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How to run Xamarin Android app from Visual Studio?


Coming from Android Studio I have already pushed apps to my Android device before (drivers and developer settings all setup), and running adb devices shows my device in the list.

adb devices list

What am I missing in order to be able to see my device in the Start list in Visual Studio for my Xamarin project?

Start list

Right now it just shows two virtual devices. How do I get my physical device to show up and deploy my app there?


Solution

  • Removed Android SDK and references in environmental variables, uninstalled Xamarin and reinstalled and let the installer create and download the SDK. Lo and behold it started to work.

    my device appears (Nexus 5X)

    Not sure what weird configuration I had prior.