .NET MAUI component is available in Visual Studio 2022 17.12 Preview 2:

You can also download the .NET 9 RC 1 SDK directly, followed by:

> dotnet workload install android
...
Successfully installed workload(s) android.

To verify installation:

> dotnet workload list

Installed Workload Id      Manifest Version                  Installation Source
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
android                    35.0.0-rc.1.80/9.0.100-rc.1       SDK 9.0.100-rc.1

What's Changed

• [monodroid] treat LocalRefsAreIndirect as always true by @jonathanpeppers in #9138
• $(AndroidPackVersionSuffix)=rc.1; net9 is 35.0.0-rc.1 by @jonathanpeppers in #9143
• [xaprepare] Remove Mono as required component by @pjcollins in #9144
• Fix LogCodedWarning usage by @grendello in #9148
• [Mono.Android] JavaCast() should throw on unsupported types by @jonpryor in #9145
• [Mono.Android] Add convenience KeyChain APIs by @simonrozsival in #9047
• Make sure debug and release builds of .a files are separate by @grendello in #9150
• Remove empty 'test' file by @pjcollins in #9156
• [installers] Ship NuGet* assemblies needed by <AndroidMavenLibrary>. by @jpobst in #9098
• [Mono.Android] Add properties for all documented AndroidManifest.xml attributes to [Activity], [Application], etc. by @jpobst in #9096
• Update some NuGet packages to latest versions. by @jpobst in #9100
• Bump to xamarin/monodroid@e68da1e8 by @jonathanpeppers in #9171
• [Xamarin.Android.Build.Tasks] fix Inputs for _Generate*Java* targets by @jonathanpeppers in #9174
• Fixing adding pdb with one slash type and trying to remove another slash by @thaystg in #9180
• [bundletool] Remove com/sun/jna content by @pjcollins in #9162
• [ci] Simplify shipping drop metadata names by @pjcollins in #9181
• [Xamarin.Android.Build.Tasks] fix $(DestinationSubDirectory) double slash by @jonathanpeppers in #9186
• [ci] Use passwordless auth for darc/maestro by @pjcollins in #9182
• [XABT] Use SortedSets in JCWGenerator.EnsureIdenticalCollections for better performance. by @jpobst in #9208
• [Xamarin.Android.Build.Tasks] default to only 64-bit targets by @jonathanpeppers in #9179
• [Xamarin.Android.Build.Tasks] Rethink default property values by @jonpryor in #9155
• Bump to xamarin/monodroid@12b1ae70 by @jonathanpeppers in #9205
• [ci] Only run maestro steps on official builds by @pjcollins in #9217
• [Build.Tasks] Bump to NuGet/NuGet.Client@324d7272 by @pjcollins in #9218
• Bump com.android.tools:r8 from 8.3.37 to 8.5.35 in /src/r8 by @dependabot in #9219
• [Mono.Android] Use .NET version of mdoc by @pjcollins in #9225
• [Xamarin.Android.Build.Tasks] remove $XAMARIN_BUILD_ID by @jonathanpeppers in #9223
• Fix an issue with incremental builds. by @dellis1972 in #9183
• [Xamarin.Android.Build.Tasks] Remove ILRepack by @pjcollins in #9226
• [build] Update package metadata by @pjcollins in #9230
• Fix an off-by-one error demangling satellite assembly names by @grendello in #9166
• [XABT] Allow deployment artifacts to specify multiple JavaDependencyVerification JavaArtifact libraries. by @jpobst in #9112
• [XABT] Scan for JCWs for each ABI in parallel. by @jpobst in #9215

Full Changelog: 35.0.0-preview.7.41...35.0.0-rc.1.80

.NET 8 Servicing, Android 34.0.138

The latest .NET MAUI component is available in Visual Studio 2022 17.12 Preview 2:

You can also download the .NET 8 SDK directly, followed by:

> dotnet workload install android
...
Successfully installed workload(s) android.

