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Release Highlights

  • Visual Studio for Mac 8.ten adds support for F# 5.0.
  • Visual Studio for Mac 8.ten introduces a new NuGet Package Manager written using native Cocoa UI.
  • Visual Studio for Mac viii.x adds support for solution templates provided past dotnet CLI.
  • Visual Studio for Mac eight.10 has dotnet new project template support enabled by default.

Known Issues

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Feedback and Suggestions

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Release Notes

Release Notes Icon Visual Studio 2019 for Mac version eight.10.21 (8.10.21.four)

released March 22, 2022

Xamarin

  • We have added back up for Xcode 13.3.

Release Notes Icon Visual Studio 2019 for Mac version 8.10.20 (8.10.20.0)

released March 8, 2022

General

Release Notes Icon Visual Studio 2019 for Mac version 8.10.nineteen (eight.x.nineteen.ii)

released February xv, 2022

Xamarin

  • Nosotros accept updated the Xamarin.iOS to 15.6.0.iii and Xamarin.Mac to 8.6.0.iii, addressing an issue with DisposableObject ownership semantics.

Release Notes Icon Visual Studio 2019 for Mac version 8.10.xviii (8.10.xviii.xi)

released February viii, 2022

General

  • We fixed an issue where running 3.1 SDK Angular / React.js / React.js and Redux projects failed with "An unhandled exception occurred while processing the asking" error.
  • Nosotros have updated the .NET SDKs to six.0.102 and 5.0.405 addressing CVE-2022-21986.

Release Notes Icon Visual Studio 2019 for Mac version eight.10.17 (8.10.17.2)

released January xix, 2022

Xamarin

  • We fixed a crash when deploying a Xamarin.Forms project to multiple platforms.
  • We fixed an issue that sometimes resulted in the headers/m file missing when creating new iOS projects.

Release Notes Icon Visual Studio 2019 for Mac version viii.10.16 (8.10.xvi.ii)

released December 16, 2021

Xamarin

  • We accept added support for Xcode 13.ii.

Release Notes Icon Visual Studio 2019 for Mac version viii.10.15 (viii.10.fifteen.32)

released December 14, 2021

General

  • We fixed an outcome where Visual Studio for Mac crashed on startup if homebrew was installed on Monterey.
  • We have updated the .Net SDKs half dozen.0.101, v.0.404 and 3.1.416.
  • On Apple tree Silicon (M1 or Arm64) machines please check for updates after installing Visual Studio for Mac 8.ten.fifteen in order to update to the latest versions of .Net SDKs.
    • Old .Net x64 SDKs are not supported on Arm64 and must exist removed before installing the latest supported versions.
    • The 8.10.15 installer and updater volition show an warning with an option to uninstall the unsupported x64 SDKs before installing the supported .Net SDK versions.
    • Learn how to uninstall .NET manually with these instructions.

Release Notes Icon Visual Studio 2019 for Mac version viii.10.14 (eight.10.14.17)

released November 17, 2021

General

  • We fixed an issue in the debugger that may crusade the IDE to crash.
  • We fixed a scattering of issues in the updater and SDK manager that may cause the IDE to crash.

Release Notes Icon Visual Studio 2019 for Mac version 8.ten.13 (eight.10.13.11)

released November 8, 2021

General

  • We have updated the .NET Core SDKs to 5.0.404 and iii.1.415.
  • .Cyberspace 6.0 will not be displayed in the New Project dialog for .Net projects since C# 10 is used past .Internet vi project templates and is not supported by Visual Studio for Mac 8.10.
  • On Apple Silicon (M1 or Arm64) machines, the November releases of the .Cyberspace five.0, 6.0 and .Net Core iii.1 x64 SDKs are not currently supported by Visual Studio for Mac 8.10. This is because the new x64 .NET SDKs install into a different directory and Visual Studio for Mac currently only supports the original .Cyberspace SDK install location, which is now only used by the Arm64 SDK.
    • The cheque for updates dialog will not bear witness updates for whatsoever SDKs until a later release of Visual Studio for Mac 8.10 adds support for the new SDKs.
    • If the November releases of .Internet 5.0, 6.0 or .NET Core iii.one x64 SDKs are installed, and then these should be removed, and the October releases installed instead.
    • Also note that the .NET half-dozen Arm64 SDK is non supported by Visual Studio for Mac 8.10.
    • An information bar notification will exist displayed if Visual Studio for Mac 8.10 detects an unsupported installation with a link to uninstall instructions.
    • Visual Studio viii.ten.13 is not supported side past side with Visual Studio for Mac 17.0 Preview 3.
    • Learn how to uninstall .NET with these instructions.

Xamarin

  • We fixed a problem where Eclipse Temurin JDK 1.viii.0.302 failed to install since the Visual Studio for Mac Updater was not installing the JDK with admin privileges.

