.NET 8 Preview 5, Android 34.0.0-preview.5.312

How to install?

The .NET MAUI (.NET 8 Preview) optional component is available in Visual Studio 2022 17.7 Preview 2:

Or download the .NET 8 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                    34.0.0-preview.5.312/8.0.100-preview.5      SDK 8.0.100-preview.5

Also see the Known Issues in .NET 8.

What's Changed

• [ci] Always download nupkgs to nuget-unsigned by @pjcollins in #7999
• $(AndroidPackVersionSuffix)=preview.5; net8 is 34.0.0-preview.5 by @jonathanpeppers in #7996
• Bump to 33.0.56 $(AndroidNet7Version) by @jonathanpeppers in #7998
• [Xamarin.Android.Build.Tasks] remove NuGet dependencies by @jonathanpeppers in #8000
• [ci] Remove plots-to-appinsights. by @jpobst in #8002
• [Xamarin.Android.Build.Tasks] Add support for 'AndroidEnableRestrictToAttributes'. by @jpobst in #7990
• [Mono.Android] Use 'platform33-r2'. by @jpobst in #8004
• [xaprepare] Combine 'AndroidTestDependencies' and 'EmulatorTestDependencies' scenarios. by @jpobst in #8006
• [ci] Automatically retry failed MSBuild/emulator tests. by @jpobst in #7997
• Bump NUnit versions. by @jpobst in #8021
• [ci] Don't stop emulator on test agents that won't get reused. by @jpobst in #8005
• [Mono.Android] Generate API docs for .NET Android by @pjcollins in #8007
• [ci] Simplify WearOS Emulator test job. by @jpobst in #8024
• [Xamarin.Android.Build.Tasks] pass -S for am start commands by @jonathanpeppers in #8032
• [Mono.Android] Remove monoandroid10 target framework. by @jpobst in #8035
• [Xamarin.Android.Build.Tasks] skip proguard.txt files in class libraries by @jonathanpeppers in #8025
• Bump monodroid by @dellis1972 in #8043
• [build] enable CA1305 for most projects by @jonathanpeppers in #7993
• [ci] Retry .NET install attempts by @pjcollins in #8049
• [ci] Remove release stages by @pjcollins in #8051
• Bump to 33.0.59 $(AndroidNet7Version) by @jonathanpeppers in #8056
• [Mono.Android] API-UpsideDownCake Beta 2 by @jpobst in #8044
• [Xamarin.Android.Build.Tasks] Update XA5300 text by @jonpryor in #8057
• [AndroidDependenciesTests] Use platform-tools 34.0.3 by @pjcollins in #8062
• [tests] new test for provisioning JDKs by @jonathanpeppers in #8059
• [Xamarin.Android.Build.Tasks] Add $(_BindingsToolsLocation) to allow overriding binding tool binaries. by @jpobst in #8069
• [Xamarin.Android.Build.Tasks] introduce Eol.targets for .NET 6 by @jonathanpeppers in #8047
• [profiled-aot] update AOT profile for .NET 8 Preview 5 by @jonathanpeppers in #8077

Full Changelog: 34.0.0-preview.4.273...34.0.0-preview.5.312