To verify installation:

> dotnet workload list

Installed Workload Id      Manifest Version                            Installation Source
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
android                    34.0.138/8.0.100                            SDK 8.0.401

Also see the Known Issues in .NET 8.

What's Changed

• [Mono.Android] AndroidMessageHandler should follow HTTP-308 redirects by @simonrozsival in #8951
• [Xamarin.Android.Build.Tasks] Support VS "Build Acceleration" by @dellis1972 in #9042
• [xaprepare] Always use release mono bundle by @pjcollins in #9106
• [tests] fix InvalidTargetPlatformVersion for net8.0 by @jonathanpeppers in #9110
• [Mono.Android] Data sharing and Close() overrides by @jonpryor in #9103
• [Xamarin.Android.Build.Tasks] fix Inputs for _Generate*Java* targets by @jonathanpeppers in #9174
• Bump to xamarin/monodroid@e6a7cf474a by @pjcollins in #9193
• Backport maestro and artifact drop infra improvements by @pjcollins in #9195
• [build] Update package metadata @pjcollins in #9230
• [Xamarin.Android.Build.Tasks] Rethink default property values by @jonpryor in #9224
• [Xamarin.Android.Build.Tasks] Fix an issue with incremental builds by @dellis1972 in #9183
• [ci] Improve push_signed_nugets job condition by @pjcollins in #9240

Full Changelog: 34.0.113...34.0.138

.NET 9 Preview 7, Android 35.0.0-preview.7.41

How to install?

The latest .NET MAUI component is available in Visual Studio 2022 17.12 Preview 1:

You can also download the .NET 9 Preview 7 SDK directly, followed by:

> dotnet workload install android
...
Successfully installed workload(s) android.

To verify installation:

> dotnet workload list

Installed Workload Id      Manifest Version                            Installation Source
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
android                    35.0.0-preview.7.41/9.0.100-preview.7       SDK 9.0.100-preview.7

What's Changed

• $(AndroidPackVersionSuffix)=preview.7; net9 is 34.99.0.preview.7 by @jonathanpeppers in #9052
• [xaprepare] skip download progress for dotnet-install script by @jonathanpeppers in #9053
• Fix places still pointing to xamarin/xamarin-android by @jonathanpeppers in #9050
• Support Visual Studio "Build Acceleration" by @dellis1972 in #9042
• Bump LibZipSharp to 3.3.0 by @dellis1972 in #9010
• [trimming] remove $(_AggressiveAttributeTrimming) by default by @jonathanpeppers in #9062
• Bump to dotnet/android-api-docs@c14203771a by @pjcollins in #8992
• [ci] Update resourceManagement.yml by @pjcollins in #9070
• [trimming] use public $(MetricsSupport) property by @jonathanpeppers in #9068
• Use AsyncTask from xamarin-android-tools by @pjcollins in #9017
• [ci] Move PR build to shared pool by @pjcollins in #8854
• [build] Bump $(XABuildToolsVersion)=35 by @jonpryor in #9071
• [trimming] remove $(NullabilityInfoContextSupport) by @jonathanpeppers in #9069
• Bump Mono.Cecil.dll to 0.11.5. by @jpobst in #9078
• [tests] verify trimmer warnings where appropriate by @jonathanpeppers in #9076
• [Xamarin.Android.Build.Tasks] fix NRE in XAJavaTypeScanner by @jonathanpeppers in #9087
• [Xamarin.Android.Build.Tasks] default wildcard for proguard-rules.pro by @jonathanpeppers in #9090
• Bump to dotnet/java-interop@7a058c0e by @jonpryor in #9066
• [Mono.Android] Bind and enumify API-35 Beta 3. by @jpobst in #9043
• [Mono.Android] Add support for AndroidMessageHandler ClientCertificates by @simonrozsival in #8961
• [AndroidManifest] Add support for <property> element via PropertyAttribute. by @jpobst in #9016
• [Mono.Android] Data sharing and Close() overrides by @jonpryor in #9103
• [Microsoft.Android.Sdk.ILLink] preserve types with IJniNameProviderAttribute by @jonathanpeppers in #9099
• [tests] re-enable JavaAbstractMethodTest by @jonathanpeppers in #9097
• [ci] Disable CodeQL on macOS, Linux, non-main jobs by @pjcollins in #9111
• [ci] Use DotNetCoreCLI to sign macOS files by @pjcollins in #9102
• [ci] Use sign-artifacts template for macOS signing by @pjcollins in #9091
• Missing androidx.window.[extensions|sidecar] warnings by @dellis1972 in #9085
• [ci] Fix maestro publishing for stable packages by @pjcollins in #9118
• Expand Java directory mapping message to support multiple directories by @dellis1972 in #9121
• [ci] Use drop service for SDK insertion artifacts by @pjcollins in #9116
• Bump to NDK r27 by @grendello in #9020
• [build] fix ConfigureLocalWorkload target by @jonathanpeppers in #9124
• Refine 16k page alignment support by @grendello in #9075
• [ci] Disable CodeQL on CI/PR pipelines by @pjcollins in #9128
• Bump to lz4 v1.10.0 by @grendello in #9127
• [trimming] remove our usage of [Preserve] by @jonathanpeppers in #9126
• Native runtime reorganization by @grendello in #9113
• [native] Change name of static libraries in some cases by @grendello in #9135
• Bump to xamarin/monodroid@d1d43ab161 by @pjcollins in #9130
• [tests] fix 1,170 build warnings by @jonathanpeppers in #9137
• [ci] Ignore unsigned bundletool.jar content by @pjcollins in #9139
• [Mono.Android] fix leaking lrefs in TypeManager by @jonathanpeppers in #9136

