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.NET6 not compatible with Visual Studio for Mac M1, what can I use for xamarin?

I'm trying to learn how to make apps with xamarin forms. I'm using a M1 Macbook pro, and when I open Visual Studio, it says I have to uninstall my latest versions of .NET (I have .NET6), I read that .NET 3.1, 5, and 6 are not compatible with visual studio on Mac. I'm kind of new to Xamarin and using Visual Studio, so how can I make this app without the latest versions? Do I have to use .NET2? Does it still support cross-platform? I want to use xamarin, so is there a solution?

Solution

  • Install Visual Studio 2022 for Mac preview

    After it is done installing make sure to install the .NET6 workloads:

    sudo dotnet workload install android
sudo dotnet workload install ios

    That should be more or less it.

    You can also use the maui-check tool as an alternative, just make sure you are running .NET6:

    dotnet tool install -g Redth.Net.Maui.Check
maui-check