Visual Studio Changelog

What's new in Visual Studio 8.10.25.2

Jun 22, 2022

General:
Security Advisory Notice for mono update to 6.12.0.182:
CVE-2022-30184 .NET Information Disclosure Vulnerability A vulnerability exists in .NET 6.0 and .NET Core 3.1 within NuGet where a credential leak can occur.

New in Visual Studio 8.10.24.14 (Jun 16, 2022)

New in Visual Studio 8.10.23.7 (May 11, 2022)

New in Visual Studio 8.10.22.11 (Apr 13, 2022)

New in Visual Studio 8.10.21.4 (Mar 22, 2022)

New in Visual Studio 8.10.20.0 (Mar 13, 2022)

New in Visual Studio 8.10.19.2 (Mar 13, 2022)

New in Visual Studio 8.10.18.11 (Feb 9, 2022)

New in Visual Studio 8.10.17.2 (Jan 20, 2022)

New in Visual Studio 8.10.16.2 (Dec 17, 2021)

New in Visual Studio 8.10.15.32 (Dec 15, 2021)

New in Visual Studio 8.10.14.17 (Dec 15, 2021)

New in Visual Studio 8.10.13.11 (Nov 9, 2021)

New in Visual Studio 8.10.12.16 (Nov 4, 2021)

New in Visual Studio 8.10.11.8 (Oct 13, 2021)

New in Visual Studio 8.10.10.8 (Sep 30, 2021)

New in Visual Studio 8.10.9.3 (Sep 17, 2021)

New in Visual Studio 8.10.8.0 (Aug 26, 2021)

New in Visual Studio 8.10.7 Build 17 (Aug 11, 2021)

New in Visual Studio 8.10.6 Build 10 (Jul 14, 2021)

New in Visual Studio 8.10.5 Build 16 (Jul 7, 2021)

New in Visual Studio 8.10.4 Build 11 (Jun 30, 2021)

New in Visual Studio 8.10.3 Build 15 (Jun 23, 2021)

New in Visual Studio 8.10.2 Build 17 (Jun 16, 2021)

New in Visual Studio 8.10.1 Build 71 (Jun 16, 2021)

New in Visual Studio 8.10.0 Build 1773 (Jun 3, 2021)

General:
We improved overall memory consumption and performance when working with large solutions.
We updated Mono to 6.12.0.140 addressing the following:
An issue on Big Sur which has caused Visual Studio for Mac to hang.
.NET Core Remote Code Execution Vulnerability CVE-2021-24112.
We fixed several reliability issues.
Debugger:
We fixed an issue where the Call Stack tool window wouldn't show external code.
Project System:
We updated MSBuild to 16.9.0.
We fixed an issue where unsaved code changes were not saved when debugging was started (F5).
Shell and Tools:
We fixed an issue where $(SolutionDir) was not defined when restoring large solutions.
We fixed an issue where PackageReferences were updated unexpectedly.
We added support for the setting in NuGet.config.
We updated NuGet to 5.9.
We fixed an issue where the code formatting of new .NET Core projects was not consistent.
We fixed an issue where file tab tooltips were not shown.
We fixed an issue where the integrated terminal window was not cleared when running an app again.
We fixed an issue where Search and Replace buttons were disabled in Find in Files when a solution was selected.
Source Code Editing:
We fixed an issue where F# 4.7 language features didn't work.
We fixed an issue where sending F# code to the F# Interactive tool window failed with an error.
We fixed several issues with the new Quick Fixes UI (preview feature).
We have removed the obsolete "Interpret tab keystroke as reindent command" setting which is not supported by the native editor.
Test Tools:
We fixed an issue where Unit tests were not running when used in nested classes.
Web and Azure:
We updated .NET Core SDKs to 5.0.203 and 3.1.409 addressing CVE-2021-31204.
We have fixed an issue where creating .NET Core projects was failing when .NET 6 Preview 4 was installed.
Xamarin:
We fixed an issue where XAML Hot Reload changes were not synchronized with the device.
We updated the Xamarin.iOS SDK to 14.17.2.4.
We have updated Xamarin.Forms templates.

New in Visual Studio 8.9.10 Build 4 (May 19, 2021)

New in Visual Studio 8.9.9 Build 3 (May 12, 2021)

New in Visual Studio 8.9.7 Build 8 (Apr 23, 2021)

New in Visual Studio 8.9.6 Build 6 (Apr 15, 2021)

New in Visual Studio 8.9.5 Build 4 (Apr 14, 2021)

New in Visual Studio 8.9.4 Build 25 (Mar 31, 2021)

New in Visual Studio 8.9.3 Build 13 (Mar 31, 2021)

New in Visual Studio 8.9.2 Build 0 (Mar 17, 2021)

New in Visual Studio 8.9.1 Build 34 (Mar 10, 2021)

New in Visual Studio 8.9.0 Build 1651 (Mar 3, 2021)