Full Changelog: 34.99.0-preview.6.340...35.0.0-preview.7.41

.NET 9 Preview 6, Android 34.99.0-preview.6.340

How to install?

This release is not yet available from the Visual Studio installer. Download the .NET 9 Preview 6 SDK, followed by:

> dotnet workload install android
...
Successfully installed workload(s) android.

To verify installation:

> dotnet workload list

Installed Workload Id      Manifest Version                            Installation Source
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
android                    34.99.0-preview.6.340/9.0.100-preview.6     SDK 9.0.100-preview.6

What's Changed

• $(AndroidPackVersionSuffix)=preview.6; net9 is 34.99.0.preview.6 by @pjcollins in #8989
• Enable marshal methods by default, except when Blazor is used by @grendello in #8925
• [ci] Run "Push Internal" job on AzurePipelines-EO pool by @pjcollins in #8991
• [ci] Update .NET version installed for MAUI tests by @pjcollins in #8995
• [GitHub] Keep GH issue templates up to date. by @jpobst in #8942
• [build] Add option to skip Mono MDK provisioning by @pjcollins in #8993
• [build] Do not provision JDK 8 by @pjcollins in #8999
• [templates] Update Wear OS en template string by @pjcollins in #9005
• [tests] Reduce default build output verbosity by @pjcollins in #9002
• [manifest-attribute-codegen] Automatically generate manifest attributes from Android SDK data. by @jpobst in #8781
• [Mono.Android] Fix omitted Gl* constants. by @jpobst in #9009
• [Mono.Android] Fix incorrect value for enum ApplicationExitInfoReason.Other. by @jpobst in #9003
• [api-merge] Update "constant" values if they change between API levels. by @jpobst in #9004
• Use new binutils URL by @grendello in #9019
• Make fast deployment work with aab files by @dellis1972 in #8990
• Update java-interop and android-tools submodule mentions by @pjcollins in #9023
• [ci] Update sdk-insertions trigger by @pjcollins in #9029
• Link Code of Conduct by @pjcollins in #9034
• [ci] Fix android source path for MAUI test job by @pjcollins in #9030
• [ci] Update checkout path for nightly build by @pjcollins in #9028
• [Mono.Android-Tests] Fix repo URL in redirect tests by @pjcollins in #9035
• Ignore split configs when bundle config moves shared libraries to base.apk by @grendello in #8987
• [trimming] preserve custom views and $(AndroidHttpClientHandlerType) by @jonathanpeppers in #8954
• [runtime] Explicitly align application shared library to page size by @grendello in #9041
• Keep all .NET runtime classes by @vcsjones in #9044
• Make APK and shared library alignment configurable by @grendello in #9046

New Contributors

• @vcsjones made their first contribution in #9044

Full Changelog: 34.99.0-preview.5.308...34.99.0-preview.6.340

.NET 9 Preview 5, Android 34.99.0-preview.5.308

How to install?

