The application can be customized to add interactive functionality. Visual Studio 2022 should now show the name of the new emulator on the Debug button:Ĭlick the Debug button to build and deploy the application to the Android emulator: Click the Start button to launch the new emulator: In the emulator creation screen, use the default settings and click the Create button:Ĭreating an emulator will return you to the Device Manager window. Click the dropdown arrow on the Debug button and choose Create Android Emulator to launch the emulator creation screen: New Visual Studio 2022 installations won't have an Android emulator configured. New Visual Studio 2022 installations won't have Android SDKs installed, you may be prompted to install the most recent Android SDK: Wait until the NuGet packages are restored (a 'Restore completed' message will appear in the status bar). Select the Mobile App (Xamarin.Forms) project type.Ĭhoose a project name – the example uses 'AwesomeApp'.Ĭlick on the Blank project type and ensure Android and iOS are selected: Search for 'Xamarin' or choose Mobile from the Project type menu. Follow these steps along with the video above:Ĭhoose File > New > Project.