Xamarin.Launcher
Xamarin.Launcher is a utility component for the Xamarin mobile development framework, which allows developers to write iOS, Android, and macOS apps in C# and .NET. The launcher is part of Xamarin's tooling infrastructure and helps manage building, testing, and deploying apps to emulators, simulators, and physical devices. It is primarily used by enterprise developers and teams migrating from traditional .NET desktop environments to cross-platform mobile development.
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1 suggestionWe could not find recent information about Xamarin.Launcher's current status or native Apple Silicon support. The Xamarin platform itself has undergone significant changes in recent years — Microsoft shifted Xamarin development towards the newer MAUI (.NET Multi-platform App UI) framework, and older Xamarin tooling is no longer actively maintained in the same way. If you are using Xamarin.Launcher as part of active development work, contact Microsoft or check the latest Xamarin / MAUI documentation to determine whether a native Apple Silicon build is available for your version. If Xamarin.Launcher is not part of your active workflow, you may be able to remove it. For new .NET mobile development on Apple Silicon, Microsoft officially recommends MAUI, which has native support and is actively maintained. The Intel-only build will stop working when Apple removes Rosetta 2 in macOS 28 (late 2027), so clarifying your update path within the next year is important.
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