Why can't I find Xamarin.Forms Previewer at Options?

SILMOON SONE 46 Reputation points
2021-04-15T10:19:52.117+00:00

Why can't I find Xamarin.Forms Previewer at Options?
I followed the prompts and didn't find this option.
version 16.9.4
Tried reinstalling and installing all new on other computers.

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  1. Leon Lu (Shanghai Wicresoft Co,.Ltd.) 68,416 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor
    2021-04-15T12:07:00.217+00:00

    Hello,​

    Welcome to our Microsoft Q&A platform!

    XAML Previewer was removed in VS

    The XAML Previewer has been deprecated in Visual Studio 2019 version 16.8 and Visual Studio for Mac version 8.8, and replaced by the XAML Hot Reload feature in >Visual Studio 2019 version 16.9 and Visual Studio for Mac version 8.9. Learn more about XAML Hot Reload in the documentation.

    You can see this official article.

    https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/xamarin/xamarin-forms/xaml/xaml-previewer/?pivots=windows

    Best Regards,

    Leon Lu

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