Release Highlights:
Visual Studio for Mac 8.9 introduces a new native XML editor.
Visual Studio for Mac 8.9 uses the native editor inside the Immediate window.
Visual Studio for Mac 8.9 introduces support for Solution Filter (*.slnf) files.
Visual Studio for Mac 8.9 introduces a new Git Blame view using the native editor.
Visual Studio for Mac 8.9 adds a new Quick Actions and Refactoring experience as a preview feature (Preview features can be enabled in Preferences > Other > Preview Features).
Visual Studio for Mac 8.9 adds support for filtering first chance exceptions by type, module, and function location as a preview feature (Preview features can be enabled in Preferences > Other > Preview Features).
Visual Studio for Mac 8.9 has full accessibility support enabled by default.
Visual Studio for Mac 8.9 no longer includes the iOS designer.
Visual Studio for Mac 8.9 no longer includes the Xamarin.Forms previewer in favor of XAML Hot Reload. For more info see https://aka.ms/xamlhotreload.
Visual Studio for Mac 8.9 introduces support for version 30 of the Android SDK API.
Visual Studio for Mac 8.9 adds support for running and debugging unit tests for Unity projects.
Visual Studio for Mac 8.9 improves the Locals tool window for Unity projects.
New Features:
Project System:
We added support for Solution Filter (*.slnf) files.
Web and Azure:
We added support for .NET 6 workloads and projects.
Tools for Unity:
Added support for running and debugging Unity tests in VS for Mac
Added Active Scene to locals, showing root game objects.
Added this.gameObject to locals, given it's widely used in Unity projects.
Added Children and Components groups to all GameObject instances, so that you can easily display all the object hierarchy.
Added Scene Path to all GameObject instances, to show the location in the scene.
Added support for JobEntityBatch/Lambdas when using Entities with source generators.
Improved support for displaying large arrays (using index bucketing).
Added support for raytrace shaders, UXML and USS files.
Updated Unity messages API (for all methods used as coroutines).
Updated Android SDK detection.
Bug Fixes:
General:
We fixed a critical crash reporting issue.
We fixed several issues with reliability and performance.
We updated Mono to 6.12.0.122 addressing CVE-2021-24112
Debugger:
We fixed an issue blocking operations when multiple watches are selected in the watch tool window.
We fixed several issues causing the wrong value to be copied or pasted within the watch tool window.
We fixed an issue where it was not possible to rename a watch while debugging.
We fixed an issue where it was not possible to debug 32 bit assemblies using Run > Debug Application.
We fixed an issue where the Exception window appears outside of the desktop.
We fixed an issue where the Set Next Statement command failed with an error depending on where the editor caret was placed.
We fixed an issue where catchpoints didn't work with .NET Core.
We fixed an issue where Debugging was not working with XCode 12.
Project System:
We fixed an issue where a new project configuration added on VS 2017 on Windows does not load properly on VS for Mac.
We fixed an issue that could cause the solution tree to be blank under certain conditions.
We fixed an issue where a changed Xamarin.Forms project was not rebuilt upon deployment.
We fixed an issue where the evaluation of complex ProjectReference conditions failed.
We fixed an issue where moving or renaming nested files didn't work.
Installer:
We updated the Android SDK API version to 30.
We fixed an issue where downloading the .NET Core package failed.
Shell and Tools:
We increased the speed of the find in files functionality.
We fixed an issue where saving failed after excluding resources from a project.
We fixed a potential accessibility issue where the color contrast of the integrated terminal's selection color in dark mode is too low.
We fixed an issue where loading a solution failed after closing VS for Mac in full screen mode on Big Sur.
We fixed an issue where the Welcome screen close button was invisible on macOS Big Sur.
We fixed an issue where it was not possible to type special characters in the terminal tool window while pressing the option key.
We fixed an issue where the build output was shown instead of the error window when clicking on an error inside the status bar.
We fixed an issue where alerts were not clickable with the mouse on macOS Big Sur.
We fixed an issue where the Errors tool window didn't remember toolbar button settings.
We fixed an issue where searching for "Problems and Solutions" failed sometimes.
We fixed an issue where the "Show Start Window" menu item was missing.
We fixed an issue where it was not possible to restart a project without debugging.
Source Code Editing:
We fixed an issue where F# 4.6 language features don't work on VS for Mac (Stable or Preview).
We fixed an issue where member _.method in F # was not recognized correctly.
We fixed build issues with new F# Web projects.
We fixed an issue where Find References is not working.
We fixed an issue with the Rename functionality not working correctly.
We fixed an issue where Extension Methods navigation search operation was running indefinitely.
We fixed an issue with missing support for FSharp.Core 4.7.
We fixed various issues with GB18030 encoding support.
We fixed an issue where a custom key binding for the Find Caret command was not working in the new editor.
We fixed an issue where Find References is not working.
We fixed an issue with the Rename functionality not working correctly.
We fixed an issue with YAML support.
We fixed an issue with orphaned Quick Action popups.
We fixed an issue where IntelliSense stopped functioning in a C# project referencing another F# project.
We fixed an issue with a low text contrast in lines with a breakpoint.
Test Tools:
We fixed an issue where Running unit tests from the context menu was way slower than from the Unit Tests pad.
Version Control:
We improved the Blame view and made it more accessible.
We fixed an issue where switching branches got stuck at "Updating version control repository".
We fixed an issue where Visual Studio Mac won't recognize the latest updates to the code.
We fixed an issue where an error was shown after copying a file if Git was not installed.
We fixed an issue where deleting a new file under a newly added folder deleted the empty folder as well.
We fixed an issue where "Publishing Project" never completed.
We fixed an issue with where the alert about missing Xcode command line tools was too intrusive.
We fixed an issue where stashing failed with an error.
Web and Azure:
We updated .NET Core SDKs to 5.0.103 and 3.1.406.
We fixed an issue where IntelliSense shows the OpenAPI client after the OpenAPI service was removed.
We fixed an issue where incorrect ASPNETCORE_URLS environment variable was generated when debugging apps.
We fixed several issues where dynamic parameters were not loaded correctly from some custom templates.
We fixed an issue where loading Blazor Web Assembly projects failed if the project path contained spaces.
We fixed an issue where publishing ASP.NET Core 5.0 projects to Azure failed with an "HTTP Error 500.31 - ANCM Failed to Find Native Dependencies" error.
We fixed an issue with debugging Azure Functions locally.
Tools for Unity:
Fixed search highlighting in Unity message dialog.
Fixed stability issues with Unity project treeview.
Fixed handling of conditional breakpoints.
Fixed stability issues with Unity message dialog
Fixed various UI issues for non ENU languages.
Fixed stability issues with UNT0018 diagnostic.
Fixed VM disconnection issues when using Trace methods.
Fixed filtering of obsolete properties throwing exceptions.
Fixed UNT0006 diagnostic, giving wrong warnings for Coroutines and AssetPostprocessor.OnAssignMaterialModel.
Added missing Unity messages for 2019.4 API.
Xamarin:
We added support for Xcode 12.4.
The iOS designer is no longer part of Visual Studio for Mac. We have made improvements to our Xcode sync process to help you adapt to using Xcode to design your Xamarin.iOS storyboards. See Designing user interfaces with Xcode - Xamarin | Microsoft Docs to learn more.
The Xamarin.Forms previewer is being removed in favor of XAML Hot Reload. For more info see https://aka.ms/xamlhotreload.
We fixed an issue where Xamarin project files were always shown as edited in git.

New in Visual Studio 8.8.9 Build 10 (Feb 17, 2021)

New in Visual Studio 8.8.8 Build 12 (Feb 10, 2021)

New in Visual Studio 8.8.7 Build 18 (Feb 4, 2021)

New in Visual Studio 8.8.6 Build 15 (Jan 22, 2021)

New in Visual Studio 8.8.5 Build 18 (Jan 13, 2021)

New in Visual Studio 8.8.4 Build 30 (Dec 15, 2020)

New in Visual Studio 8.8.3 Build 16 (Dec 2, 2020)

New in Visual Studio 8.8.2 Build 41 (Dec 2, 2020)

New in Visual Studio 8.8.1 Build 37 (Nov 22, 2020)

New in Visual Studio 8.8.0 Build 2913 (Nov 11, 2020)

New in Visual Studio 8.7.9 Build 9 (Oct 28, 2020)

New in Visual Studio 8.7.8 Build 4 (Sep 22, 2020)

New in Visual Studio 8.7.7 Build 10 (Sep 16, 2020)

New in Visual Studio 8.7.6 Build 2 (Sep 11, 2020)

New in Visual Studio 8.7.5 Build 19 (Sep 9, 2020)

New in Visual Studio 8.7.4 Build 38 (Aug 26, 2020)

New in Visual Studio 8.7.3 Build 13 (Aug 20, 2020)

New in Visual Studio 8.7.2 Build 4 (Aug 14, 2020)

New in Visual Studio 8.7.1 Build 15 (Aug 13, 2020)

New in Visual Studio 8.7.0 Build 2037 (Aug 6, 2020)

New in Visual Studio 8.6.8 Build 2 (Jul 29, 2020)

New in Visual Studio 8.6.7 Build 2 (Jul 22, 2020)

New in Visual Studio 8.6.6 Build 11 (Jul 19, 2020)

New in Visual Studio 8.6.5 Build 23 (Jun 24, 2020)

New in Visual Studio 8.6.4 Build 14 (Jun 17, 2020)

New in Visual Studio 8.6.3 Build 30 (Jun 10, 2020)

New in Visual Studio 8.6.2 Build 6 (Jun 4, 2020)

New in Visual Studio 8.6.1 Build 26 (May 28, 2020)

New in Visual Studio 8.5.6 Build 11 (May 15, 2020)

New in Visual Studio 8.5.5 Build 7 (May 7, 2020)

New in Visual Studio 8.5.4 Build 12 (May 7, 2020)

New in Visual Studio 8.5.3 Build 16 (Apr 15, 2020)

New in Visual Studio 8.5.2 Build 13 (Apr 8, 2020)

New in Visual Studio 8.5.1 Build 42 (Apr 3, 2020)

New in Visual Studio 8.5.0 Build 3183 (Mar 25, 2020)