This release is not yet available from the Visual Studio installer. Download the .NET 9 Preview 5 SDK, followed by:

> dotnet workload install android
...
Successfully installed workload(s) android.

To verify installation:

> dotnet workload list

Installed Workload Id      Manifest Version                            Installation Source
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
android                    34.99.0-preview.5.308/9.0.100-preview.5     SDK 9.0.100-preview.5

What's Changed

• $(AndroidPackVersionSuffix)=preview.5; net9 is 34.99.0.preview.5 by @jonathanpeppers in #8896
• [docs] Reorganize public Documentation by @jonpryor in #8889
• Bump $(AndroidNetPreviousVersion) to 34.0.95 by @pjcollins in #8898
• [Mono.Android] fix potential leak in Java.Lang.Thread by @jonathanpeppers in #8900
• [Xamarin.Android.Build.Tasks] fix detection of "Android libraries" by @jonathanpeppers in #8904
• Test fixlocalizationtests branch by @dellis1972 in #8895
• [api-merge] Add removed-since info. by @jpobst in #8897
• [main] Update dependencies from dotnet/installer by @dotnet-maestro in #8912
• Bump NDK to r26d by @grendello in #8868
• [Mono.Android] Dispose of the RunnableImplementor on error by @jonpryor in #8907
• [main] Update dependencies from dotnet/installer by @dotnet-maestro in #8921
• Update README by @rachelkang in #8913
• [Xamarin.Android.Build.Tests] Fix ActionBarSherlock URL by @jonpryor in #8926
• [docs] Add "Getting Started" docs by @jonpryor in #8934
• It's ".NET for Android", not ".NET Android" by @jonpryor in #8933
• [trimming] fix custom applications for TrimMode=full by @jonathanpeppers in #8936
• [build] bump to $(AndroidNetPreviousVersion) 34.0.113 by @jonathanpeppers in #8943
• [ci] Improve maestro artifact publishing by @pjcollins in #8945
• [ci] Re-enable to push to dotnet9 feed by @pjcollins in #8950
• [build] fix code-flow from dotnet/installer, .NET 9.0.100-preview.5.24262.2 by @jonathanpeppers in #8949
• Native call tracing infrastructure + native build system overhaul by @grendello in #8857
• [Microsoft.Android.Templates] Add icons to templates by @jonpryor in #8883
• [Mono.Android] AndroidMessageHandler should follow 308: permanent redirect by @simonrozsival in #8951
• [ci] Use long version for maestro publishing by @pjcollins in #8964
• [s360] Ignore irrelevant warnings by @jonpryor in #8962
• Update OneLocBuildToken by @MSylvia in #8973
• [Mono.Android] Bind API-35 Beta 2. by @jpobst in #8948
• Bump LLVM to 18.1.6 by @grendello in #8969
• Change libunwind submodule branch by @grendello in #8978
• Force loc task pool image to windows by @MSylvia in #8983
• Remove Enhanced Fast Deployment by @dellis1972 in #8959
• [ci] Update path for generated *.include.* files by @jonpryor in #8980

New Contributors

• @rachelkang made their first contribution in #8913

Full Changelog: 34.99.0-preview.4.272...34.99.0-preview.5.308

.NET 9 Preview 4, Android 34.99.0-preview.4.272

How to install?

This release is not yet available from the Visual Studio installer. Download the .NET 9 Preview 4 SDK, followed by:

> dotnet workload install android
...
Successfully installed workload(s) android.

