Android developers who use Microsoft Visual Studio now have more choice. They can opt for Microsoft’s cross-platform toolset or use an Android development add-on recently released as open source.

Xamarin partnerships with Microsoft to let developers build iOS and Android applications in Visual Studio. Xamarin University teaches developers how to do that.

Visual Studio 2015 goes even more cross-platform with Clang, Android emulator The next version of Visual Studio will be able to target more platforms than ever.

Visual Studio 2015 launches, with Android, iOS, and even Apple Watch support .NET 4.6 is also out now.

Novell yesterday shipped the production version of its MonoDroid .NET application development tool for Android devices. Rebranded Mono for Android 1.0, the new release includes a Visual Studio 2010 ...

Novell yesterday released the production version of Mono for Android, a set of tools and plug-ins that enable .NET developers to write applications for Android-based devices. The Mono for Android 1.0 ...

Microsoft’s Visual Studio Emulator for Android was launched only last November. It was the tech company’s attempt at getting developers working on Android apps from their own platform, but it ...

Microsoft said support for the Android emulator will be coming soon, but didn't give an exact timeframe. Mac users can sign-up to be notified when it's available from the Visual Studio website.

Microsoft’s accommodations for iOS and Android in “15” are not its first, however. The company previously has offered capabilities for Android and iOS in Visual Studio.

Visual Studio 2017 version 15.7 will include enhancements that allow Android developers to test their apps in less time.