New Features:
Accessibility:
This release of Visual Studio 2019 for Mac brings a refreshed color palette, new icons, and updated warning and error status messages. Color contrast ratios for text and icons have been increased to improve clarity. Visual Studio for Mac also now fully suports macOS High Contrast Mode.
In addition to the visual changes, this release of Visual Studio 2019 for Mac has made a number changes to increase overall accessibility of the IDE. These include:
Improvements to focus order and visibility when using VoiceOver in the debugger, NuGet Package Manager and project options dialog.
Areas previously inaccessible by keyboard navigation, such as the pin and eye icon, are now navigable by keyboard.
Enhanced feedback from VoiceOver for debugger staus.
After creating a project using the New Project Dialog, the IDE now accurately announces “project created” status message to VoiceOver users.
Fixes to the NuGet Package manager that allow keyboard access to the Browse, Installed, Update and Consolidate tabs.
VoiceOver now announces the selected version in the "New version" dropdown.
VoiceOver now announces more information when using version control, the publish to Azure feature, and in a number of additional areas.
Version Control:
We replaced our old Git implementation with a wrapper around the official Git command line client, which is already used by Visual Studio on Windows, in order to improve the overall performace and reliability of Git support in the IDE. The new Git support depends on the official git client. The recommended way to install Git is to install it as part of the Xcode Command Line Tools by running xcode-select --install in the Terminal app (Xcode does not need to be installed).
Debugger:
Function breakpoints can now be edited.
We have improved stepping performance in .NET Core projects.
Editor:
We updated Light & Dark themes to match Visual Studio.
Installer:
We added a new item to the carousel to allow users to sign up for ASP.NET Core tips.
We added support to implement CLI tools required by version control.
We integrated error reporting to aid in improving future quality.
Web and Azure:
We bumped to the latest .NET Core release.
We added authentication support in the New Project Dialog for ASP.NET Core projects.
We added support for v2/v3 of Azure Functions runtime.
NuGet:
We bumped NuGet to 5.4.
Xamarin:
You can now see a hierarchy of your Xamarin.Forms controls in the Document Outline pane. On Windows, it can be opened with Ctrl+Alt+T (View > Other Windows > Document Outline). On Mac, you can open it via Views > Pads > Document Outline.
When debugging multiple projects at the same time, you can now use XAML Hot Reload simultaneously on both targets. For example, you can use XAML Hot Reload to see how your XAML change looks on both an iOS and Android phone at the same time. Learn more about debugging multiple process in the Visual Studio 2019 documentation.
You can now set the default iOS Designer in Visual Studio for Mac. Any changes made in the Xcode storyboard designer will be synchronized back to Visual Studio for Mac automatically.
You can now apply Android resource changes at runtime using Android Apply Changes. This feature allows you to quickly see changes made to your Android resource files (XML layouts, drawables, etc) on an Android device or emulator without requiring the application to be restarted.
You can now generate your own custom profiles when using startup tracing in your Android application. This provides you an even more performant startup experience with a minimal increase to APK size.
You can now generate Xamarin.Android bindings against Kotlin libraries.
You can now use the Google Manifest Merger when merging AndroidManifest.xml files in your Android projects. This allows you to customize how each manifest and its contents will be merged. For more details on rules that can be applied, please see Merge multiple manifest files.
The option to use shared project has been removed when creating a new Xamarin.Forms app. New Xamarin.Forms apps will now use .NET Standard to ensure the best development experience.
Bug Fixes:
Shell:
We fixed an issue where the start window shows when launching from Unity and cant be closed.
We fixed an issue where right clicking a tab causes Visual Studio for Mac to crash
Editor:
We fixed an issue where Code Analysis ruleset is ignore and a bunch of conflicting warnings are presented by Visual Studio for Mac.
We fixed an issue where method documentation is gone.
We fixed an issue where there is no syntax highlighting and autocompletion in T4 templates.
We fixed an issue where copy and paste did not work between certain types of files 1 2 3.
We fixed an issue with color contrast during field renaming with the new theme.
We improved VoiceOver accessibility for the Quick Fixes and Refactorings menu.
We fixed a crash viewing certain file types on macOS 10.13.
Debugger:
We fixed an issue where value visualizer is always blank.
We fixed an issue that caused inspecting nested variables in hierarchy to take longer than expected.
We fixed an issue where viewing variables with async methods shows nothing.
We fixed an issue where the debugger would not show variable inspection icons correctly.
We fixed an issue that prevented watched expressions from being removed with the backspace key.
We fixed an issue where Visual Studio for Mac does not break on the line of an unhandled exception in .NET Core projects.
We fixed an issue where the DataTip (variable inspect) font size looks small.
We fixed an issue where the pin variable icon during debugging is initially missing.
We fixed an issue where the UI buttons for stepping are slow to respond and make stepping feel very slow.
We fixed an issue where values might not be able to be copied from the locals and watch pads.
We fixed an issue where the .NET Core debugger would not show System.Drawing.Color values.
We fixed an issue where the Attach to Process dialog shows no processes.
We fixed an issue where the Debugger stops on lines without a breakpoint set (in multiple startup projects).
We fixed an issue where watched expressions are removed after trying to rename them in the Watch Pad.
We fixed an issue where saving edits from the Text visualizer during debugging does not save changes.
We fixed an issue where the Locals pad is not updating after editing variable value in the visualizer.
We fixed an issue that could cause spurious scrolling when stepping through code.
Project:
We fixed an issue where StyleCop rules are ignored.
We fixed an issue where Visual Studio for Mac automatically closes my solution claiming that a file is gone - but it is not.
We fixed an issue where an occasional dialogue about mono-sgen32 not optimised for my Mac appears.
We fixed an issue where creating a project with a name that already exists in one folder disables the dialog.
We fixed an issue where “mono-sgen32” is not optimized for your Mac and needs to be updated.
Report a problem dialog hidden when attaching a new file.
Cmd + . file search now has to be pressed twice.
Navigate to shortcut won't focus search text box.
We fixed an issue where the Solution Explorer is showing duplicate files.
We fixed an issue where deleting file from SDK style project adds unnecessary data into .csproj file.
We fixed an issue where the wrong version of a multi-target project is referenced in a .NET Framework project.
We fixed an issue where there is no IntelliSense for NUnit types when adding a new NUnit project to an existing solution.
We fixed an issue that prevented a file from being removed from the project when the file was missing.
We fixed an issue that would cause some MSBuild properties to not be fully evaluated.
We fixed an issue where linked files could not be removed from the project.
We fixed an issue where duplicate files are shown in the Solution window.
Version Control:
We fixed an issue where the version control file drop down is (partially) broken.
We fixed an issue where libhostfxr.dylib is not signed.
We fixed an issue where the status of modified files was not updated after saving or reverting changes.
We fixed an issue with the overall performance when working with solutions inside a git repository.
We fixed an issue with macOS continously prompting to install Xcode command line tools.
We fixed an issue where Git "Authors" incorrectly shows the 1st line as modified.
We fixed an issue where renaming a file can cause a UI hang.
We fixed an issue where Switch to Branch menu is missing.
We fixed an issue where a new file was not shown in the Status View if it was not added/staged manually.
We fixed an issue where there are issues with BOM in the Status View diff.
Web Tools:
We fixed an issue where custom parameters do not persist.
We fixed an issue where .NET Core web application MVC template creates multiple launchSettings.json and appsettings.json files.
We fixed an issue where Visual Studio for Mac 2019 has no controller scaffolding with views.
We fixed an issue where launchSettings.json are changed on save.
NuGet:
We fixed an issue where unable to get repository signature information for source.
We fixed an issue where NuGets are not refreshing.
Test Tools:
We fixed an issue where the test heirarchy is jumbled and breaks namespace names.
We fixed an issue with weird nesting in the "Unit Tests" pad.
We fixed an issue that can cause test discovery to fail.
We fixed some additional nested issues related to weird nesting in "Unit Tests" explorer/window.

New in Visual Studio 8.4.8 Build 2 (Mar 4, 2020)

New in Visual Studio 8.4.7 Build 17 (Mar 4, 2020)

New in Visual Studio 8.4.6 Build 36 (Feb 20, 2020)

New in Visual Studio 8.4.5 Build 19 (Feb 20, 2020)

New in Visual Studio 8.4.4 Build 91 (Feb 4, 2020)

New in Visual Studio 8.4.3 Build 12 (Feb 4, 2020)

New in Visual Studio 8.4.2 Build 59 (Jan 22, 2020)

New in Visual Studio 8.4.0 Build 8657 (Jan 9, 2020)