To verify installation:

> dotnet workload list

Installed Workload Id      Manifest Version                            Installation Source
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
android                    34.99.0-preview.4.272/9.0.100-preview.4     SDK 9.0.100-preview.4

What's Changed

• $(AndroidPackVersionSuffix)=preview.4; net9 is 34.99.0.preview.4 by @jonathanpeppers in #8831
• [Xamarin.Android.Build.Tasks] Bump to NuGet 6.7.1 by @pjcollins in #8833
• Add test for Binding Projects Incremental Build by @dellis1972 in #8706
• [ci] Use managed identity for ApiScan by @pjcollins in #8823
• [LayoutBindings] LayoutBindings: 'PreserveAttribute' is obsolete warnings by @dellis1972 in #8529
• Bump 'NuGet.*' and 'Newtonsoft.Json' NuGet versions. by @jpobst in #8825
• [Xamarin.Android.Build.Tasks] Update to newer ILRepack which supports debug files. by @jpobst in #8839
• Bump binutils to 17.0.6-7.2.1 by @grendello in #8806
• Bump to xamarin/monodroid@fefc158ef3 by @pjcollins in #8850
• Switch 64-bit hashes to xxhash3 by @grendello in #8721
• [APIScan] Scan extra symbols and update parameters by @pjcollins in #8812
• Update THIRD-PARTY-NOTICES.txt generation code by @grendello in #8853
• Bumps LLVM to v18.1.3 and XA utils version to 8.0.0 by @grendello in #8852
• [ci] Update dependabot ignore list by @pjcollins in #8864
• Don't use azureedge.net CDN by @directhex in #8846
• Add a unit test to check environment processing by @dellis1972 in #8856
• [Mono.Android] Commit baseline PublicAPI files for API-35. by @jpobst in #8840
• [Mono.Android] Bind Android 15 DP 2 by @jpobst in #8741
• [Xamarin.Android.Build.Tasks] Remove "Xamarin" from messages by @jonpryor in #8884
• [AndroidToolTask] Log tool output as error by @pjcollins in #8861
• [Mono.Android] Bind API-35 Beta 1. by @jpobst in #8891
• Bump to binutils based on LLVM 18.1.4 by @grendello in #8885
• Remove MonoArchive_BaseUri from Configurables.cs by @akoeplinger in #8890
• Bump to xamarin/monodroid@a5742221b3 by @pjcollins in #8893
• [build] Bump $(AndroidNetPreviousVersion) to 34.0.95 by @pjcollins in #8898
• [Mono.Android] fix potential leak of RunnableImplementors by @jonathanpeppers in #8900
• [Xamarin.Android.Build.Tasks] fix detection of "Android libraries" by @jonathanpeppers in #8904
• Bump to xamarin/monodroid@9ca6d9f6 by @dellis1972 in #8895

Full Changelog: 34.99.0-preview.3.231...34.99.0-preview.4.272

.NET 8 Servicing, Android 34.0.113

The latest .NET MAUI component is available in Visual Studio 2022 17.11 Preview 2:

You can also download the .NET 8 SDK directly, followed by:

> dotnet workload install android
...
Successfully installed workload(s) android.

To verify installation:

> dotnet workload list

Installed Workload Id      Manifest Version                            Installation Source
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
android                    34.0.113/8.0.100                            SDK 8.0.300

Also see the Known Issues in .NET 8.

What's Changed

• [ci] Migrate to the 1ES template by @pjcollins in #8876
• [ci] Use NuGetAuthenticate@1 (#8676) by @pjcollins in #8877
• [Xamarin.Android.Build.Tasks] Remove "Xamarin" from messages by @jonpryor in #8884
• Bump to xamarin/xamarin-android-tools/release/8.0.1xx@d50747cb by @jonpryor in #8892
• [Xamarin.Android.Build.Tasks] fix detection of "Android libraries" by @jonathanpeppers in #8904
• [Mono.Android] fix potential leak of RunnableImplementors by @jonathanpeppers in #8900
• [release/8.0.2xx] [build] use new Mono archive URL by @jonathanpeppers in #8931
• Bump binutils to 17.0.6-7.2.2 by @grendello in #8867
• [Xamarin.Android.Build.Tasks] set %(DefineConstantsOnly) for older API levels by @jonathanpeppers in #8777

Full Changelog: 34.0.95...34.0.113

.NET 9 Preview 3, Android 34.99.0-preview.3.231

How to install?

