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The so called Xamarin Forms Previewer is now deprecated,
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/xamarin/xamarin-forms/xaml/xaml-previewer/?pivots=macos
Visual Studio Community Edition - Xamarin Development - XAML-Designer does not open
Karsten Müller
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Hi,
I wanted to start with Xamarin Development. I started a course on Udemy and downloaded the Community-Edition from the Xamarin-Homepage since it was the first suggestion there.
In my Udemy-Course I was shown that I should be able to open the XAML-Designer with a special button. (see Screenshot)
However I cannot find this button in my Visual Studio Community Edition I downloaded. I reinstalled, but still the same issue:
This is the button I'm searching for (screen from Udemy-Video):
And this is how I want it to look:
How can I do this? Thanks for all help!
Developer technologies | .NET | Xamarin
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Gary Lewis 256 Reputation points2021-08-08T05:06:20.96+00:00 Yes, The XAML Designer was deprecated in 2020. You should use Hot Reload instead; the version that is most reliable is on an Android device or with an Android emulator.
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Karsten Müller 21 Reputation points
2021-08-08T21:07:06.057+00:00 Thanks for your reply! I'll look into the alternative! Thanks for mentioning it!
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Lex Li (Microsoft) 6,037 Reputation points Microsoft Employee2021-08-07T04:24:25.043+00:00 -
Karsten Müller 21 Reputation points
2021-08-08T21:07:35.297+00:00 Ok, that's good to know! Thanks for the reply!
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