New Features:
Accessibility:
We made a number of changes to improve the accessibility of Visual Studio for Mac in this release including:
Increasing contrast for text and icons throughout the IDE.
Improving keyboard navigation and shortcuts.
Refining focus order when navigating using assistive technologies.
Reducing the number of steps needed to move between certain elements on the Start Page while using VoiceOver.
The "Pin button" on the Start Page can now be accessed with VoiceOver.
Mitigating keyboard traps in Xamarin designer property panels and made previously inaccessible areas in those property panels accessible.
Completely rewriting previously inaccessible IDE components to make them accessible.
Improving VoiceOver dictation and navigation throughout the IDE in the following areas and more:
Recently used templates page
Font picker
Document view tabs
Global Search Results
Code editor
Code snippets
Updater
Version control
Project options
Web and Azure:
We added support for ASP.NET Core Scaffolding.
We added support for editing .razor files.
We added support for provisioning Azure SignalR Service for Blazor Server projects during publish to Azure App Service.
We added support to Pack .NET Standard library projects.
Editor:
All files should now open in the new editor unless legacy editor is explicitly needed.
We fixed some performance leaks in the editor.
We updated to use the latest FSharp.CompilerService.
We improved support for .csx files.
We have added support for TypeScript 3.7, with new features like Optional Chaining and Nullish Coalescing.
Blazor support has improved IntelliSense and debugger integration.
Shell:
We have added a native and fully accessible (keyboard and VoiceOver) property pad control from the Android designer to the shell and enabled it by default for all solution items.
Debugger:
We have implemented native controls for the debugger tooltips, locals pad and watch pads, and the exception caught dialog which allowed for us to re-enable pinned watches in the editor.
Xamarin:
XAML Hot Reload for Xamarin.Forms is now on by default and built-in to the IDE. To learn more about XAML Hot Reload, see the XAML Hot Reload documentation.
You can now create Android App Bundles when publishing your Android applications in Visual Studio. App Bundles provide users with with optimized APKs per their device specifications when downloading an app from the Google Play Store or various Android App Stores.
You can now use an AndroidX migration wizard to convert your existing Android application to AndroidX from the Android Support Library.
You are now provided a set of common issues when editing your layouts inside the Android designer.
Installer:
The installer now supports dark theme.
The installer will now clean up older minor versions of .NET Core that were previously installed using the installer.
HAXM and AVD creation support have been removed from the installer. Creation of AVDs should be done using Visual Studio for Mac's device manager.
The installer, and Visual Studio for Mac, no longer supports macOS Sierra.
Bug Fixes:
Shell and Tools:
We fixed the following issues with the IDE:
We added notarization support for macOS Catalina.
Dialog locations are inconsistent.
The accounts Window is always on top, even when leaving Visual Studio for Mac.
The IDE opens in the wrong Desktop if the Start Window is dragged to a new desktop.
"New" is cut off at the bottom in the Start Window in some languages.
If you choose not to sign in on first run, you'll continually get prompted through the first run experience.
Hitting return in a search field doesn't search.
Tab key to change between views seems to be broken.
Visual Studio Community lacks UTF-8 (no signature) format.
Preferences menu item does not open.
We fixed an issue where extension manager cannot be closed once opened.
Editor:
We fixed the following issues with editing source code:
The IDE would re-default to "case sensitive" search.
When creating a breakpoint, selected lines would not be auto-filled.
Pinning properties in debug is broken.
When copy/pasting a word-wrapped line, only the first line would be copied.
The emoji selector would not display.
Commenting commands does not work in .js/.ts files.
We fixed an issue where code formatting in .js/.ts files could delete user code unexpectedly.
The insert line command (shift+enter) would not work.
The "Show quick info" and "Focus Document" commands would not work.
We removed some obsolete refactorings.
We fixed an issue where font weight was being ignored.
More msbuild files (such as .props) are now syntax-highlighted.
We fixed an issue where editor commands sometimes stopped working when tabs were moved into separate windows.
We fixed an issue where files sometimes opened scrolled to the right.
We fixed an issue where some tooltips were missing from Find.
We fixed an issue where quick info tooltips were not displayed for some properties.
Blazor support received several fixes to productivity features such as Go To Defintion and debugger tooltips.
The IntelliSense completion list now responds properly to text zoom commands.
Web and Azure:
We fixed the following issues with .NET Core support:
The Blazor template has been added to the New Project dialog.
Razor component and Worker Service templates added to New Item dialog.
Launch settings were previously generated with https but project doesn't support https.
When creating a new ASP.NET Core project the port number was not unique.
We improved ASP.NET Core project loading times, especially in projects with extensive File Nesting.
We fixed an issue where updating to 3.0 Azure Functions Templates in the Project Creation Wizard causes Azure Functions to disappear as an option.
We fixed the following issues with Azure Functions support:
Azure Functions was missing templates for AzureFunctionsVersion, v2.
Version Control:
We fixed the following issues with Version Control:
Cancelling an SVN checkout can accidentally delete user files.
Project System:
We fixed the following issues with Projects:
Manually adding DefaultTargets to csproj gets overridden when VS modifies the project.
Inconsistent naming for removal on files and projects.
Project context menu is missing "Add Reference".
Renaming a file in the solution pad does not re-apply nesting rules.
Change title of window from "Edit References" to "References".
Project model reports wrong references for certain projects.
We fixed an issue where Define Constants would not be defined correctly when defined in imported projects.
We fixed an issue where Visual Studio for Mac could get stuck in a loop saving a project that was under source control.
Debugging:
We fixed the following issues with Debugging:
We added a missing "Debug All Tests" command.
Hovering over an expression may change the value of variables in the .NET Core debugger.
Opening the Exception Caught dialog makes the IDE hang.
We fixed an issue where pinning properties in debug doesn't work.
Xamarin:
We fixed the following issues with the Xamarin support:
Visual Studio for Mac reporting iOS specific classes, methods and enums unavailable in iOS.
We improved an unhelpful error message when signing an archive for distribution.
We fixed an issue where document outlines in storyboards are empty.
We fixed an error where the Xamarin.Forms multiplatform templates would add files to disk, but not add them to the solution itself.
We fixed an issue where Visual Studio for Mac was failing to upload Android archives to the Google Playstore with the message: "API has been deprecated".
Testing:
We fixed the following issues with Testing:
"Show Test Source Code" does nothing if you right click a test class name.
"Run Test" does not run the test if a compile is required.
We fixed an issue where the debugger doesn't open a file on failure during test debugging.
Installer:
We squashed a handful of behind-the-scenes bugs in the installer.
Updater:
We fixed the following issues with the updater:
Progress indicator was empty after an unsuccessful download.
Updater does not wait for IDE to exit before installing updates.