This release is not yet available from the Visual Studio installer. Download the .NET 9 Preview 3 SDK, followed by:

> dotnet workload install android
...
Successfully installed workload(s) android.

To verify installation:

> dotnet workload list

Installed Workload Id      Manifest Version                            Installation Source
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
android                    34.99.0-preview.3.231/9.0.100-preview.3     SDK 9.0.100-preview.3

What's Changed

• $(AndroidPackVersionSuffix)=preview.3; net9 is 34.99.0.preview.3 by @jonathanpeppers in #8765
• Bump to xamarin/monodroid@e13723e701 by @pjcollins in #8771
• [tests] fix duplicate sources in NuGet.config by @jonathanpeppers in #8772
• [Xamarin.Android.Build.Tasks] set %(DefineConstantsOnly) for older API levels by @jonathanpeppers in #8777
• [Mono.Android] fix trimming warnings, part 2 by @jonathanpeppers in #8758
• [ci] Migrate to the 1ES template by @pjcollins in #8747
• [ci] Do not use self annotation for yaml-templates by @pjcollins in #8783
• [ci] Add 1ESPT override to MSBuild test stages by @pjcollins in #8784
• [ci] Fix SDL Sources Analysis for PRs from forks by @pjcollins in #8785
• [Mono.Android] Fix race condition in AndroidMessageHandler by @simonrozsival in #8753
• [docs] update notes about dotnet-trace and dotnet-gcdump by @jonathanpeppers in #8713
• [build] Include MIT license in most NuGet packages by @pjcollins in #8787
• [templates] Remove redundant "template" from display name. by @jpobst in #8773
• Bump to xamarin/monodroid@77124dc1 by @jonpryor in #8804
• [Mono.Android] Fix missing enum issues that cause BG8800 warnings. by @jpobst in #8707
• [Mono.Android] is now "trimming safe" by @jonathanpeppers in #8778
• [Microsoft.Android.Templates] Update EN localization templatestrings. by @jpobst in #8808
• [ci] Don't auto-retry APK test suites. by @jpobst in #8811
• [runtime] Remove the last vestiges of desktop builds by @grendello in #8810
• AssetPack Support by @dellis1972 in #8631
• Make all assemblies RID-specific by @grendello in #8478
• Prevent NREX when instantiating Java.Lang.StackTraceElement by @grendello in #8795
• Bump com.android.tools:r8 from 8.2.47 to 8.3.37 in /src/r8 by @dependabot in #8816
• [One .NET] "greenfield" projects opt into trimming by @jonathanpeppers in #8805
• Fix assembly count when satellite assemblies are present by @grendello in #8790
• [runtime] Optionally disable inlining by @grendello in #8798
• [Xamarin.Android.Build.Tasks] Enable POM verification features. by @jpobst in #8649

Full Changelog: 34.99.0-preview.2.189...34.99.0-preview.3.231

.NET 8 Servicing, Android 34.0.95

The latest .NET MAUI component is available in Visual Studio 2022 17.10 Preview 3:

You can also download the .NET 8 SDK directly, followed by:

> dotnet workload install android
...
Successfully installed workload(s) android.

To verify installation:

> dotnet workload list

Installed Workload Id      Manifest Version                            Installation Source
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
android                    34.0.95/8.0.100                             SDK 8.0.200

Also see the Known Issues in .NET 8.