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Install:
We've given the Visual Studio for Mac Installer a fresh look with updated icons, splash screens, and carousel screens with useful content for all developers.
We added support for a minimum version of macOS required for Visual Studio for Mac (10.12). If you're not on macOS 10.12 of newer the installer now prompts you to upgrade your version of macOS.
We changed our installer defaults to a smaller and smarter install. Instead of selecting everything by default, we select the IDE and .NET Core for all users, and only select iOS or Android if any version of Xcode or Android SDK is detected on your machine.
If you are developing Xamarin.iOS or Xamarin.Mac apps, we now prompt you to update to the recommended version of Xcode, if you don't already have it installed.
We removed the NDK from the Android SDK download.
We made many improvements to the Android permissions dialog, including improving the UI and allowing the user to uncheck Xamarin.Android.
Start Window:
With this release, we've introduced a brand new way of interacting with your projects and getting you to where you need to go in the IDE.
If you're a new Visual Studio for Mac user, you'll be prompted to log in when you first open the IDE. By logging in you can activate your Professional or Enterprise account or connect to Azure. If you're not ready to sign in, you can press the Skip button and sign in through the Visual Studio > Sign In menu item.
Recent Projects: Here you can find a list of your 25 most recent projects. You can optionally "pin" your most frequently used project, if you'd prefer to keep them at the top of the list. The search box can be used to filter through all recent projects in the list.
Open: You can open any .csproj, .fsproj, .sln or any other supported file from your local directory using this button.
New: You can select from the many pre-populated templates to help you get started with a new project. The new project dialog will take you through all the necessary configurations to help you get up and running.
New Code Editor:
Visual Studio for Mac 2019 contains a preview of the next generation text editor for Visual Studio for Mac! This new text editor shares the same core components with Visual Studio Windows, with an entirely new, native user interface.
At this time, the new editor supports C# files only. Additional language support will be added in future releases.
The new Visual Studio for Mac editor brings the following features:
Native macOS (Cocoa-based) user interface (tooltips, editor surface, margin adornments, text rendering, IntelliSense)
Support for native text inputs
RTL/BiDi language support
Common Visual Studio Platform core
Roslyn 3
Multi-caret support
Word Wrap
Update IntelliSense UI
Improved Find/Replace
Context Menu Navigation is enabled. You can now use context menu based navigation commands like "Go to Declaration" and "Go To Implementation". We have also enabled "Remove and Sort Usings".
How to enable or disable the editor:
As the new editor is a preview feature within Visual Studio for Mac 2019, you have to opt-in to use the feature. Go to the Visual Studio > Preferences… > Text Editor > General section and check the Open C# files in the New Editor checkbox. Once this option is checked, any newly opened C# files will be using the new editor. You will know the new editor is enabled when the "New Editor Preview" button appears in the bottom-right of the editing window.
To disable the new editor, either click the New Editor Preview button in the bottom right of the editor pane and select Disable the New Editor Preview or navigate to the Visual Studio > Preferences… > Text Editor > General section and un-check the Open C# files in the New Editor checkbox.
How to Report a Problem with the editor:
To report a problem in the new editor, either click the "New Editor Preview" button in the bottom right of the editor pane and select "Report a Problem". You can also go directly to Developer Community.
Support for multiple instances:
Visual Studio for Mac now supports opening multiple instances of the IDE from the dock. Visual Studio for Mac has always had support for opening multiple solutions in one window but we’ve heard a lot of requests to support multiple windows for the IDE. To open a new instance, right-click on the icon in the dock and select New Instance
Set Startup projects:
A new command, Set Startup Projects, is available to make it easier to create a solution Run Configuration that will launch multiple projects when debugging. For information on setting multiple startup projects, see the documentation.
Debugging improvements for Unity:
In this release we've replaced the debugger that's used for Unity projects with the debugger from Visual Studio Tools for Unity on Windows. This change has better compatibility with older versions of Unity, improvements for debugging unsafe C# code, and provides better reliability.
Xamarin Improvements:
Xamarin developers should find a ton of improvements in this release. New highlights include:
Xamarin.Android:
We know that developers run through the build-deploy-debug cycle countless times a day, and we're consistently working towards shortening the inner development loop even more. In this release, we've made huge gains by optimizing incremental builds and deployments.
Using the SmartHotel360 app for testing, incremental build times have been trimmed by up to 29%, and deployment times are up to twice as fast.
Our mission to continually increase build reliability continues and one area we've made optimizations to is Android resource updates. By minimizing scenarios where resource updates would occur at build time, there should be a significant reduction of build issues stemming from conflicts in this area.
In a step towards parity with the Android in Visual Studio on Windows experience, the deployment process has been further streamlined and the Android emulator will now launch when starting a build.
Xamarin.Forms:
The brand-new template for Xamarin Forms Shell projects is now available, and for a more uniform experience across IDEs, this release also includes new file templates previously available only in Visual Studio on Windows. You can use the new XAML files today by navigating to File > New File… > Forms in the Visual Studio 2019 for Mac menu. The new file items are:
Forms ListViewPage XAML
Forms MasterDetailPage XAML
Forms TabbedPage XAML
Forms ViewCell XAML
Also:
And to help make productivity a touch better, Intellisense in Xamarin.Forms XAML files for FontFamily support is now available
Android Designer:
We now have support for Android Pie (9.0)! Additionally, we made enhancements to increase Android Designer start up time and improved scrolling widget support.
This release also ships support for adding “standard” XML namespaces to documents when a corresponding attribute is set, as well as support for escape sequences like '@', '?' and Unicode escape sequences.
iOS Designer:
We’ve added support for PDF as an image format, and improved support for color spaces and color precision. Additionally, you can now select named colors from asset catalogs as the value for color properties.
We now have support for custom controls that need to load native dynamic libraries or frameworks (note that static libraries are not supported). Additionally, custom properties of type CGSize will now appear in the property panel for custom controls
Azure Functions improvements:
We have updated Azure Functions runtime and templates (CLI) in this release. In addition, Visual Studio for Mac will offer you the ability to update your function templates if new templates are available when creating a new Functions project. To update Azure Functions templates, select the update button next to the text "Updated templates are available"
Visual Studio for Mac also supports Azure Functions CLI installed via HomeBrew and will choose the instance with the highest discovered version.
Issues Fixed:
Code Editor:
We fixed an issue where pasting verbatim strings removes double quotes.
We fixed an issue where the caret location in quick fix margin is incorrect.
We fixed a performance issue where correcting indentation is taking up too much time on large files.
We fixed an issue where Intellisense soft-selection is confusing.
We fixed an issue where Visual Studio for Mac can't open .targets files.
We fixed an issue where the display updates partially when commenting a collapsed method.
We fixed an issue where C# syntax highlight doesn't work for some of the keywords.
We fixed an issue where invoking some snippets from the toolbox in .cs files leads to poorly formatted code.
We fixed an issue where pressing Down to choose the closing tag completion in XAML IntelliSense closes the completion window.
We fixed an issue where the file 'redacted' could not be opened.
We fixed an issue where sometimes pasting fails in XAML files.
We fixed an issue where, when adding an attribute via Intellisense, it does not trim "Attribute" from the name.
We fixed an issue where moving a line of source code up or down locks up the editor.
We fixed an issue where Visual Studio is incredibly CPU-hungry.
We fixed an issue where tab width is not respected.
We fixed an issue where you cannot drag forms items from the Toolbox to the XAML editor.
We fixed an issue where breakpoints do not move as you add lines to text editor.
We fixed an issue where trying to select collapsed XAML crashes the IDE.
We fixed an issue where another region opens when entering a directive.
We fixed an issue where Fold Regions By Default has no effect.
We fixed an issue where Visual Studio for Mac code snippet for "Exception" inserts incorrect code.
We fixed an issue where compile errors in non-active tabs can corrupt the active tab.
We fixed an issue where Visual Studio for Mac becomes unresponsive when selecting two column view.
We fixed a focus issue where changing tab doesn't allow you to type.
We fixed an issue where Source Code Analysis is causing typing latency.
Updated the editor to utilize the vs-platform editor core
Updated Roslyn to version 3
We fixed an issue where auto completion chooses the wrong variable name.
We fixed an issue where Using statement indenting is incorrect.
We fixed an issue where Smart semicolon placement causes incorrect semicolon placement.
We fixed an issue where when I move a method parameter to a new line, it no longer aligns the parameter to the previous parameters column.
We fixed an issue where Visual Studio Community for Mac - crashes when holding down cursor key.
We fixed an issue where Visual Studio for Mac is inserting matching braces even though the option is disabled..
Projects:
We fixed an issue where sometimes updating a package changes its Reference ItemGroup.
We fixed an issue where updating a package reference adds a relative path to HintPath.
We fixed an issue where an invalid C# file is created with a new library project.
We fixed an issue where it is not possible to create a culture specific .resx file through the 'New File ..' menu in the Solutions Explorer context menu.
Copy/Paste of a XAML file causes a disassociation between the .xaml and .xaml.cs files.
We fixed an issue where files are being added to ItemGroup.Compile(Remove) and this related issue - Error type of namespace not found.
We fixed an issue where you are unable to set the Build Action "GoogleServicesJson" when adding a package that references Google Play Services Basement and deploying an application.
We fixed an issue where reloading a project does not update the project for the Document.
LatestMajor, Preview, and 8.0 have been removed from the list of C# languages in project options as they do not work with the current Mono.
Projects with multiple TargetFrameworks now show dependencies for each framework in the Dependencies node in the solution pad.
We fixed an issue where there were multiple inline type resolution errors for references to signed libraries from non-signed libraries. A similar issue is also present for SDK style projects.
We fixed an issue where the Type System would not be updated after saving the project file after editing it in the editor.
We fixed an issue where conditions on PackageReferences were not respected.
We fixed an issue where Visual Studio Mac does not support item condition.
We fixed an issue where Visual Studio for Mac cannot build an F# .NET Core solution.
IDE:
We fixed an issue where the wrong text color is used in an unfocused but selected row in the structured build output window.
We fixed an issue where creating a new folder in the Solution Explorer does not let you name the folder at the same time.
Start Debugging after Start without Debugging results in an exception for ASP.Net projects.
The Run Item command on the Solution Explorer has been renamed to Run Project.
Visual Studio for Mac will now use HttpClient and the native Mac networking API when making web requests for nearly all its requests. Some areas have not yet been updated to use HttpClient and the Mac networking API available through Xamarin.Mac's NSUrlSession. The Mac's networking API provides its own built in support for proxies. Visual Studio for Mac can also be configured to use Mono's networking API as an alternative. Some areas are not yet supported such as the sign in dialog, and will continue to use Mono's networking API.
We fixed an issue where not seeing Code Formatting policies in the UI.
We fixed an issue where VisualStudio for Mac cannot change projects from C# -> F# or vice versa.
We fixed an issue where it was not possible to delete entries from Toolbox Clipboard Ring for XAML files.
We fixed an issue where focusing out/into Visual Studio changes the default focused element on the UI.
We fixed an issue where navigation history removes files from history.
We updated items in the help menu.
We fixed an issue where you cannot set focus in 2 column edit mode with 2 solutions open.
We updated the "About" dialog window title to be more human readable.
We fixed an issue where some windows appear positioned incorrectly.
We fixed an issue where Adding Files modal progress window obscures copy/move modal.
.NET Core:
We fixed an issue where View Archives appears in the context menu of .NET Core projects.
We fixed an issue where you are unable to create an NUnit Tests project for .NET Core 2.2.
We fixed an issue where .NET Core console projects use the project directory as the working directory by default instead of the output directory.
We fixed an issue where .NET Core 3.0 can be selected in New Project dialog when not supported.
We fixed an issue where the Create button doesn't create a new project for 3.0 preview 2.
We removed the VB.NET option from .NET Core projects.
ASP.NET Core:
We fixed an issue where templates that come with an API backend did not have a run configuration that launches both projects.
We fixed an issue where Navigate -> Implementing Members in ASP.NET Core project doesn't work.
We fixed an issue where Convert Solution Format doesn't do anything for a solution with an ASP.NET Core web app.
NuGet:
NuGet package diagnostic warnings are now shown in the Solution Explorer. Any diagnostics warnings will be rendered with a warning icon and the full text of the warning available as a tool tip.
We fixed an issue where NuGet Copyright metadata is not saved.
We fixed an issue where Visual Studio for Mac crashes after "Could not add packages" error.
We fixed an issue where NuGet packages are not restored for ASP.NET projects.
We fixed an issue where conditional NuGet PackageReferences in multi-targeting projects are not supported.
We fixed an issue where problem while restoring NuGet packages which don't have stable version.
We fixed an issue where referencing packages conditionally using variables does not work correctly.
We fixed an issue where Xamarin.Forms app with multi target framework library referenced fail to build.
Web Tools:
We fixed an issue where .ts files are not working in VSMac.
We fixed an issue where Visual Studio for Mac 2019 cannot open Docker projects.
We fixed an issue where JavaScript quick info tooltip is showing up outside the editor window.
We fixed an issue where Visual Studio for Mac crashes on copy & paste in launchSettings.json.
Xamarin:
We have removed the Live Player from Visual Studio for Mac.
We fixed an issue where the Help -> Release Notes linked to the wrong place.
Designers:
Android Designer:
We fixed an issue where the toolbox regressed Android designer usage.
Xamarin.Forms:
We fixed an issue where a .css file added to .NET Standard Library project is not included in the project despite initial appearance.
We fixed an issue where XAML Previewer has a problem rendering.
We fixed an issue where the initial launch of the Xamarin Forms previewer took a long time to render.
Xamarin.iOS:
It is now possible to choose .pdf files for image assets that do not support vector images.
We fixed an issue where it is not possible to choose devices for named colors in the asset catalog.
We fixed an issue where Native References not working in iOS library projects and appear to be ignored.
We fixed an issue where deleting a Native Reference does not delete the the file on disk.
We fixed an issue where the Debugger doesn't connect to a keyboard extension on any device.
We fixed an issue where signing in with an Apple account fails with "Apple portal sync error: Failure has occurred while loading a type".
We fixed an issue where Visual Studio for Mac has problems with partial Xcode installs.
We fixed an issue where the warning when there's no Xcode installed is not very clear.
We fixed an issue where it is not obvious how to add a new asset item when there is a large number of items.
We fixed an issue where provisioning profiles for iOS are not sorted correctly.
We fixed an issue where Visual Studio Mac keeps hanging with iOS projects open.
We fixed an issue where the incorrect ClassKit entitlement value is included in the archive when archiving for publishing.
Xamarin.Android:
We have removed support for listing and showing Xamarin Android Player emulators.
We fixed an issue where new Android apps have uppercase letters in the package name.
We fixed an issue where the casing of strings.xml was inconsistent for new projects.
We fixed an issue where opening the Report A Problem dialog also displays "Install JDK" dialog.
We fixed an issue where new projects do not have the min and target API set correctly.
We fixed an issue where the Android ‘WebView App’ template does not have a ‘Modern Development’ option in project creation dialog.
We fixed an issue where the Android Emulator Launch in Visual Studio for Mac is extremely slow.
We fixed an issue where running the Android app does not start with "HAXM" on Visual Studio for Mac 2019.
We now start the Android emulator when starting to build the project.
Users can now choose between AAPT and AAPT2 in Xamarin.Android project settings.
We fixed an issue where deploying to device hangs at 100%.
We fixed an issue where it was not possible to cancel starting an Android emulator, and having to force quit Visual Studio for Mac if the image was broken.
We fixed an issue where, if there were multiple Android .csproj files for a project (using different Android Manifests with differing package names), would produce incorrect or invalid archive and would fail to publish.
We fixed an issue where the JDK notification was shown on the welcome page, even for non-Android projects.
We fixed an issue where the Android resource update could occur at the same time as a build which could then cause build issues.
Xamarin.Mac:
We fixed an issue where it is not possible to change the target framework version for Xamarin.Mac full on re-opening project options.
We fixed an issue where .xib templates seem to need customObjectInstantitationMethod="direct" added.
We fixed an issue where macOS 10.13 doesn't show up as a deployment target.
We fixed an issue where the default platform of macOS projects is x86, but should be AnyCPU.
Test Tools:
We fixed a performance issue where the "Test Results" pane has bad performance when very large amounts of text are shown.
We fixed an issue where xUnit theories don't execute in Visual Studio for Mac.
We fixed an issue where Visual Studio for Mac could not load unit tests in an existing solution.
We fixed an issue where, using NUnit, typing inside Assert.That() pops up a Create method dialog that gets in the way.
We fixed an issue where Run Test when mapped to a keyboard shortcut doesn't do anything.
We fixed an issue where 64 bit unit testing is not supported.
Accessibility:
We fixed a number of accessibility issues in this release, including several VoiceOver issues in the Debugger and in creating iOS developer certificates, and Keyboard issues in the Android SDK Manager.
Source Control:
We have added support for Microsoft Account authentication with Git and Azure DevOps/Team Foundation Server, which previously would continually prompt for credentials without successfully connecting.
We've fixed a set of issues across the product where file edits are some times missing when making Commits/Pushes using Git.
We fixed an issue where the Merge view was not hidden if there is no merge pending for the current file.
We fixed an issue with the Blame view where there was no way back in history once you select to show blame before the current commit.
We fixed an issue where the copy command doesn't respect the focus and always copies the diff of the selected entry.
We fixed an issue where can't access remote repositories over SSH in Visual Studio for Mac.
We fixed an issue where switching to Authors tab should jump to the context line, not to the "cached" line state.
Git:
We fixed an issue where The project .sln and .csproj files are deleted when you switch branches using git.
We fixed an issue where the Version Control -> Update option doesn't prompt before deleting files.
We fixed an issue where sln and csproj files are not pushed.
We fixed an issue where git will randomly not add new files as part of the commit operation.
We fixed numerous usability issues with the Version Control dialog box.
We fixed an issue where a Null reference is thrown in VersionControl after modifying solution file outside IDE.
We fixed an issue where manually staged changes disappear from the file status in IDE.
We fixed an issue where Git log window can beach ball for several seconds when changing selection.
We fixed an issue where Error "Safe Handle has been closed" appears when changing branch.
We fixed an issue where .git/index appeared, empty, causing strange issues with staging.
We fixed an issue where Visual Studio Mac creates a lot of problems when switching branches.
We fixed an issue where the source control dialogs appear on top of other apps.
We fixed an issue where users Can't connect to Azure DevOps/git using Visual Studio for Mac and O365 credentials.
We fixed an issue where Visual Studio for Mac 7.8.1 prompts for git credentials.
We fixed an issue where Visual Studio for Mac prompts for Git Credentials every time "Update Solution" or "Push Changes" is called.
We fixed an issue where git push prompts for credentials when not needed.
We fixed an issue that was causing a deadlock when updating the status view.
We fixed an issue where Git HTTP Auth fails if no username is provided.
Debugger:
We fixed an issue where using the debugging visualizer for color crashes the IDE.
We fixed an issue where you can't create breakpoints after using the "Debug an Application" command.
We fixed an issue where the debugger caused Visual Studio for Mac to crash.
We fixed an issue where C# debugging operation is silently ignored if you point to non-existent directory to run.
We fixed an issue where an image from Xamarin.Forms.UriImageSource is not displayed in the debugger’s visualiser window when debugging a Xamarin.Forms application.
We fixed an issue where the debugger would fail when running on an external console on Mojave.
We fixed an issue where Roslyn fatal exception (System.ArgumentOutOfRangeException).
Azure Tools:
Azure functions is now two words in the New Project Dialog.
Profiler:
We fixed an issue where a NullReferenceException is thrown after deleting VSMac preferences.
Installer:
We fixed an issue where the Android Permissions were causing the application to hang.
We improved the error reporting for individual components and will not show the error page right away.
We fixed bug where symlinks were breaking when an older Visual Studio for Mac version was copied for backup.
We fixed a bug where non-retina/low-res icons are being displayed everywhere.
Updater:
We fixed an issue where checking for updates can result in multiple prompts to sign in.
We fixed an issue where updating without restarting can cause strange MSBuild errors.
Other:
We fixed an issue where selecting C# 8 breaks solution preferences dialog in Visual Studio for Mac 2019.
We fixed an issue where nothing launches when running Help | API Documentation.
We fixed an issue where there is a possible leak of large data via AsyncOperation.
We have addressed many accessibility issues as we progress toward making Visual Studio for Mac more accessible.
We fixed an issue where the updater app is shown in the recent apps in the Dock on macOS Mojave.