What's Changed

• [build] Include MIT license in most NuGet packages by @pjcollins in #8787
• Bump to xamarin/java.interop/release/8.0.1xx@3c5cf34b by @jonpryor in #8791
• [build] Remove MONOANDROID, NET, and NETCOREAPP directives by @pjcollins in #8434
• [Xamarin.Android.Build.Tasks] remove $(AndroidSupportedAbis) from build.props by @jonathanpeppers in #8717
• [Mono.Android] Do not dispose request content stream in AndroidMessageHandler by @simonrozsival #8764
• [Mono.Android] Fix race condition in AndroidMessageHandler by @simonrozsival #8753
• [NET8] Fix assembly count when satellite assemblies are present by @grendello in #8822
• [Xamarin.Android.Build.Tasks] DTBs should not rm generator output by @dellis1972 in #8835
• [build] keep $(DotNetAndroidManifestVersionBand) on 8.0.100 by @jonathanpeppers in #8841

Full Changelog: 34.0.85...34.0.95

.NET 9 Preview 2, Android 34.99.0-preview.2.189

How to install?

This release is not yet available from the Visual Studio installer. Download the .NET 9 Preview 2 SDK, followed by:

> dotnet workload install android
...
Successfully installed workload(s) android.

To verify installation:

> dotnet workload list

Installed Workload Id      Manifest Version                            Installation Source
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
android                    34.99.0-preview.2.189/9.0.100-preview.2     SDK 9.0.100-preview.2

What's Changed

• $(AndroidPackVersionSuffix)=preview.2; net9 is 34.99.0.preview.2 by @jonathanpeppers in #8678
• [xaprepare] Add support for newer SparkyLinux by @grendello in #8684
• [GetAndroidDependencies] Add Jdk dependency info by @pjcollins in #8651
• Bump to xamarin/java.interop/main@07c73009 by @jonpryor in #8681
• Bump to 34.0.79 $(AndroidNetPreviousVersion) by @jonathanpeppers in #8693
• [monodroid] typemaps may need to load assemblies by @dependabot in #8625
• [Mono.Android] Commit api-34.xml instead of generating it on every build. by @jpobst in #8679
• [Xamarin.Android.Build.Tasks] FixAbstractMethodsStep performance by @jonathanpeppers in #8650
• Bump to xamarin/monodroid@848d1277b7 by @pjcollins in #8691
• [readme] Add d17-8 download links. by @jpobst in #8709
• C++ tweaks and legacy code cleanup by @grendello in #8638
• Bump to xamarin/Java.Interop/main@dfcbd670 by @jonpryor in #8714
• [Xamarin.Android.Build.Tasks] introduce BannedApiAnalyzers for Mono.Cecil by @jonathanpeppers in #8715
• [Xamarin.Android.Build.Tasks] remove $(AndroidSupportedAbis) from build.props by @jonathanpeppers in #8717
• Make typemap dump utility work with current libxamarin-app.so by @grendello in #8694
• [Microsoft.Android.Sdk.ILLink] remove Java.Interop.Export reference by @jonathanpeppers in #8719
• Bump LibZipSharp to 3.1.1 by @dellis1972 in #8723
• Remove xabuild completely by @grendello in #8720
• Debugging MSBuild Tasks by @dellis1972 in #8730
• Bump NDK to r26c by @grendello in #8732
• [xaprepare] Make 7zip work with "dangerous" symlinks in ZIPs by @grendello in #8737
• Bring in changes from PR #8478 by @grendello in #8727
• Bump to xamarin/monodroid@cb01503327 by @pjcollins in #8742
• Track Java.Interop.Tools.JavaCallableWrappers changes by @jpobst in #8701
• [xamarin-android-tools] import $(LibZipSharpVersion) value by @jonathanpeppers in #8738
• Add a property required by #8478 by @grendello in #8749
• [ci] Always run the MAUI test job by @pjcollins in #8750
• [Mono.Android] fix a set of the "easiest" trimmer warnings by @jonathanpeppers in #8731
• Bump com.android.tools:r8 from 8.2.42 to 8.2.47 in /src/r8 by @dependabot in #8761
• [Mono.Android] Do not dispose request content stream in AndroidMessageHandler by @simonrozsival in #8764

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