New in Visual Studio 7.8.3.2 (Mar 13, 2019)

New in Visual Studio 7.7.2.21 (Dec 18, 2018)

New in Visual Studio 7.6.11.9 (Nov 5, 2018)

New in Visual Studio 7.6.10.27 (Oct 23, 2018)

New in Visual Studio 7.6.9.22 (Oct 23, 2018)

New in Visual Studio 7.6.8.38 (Oct 2, 2018)

New in Visual Studio 7.6.7.49 (Sep 26, 2018)

New in Visual Studio 7.6.6.17 (Sep 20, 2018)

New in Visual Studio 7.6.5.20 (Sep 20, 2018)

New in Visual Studio 7.6.4.22 (Sep 12, 2018)

New in Visual Studio 7.6.3.1 (Aug 31, 2018)

New in Visual Studio 7.6.2.33 (Aug 30, 2018)

New in Visual Studio 7.6.1.9 (Aug 24, 2018)

New in Visual Studio 7.6.0.2190 (Aug 21, 2018)

New in Visual Studio 7.5.2.40 (May 31, 2018)

New in Visual Studio 7.5.1.22 (May 16, 2018)

New in Visual Studio 7.4.1.48 (Mar 28, 2018)

New in Visual Studio 7.3.2.12 (Dec 15, 2017)

New in Visual Studio 7.3.0 Build 799 (Dec 8, 2017)

New in Visual Studio 7.2.0 Build 636 (Oct 10, 2017)

.NET CORE:
.NET Core 2 is now included by default during installation
ANDROID:
On-demand SDK installer. Android SDKs that are not installed can be installed in the background.
Android 8.0 Oreo is now supported.
IOS:
Xcode 9 is supported in this release.
DOCKER SUPPORT:
You can now publish ASP.NET Core apps to Docker containers and run them from an App Service.
To enable Docker support to your project, right click on your ASP.NET Core web app and Add > Add Docker Support.
To publish your web app to a Docker container, use the Publish > Publish to Azure workflow introduced in Visual Studio for Mac (right click on the web app project in the Solution Pad).
During publishing the following resources are created on Azure:
A container registry.
A new Docker image is created, tagged, and pushed to this Azure container registry.
Azure storage, for the container registry.
An App Service.
This downloads the image from the container registry and runs it.
XAMARIN LIVE PLAYER (PREVIEW):
Xamarin Live Player enables developers to continuously deploy and debug their app, straight to an iOS or Android device.
Note that Live Player integration is currently disabled. It can be enabled in Preferences | Project | Xamarin Live Player (Preview) by toggling "Enable Xamarin Live Player".
OTHER:
IoT and Azure Functions are currently in preview and are available as additional Extensions available via the Extension Manager. They are not installed by default with Visual Studio for Mac.
TOP ISSUES FIXED IN THIS RELEASE:
Keyboard shortcut work only if language is english
Copied code indented with spaces will be pasted with tabs
iOS Bundle Signing doesn't work for In-House teams and a profile with wildcard
Copy+Paste corrupts inserted text
KNOWN ISSUES:
Azure Functions: Debugging Azure Functions does not work when the project is first created. Close and reopen the project to be able to debug.
Docker can interfere with launching Android emulators that use HAXM. When debugging Android apps on emulators, please shutdown Docker before attempting to debug.

New in Visual Studio 7.1.0 Build 1297 (Sep 7, 2017)

.NET CORE 2 SUPPORT:
Visual Studio for Mac supports building .NET Core 2.0 applications, including libraries, console apps, as well as web applications and services with ASP.NET Core.
Note that the .NET Core 2.0 SDK needs to be installed via a separate download to enable .NET Core 2.0 development in Visual Studio 2017 for Mac Version 7.1. You can get it at www.dot.net/core. Visual Studio enables side-by-side support of multiple .NET Core SDKs. This also means you can experiment with the latest daily build of the .NET Core SDK, while also developing with the latest public releases.
IOS SIGNING WORKFLOW UPDATES:
This release introduces the ability to create required signing artifacts for iOS and tvOS apps. With Visual Studio for Mac, it's possible to:
Create new signing identities and install them to the local Keychain
Create new Provisioning Profiles
Add a new signing identity to an existing profile
Provision new devices: register a device in the Apple Developer Portal and add them to a provisioning profile
To try out these new signing features right-click on your project and browse to Options > iOS Bundle Signing.
Using the Signing Identity section:
For a signing must satisfy the following criteria:
Displayed on Apple Developer Portal in "Certificates" section (not revoked)
Issued for selected team/developer
Both certificate and private key should be installed in local Keychain
Certificate should not be expired
Use Create signing identity... option of the dropdown if no identities are available on your current machine.
Using the Provisioning Profile section:
In order to be shown in the "Provisioning Profile" drop-down profile must satisfy the following criteria:
Not expired
Valid (include registered devices and valid certificates)
Match current distribution type (Debug or Release based on switches at the top)
Match bundle identifier. Wild card profiles with a matching pattern will be also displayed in this list.
Use "Create provisioning profile..." item of the dropdown if no profiles were found.
If you need to switch back to the previous version of signing controls, and set the provisioning profile and signing identity manually, set the team to None. New signing controls will be replaced with old ones. However, we strongly encourage you to try new functionality and provide us with feedback in case of any problems.
Limitations:
Provisioning profiles created in Visual Studio for Mac will not take into account entitlements selected in your projects (Entitlements.plist). This functionality will be added in future versions of the IDE.
Distribution provisioning profiles by default will target App Store. In House or Ad Hoc profiles should be created manually.

New in Visual Studio 7.0 Build 3146 (May 11, 2017)

Core Functionality:
Visual Studio for Mac has everything you would expect from a modern IDE, including a full-featured source editor, code search and navigation, a powerful debugger, a customizable workspace, Git integration, and a rich extension system.
Other features include:
Roslyn-based C# IntelliSense, refactoring, analyzers, and code fixes.
NuGet-based package management.
Visual Studio compatible project format.
MSBuild build engine.
Integrated unit testing.
Support for F# out-of-the-box.
.NET Core Support:
.NET Core is a platform for creating applications that you can run on Windows, Linux, and Mac. Visual Studio for Mac provides you with support for loading, creating, running, and debugging .NET Core projects.
In order to run .NET Core projects the .NET Core SDK should be downloaded and installed.
.NET Core support includes:
C# and F# IntelliSense.
.NET Core project templates for console, library, and web applications.
Full debugging support, including breakpoints, call stack, watch window, etc.
NuGet PackageReferences and MSBuild-based restore.
Integrated unit testing support for running and debugging tests with the Visual Studio Test Platform that is included with the .NET Core SDK.
Migration from old project.json format.
Web Tooling:
Visual Studio for Mac adds new web tooling support for HTML, CSS and JSON files.
HTML:
New HTML template.
Improved smart indent and formatting.
Improved colorization.
Improved Intellisense.
Code folding (must be enabled).
Unminify command.
Improved Code Templates (snippets).
Surround selection with .
Option up/down moves selected text up/down.
CSS:
Improved smart indent and formatting.
Improved colorization.
Improved IntelliSense.
Code folding.
Many Code Templates (snippets).
Option up/down moves selected text up/down.
JSON:
Schema picker with access to schemastore.org.
Validation from schema.
IntelliSense from schema.
Improved smart indent and formatting.
Improved colorization.
Comment/uncomment.
Quote injection and brace matching.
Option up/down moves selected text up/down.
Xamarin:
First-class support for Xamarin allows you to develop rich native experiences for Android, macOS, iOS, tvOS, and watchOS. Xamarin.Forms cross-platform applications help you share XAML-based UI code between Android, iOS, and macOS without limiting access to native functionality.
This includes:
Building, deployment, debugging, and profiling.
Drag-and-drop UI designers for iOS and Android.
Live preview for Xamarin Forms.
.NET Standard compatible framework.
Bindings to native APIs.
Multiplatform App Templates:
The Multiplatform Xamarin.Forms App and the Native App project templates now provide you a quick way to create a multiplatform mobile app and its cloud backend.
These templates create multiple projects: a Xamarin.iOS app project and a Xamarin.Android app project that share code via a shared project, and a .NET Core Web API project that implements a back-end service for the apps.
Publishing ASP.NET Core Web Apps to Azure App Services:
It is possible to publish your ASP.NET Core web apps to Azure App Services
To publish your web app, select the Publish | Publish to Azure command from the Solution Pad or from the Project menu. Then choose the App Service you wish to deploy to, or create a new Azure App Service. Output from the publishing will be logged to a Publish output pad and a publishing profile will be created under Properties > PublishProfiles in the project.
All publish profiles defined in the project will be shown as options within the Publish menu so that you can deploy again without having to select the App Service a second time.
Multi-Process Debugging:
Projects have Project Run Configurations which specify options and arguments for running your project. A dropdown in the toolbar lets you view and change the current active Run Configuration.
Visual Studio for Mac's Solution Run Configurations window allows multiple projects to be launched at once. You can create solution run configurations in the Solution Options dialog. This is very useful for debugging how a mobile app interacts with its backend service.
TextMate Bundles:
Visual Studio for Mac has support for TextMate language bundles, which you can use to add:
Editor color themes.
Code snippets.
Grammars for new languages, enabling highlighting, and basic IntelliSense.
You can add TextMate bundles in Preferences > Text Editor > Language Bundles.
iOS:
Audio Unit Wizard
The new Audio Unit Extension wizard (Figure 4) adds 3 options to customize the Audio Unit project template's plist.
Audio Unit Type
Instruments
Generator
Effect
Music effect
Subtype Code: has to be 4 characters exactly.
Manufacturer Code: has to be 4 characters exactly.
watchOS Extension Wizard:
In Xcode 8.3, Apple introduced watchOS extensions (similar to the iOS ones), starting with the Intents Extension (Siri).
The watchOS Extension wizard has been updated to support watchOS extensions, and we now have a dedicated Intents Extension template.
Other Improvements and Bug Fixes:
We now handle Deprecated and Obsoleted attributes in autocompletion window. This allows Xamarin.iOS obsoleted and deprecated APIs to be shown as struck through.
We show a progress bar when deploying to device. This is especially useful for watchOS. (Requires Xamarin.iOS 10.5.0.323+).
We use known OS versions from Xamarin.iOS to populate the deployent target dropdowns.
Two advantages are that we can give you the exact minimum version for each App Extensions type, as well as avoid showing OS versions, based on Xcode, that Xamarin.iOS does not yet support.
Mac/iOS API Issue Analyzer:
Fix duplicated marker when analyzer is triggered.
Get the "message" (piece of information in the framework explaining why the API is deprecated/obsolete) from the attribute and append that information to the different availability messages.
Updated all availability messages to improve clarity.
Improved clarity by using the symbol's name in the availability message, changed from:
API Usage Issue: this API requires iOS 10.0 or later
to:
'MyMethod' is only available on iOS 10.0 or newer
Android:
New SDK Manager
Visual Studio for Mac includes its own Android SDK manager:
Deploying your project to device or emulator is now done via the /t:Install msbuild target. Previously Visual Studio for Mac would use its own internal logic for deploying applications to devices but now it uses same common targets that you can employ from Terminal, or that are used in Visual Studio on Windows. One of the benefits of this is that there are now better logs available to diagnose deployment issues.
The default for new binding projects is now class-parse. It can parse Java bytecode directly wihout the need for a JVM. You now have the ability to extract parameter names from Java bytecode which contains debug symbols. For example, bytecode compiled with javac -g. class-parse also doesn't "skip" classes which inherit from, or contain, members of unresolvable types.
Accessibility:
This version of Visual Studio for Mac contains support for assistive technologies such as Voice Over. Many parts of the user interface, such as the editor and solution explorer, have been made accessible through these technologies. However, it is still a work in progress and futher improvements will be made in coming releases.

New in Visual Studio 7.0 Build 1077 Preview 3 (Jan 22, 2017)

New in Visual Studio 7.0 Build 347 Preview 1 (Nov 17, 2016)

Visual Studio for Mac is a new member of the Visual Studio family focused on mobile and cloud development using Xamarin and .NET Core.
Overview:
Visual Studio for Mac is an evolution of Xamarin Studio, and includes all the functionality of Xamarin Studio 6.2.
Many changes have been made to the look-and-feel, terminology and default settings to to align more closely with Visual Studio, while remaining a Mac-centred development experience.
Core Functionality:
Visual Studio for Mac has everything you would expect from a modern IDE, including a full-featured source editor, code search and navigation, a powerful debugger, a customizable workspace, git integration, and a rich extension system.
Other features include:
Roslyn-based C# IntelliSense, refactoring, analyzers and code fixes
NuGet-based package management
Visual Studio compatible project format
MSBuild build engine
Integrated unit testing
Support for F# out-of-the-box
Xamarin Platform:
First-class support for the Xamarin Platform allows you to develop rich native experiences for iOS, Android and Mac. The Xamarin.Forms cross-platform library helps you share XAML-based UI code between iOS, Android and UWP (though UWP development is not supported on Mac) without limiting access to native functionality.
This includes:
Building, deployment, debugging and profiling
Drag-and-drop UI designers for iOS and Android
Live preview for Xamarin Forms
.NET Standard compatible framework
Bindings to native APIs
New Features:
The following features are new in Visual Studio for Mac Preview 1:
.NET Core Support
.NET Core is a platform for creating applications that run on Windows, Linux and Mac. Visual Studio for Mac has support for loading, creating, running and debugging .NET Core projects.
In order to run .NET Core projects the .NET Core SDK should be downloaded and installed.
.NET Core support includes:
C# IntelliSense
.NET Core project templates for console, library and web applications
Full debugging support, including breakpoints, call stack, watch window, etc.
NuGet PackageReferences and MSBuild-based restore
Connected App Templates:
The new Connected App project templates offer a quick way to create a multi-platform mobile app and its cloud backend.
These templates create multiple projects: a Xamarin.iOS app project and a Xamarin.Android app project that share code via a shared project, and a .NET Core Web API project that implements a back-end service for the apps.
Multi-Process Debugging:
In Xamarin Studio, projects have Project Run Configurations which specify options and arguments for running your project. A dropdown in the toolbar lets you view and change the current active Run Configuration.
Visual Studio for Mac extends this by adding Solution Run Configurations which allow multiple projects to be launched at once. You can create solution run configurations in the Solution Options dialog.
Using solution run configurations, you can debug multiple projects at once. This is very useful for debugging how a mobile app interacts with its backend service.
TextMate Bundles:
Visual Studio for Mac has support for TextMate language bundles, which you can use to add:
Editor color themes
Code snippets
Grammars for new languages, enabling highlighting and basic IntelliSense
You can add TextMate bundles in Preferences > Text Editor > Language Bundles.