Release Notes Icon Visual Studio 2019 for Mac version 8.ten.12 (8.10.12.16)

released November 2, 2021

General

  • On Apple Silicon (M1 or Arm64) machines, the November releases of the .NET 5.0, 6.0 and .Cyberspace Cadre 3.1 x64 SDKs are not currently supported by Visual Studio for Mac viii.10. The check for updates dialog volition non show updates for any SDKs until a after release of Visual Studio for Mac eight.10 adds support for the new SDKs.
    • If the November releases of .NET 5.0, 6.0 or .NET Core 3.i x64 SDKs are installed, so these should exist removed, and the Oct releases installed instead.
    • Also annotation that the .NET half-dozen Arm64 SDK is not supported by Visual Studio for Mac eight.10.

Xamarin

  • We have added back up for Xcode 13.1.
  • We have replaced Microsoft's Mobile OpenJDK ane.eight.0.25 with Eclipse Temurin JDK 1.8.0.302. The update will remove JDK 1.8.0.25 from user machines.

Release Notes Icon Visual Studio 2019 for Mac version 8.ten.11 (8.x.11.8)

released Oct 12, 2021

General

  • We have updated the .Internet Core SDKs to v.0.402 and 3.1.414.

Release Notes Icon Visual Studio 2019 for Mac version 8.ten.10 (8.ten.10.8)

released September 29, 2021

General

Xamarin

  • Nosotros added support for Xcode 13.

Release Notes Icon Visual Studio 2019 for Mac version viii.ten.ix (eight.10.9.3)

released September fourteen, 2021

Web and Azure

  • We take updated the .NET Core SDKs to 5.0.401 and 3.1.413.

Release Notes Icon Visual Studio 2019 for Mac version 8.10.8 (8.10.8.0)

released August 24, 2021

Xamarin

  • We fixed an issue causing erroneous "No Microsoft OpenJDK could be found" warning messages.

Release Notes Icon Visual Studio 2019 for Mac version viii.10.7 (8.10.seven.17)

released August x, 2021

Vanquish and Tools

  • Nosotros fixed an event preventing searching for NuGet packages in the global search bar.

Version Control

  • We stock-still an issue where some projects under Git were not showing Git changes.

Spider web and Azure

  • We have updated the .NET Core SDK to v.0.400 and 3.one.412 addressing CVE-2021-26423.

Xamarin

Release Notes Icon Visual Studio 2019 for Mac version 8.10.6 (8.ten.vi.x)

released July xiii, 2021

Examination Tools

  • We fixed an outcome with exam discovery might fail when loading a solution.

Web and Azure

  • We have updated the .NET Core SDKs to five.0.302 and 3.1.411.

Release Notes Icon Visual Studio 2019 for Mac version viii.10.five (eight.10.5.xvi)

released July 6, 2021

General

  • Nosotros fixed several reliability problems related to editor tooltips and external file changes.

Shell and Tools

Release Notes Icon Visual Studio 2019 for Mac version 8.ten.4 (8.10.4.11)

released June 29, 2021

Trounce and Tools

  • We stock-still an outcome where the global search results didn't match the filter tag being used.

Source Lawmaking Editing

Web and Azure

Release Notes Icon Visual Studio 2019 for Mac version 8.ten.three (eight.10.3.xv)

released June 22, 2021

Web and Azure

Xamarin

  • We have updated the Xamarin.iOS SDK to 14.20.0.24 and the Xamarin.Mac SDK to 7.14.0.24.

Release Notes Icon Visual Studio 2019 for Mac version 8.10.2 (8.10.2.17)

released June 15, 2021

Version Command

  • We fixed an issue where the commit choice in the Diff view never finishes loading.
  • We fixed an effect that might cause an IDE crash.

Web and Azure

  • Nosotros fixed an issue where the new .Cyberspace Cadre SDK could not be downloaded by the installer or updater.

Release Notes Icon Visual Studio 2019 for Mac version 8.10.1 (eight.ten.1.71)

released June 8, 2021

General

  • We have fixed several reliability problems with Git and Xamarin.

Shell and Tools

  • We have updated all translations.

Version Control

  • Nosotros have stock-still several alignment issues in the Blame view.

Spider web and Azure

Release Notes Icon Visual Studio 2019 for Mac version eight.10 (8.ten.0.1773)

released June 2, 2021

General

Debugger

  • We stock-still an effect where the Call Stack tool window wouldn't evidence external lawmaking.

Project System

  • Nosotros updated MSBuild to xvi.ix.0.
  • Nosotros fixed an issue where unsaved code changes were non saved when debugging was started (F5).

Crush and Tools

Source Code Editing

Test Tools

Spider web and Azure

  • We updated .NET Core SDKs to five.0.203 and 3.i.409 addressing CVE-2021-31204.
  • We have fixed an issue where creating .Internet 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 take updated Xamarin.Forms templates.

Known Bug

The following is a listing of all existing known issues in Visual Studio 2019 for Mac version 8.10:

  • The New Project dialog does not brandish .Net half-dozen.0 since C# 10 is used by .NET 6 project templates and is not supported by Visual Studio for Mac 8.ten.
  • On Apple Silicon (M1 or Arm64) machines, former .Cyberspace SDKs must be uninstalled before installing the December releases. This is because the new x64 .Cyberspace SDKs install into a different directory and the original location is at present merely used by the Arm64 SDK.
    • After installing Visual Studio for Mac eight.x.fifteen the check for updates dialog will prove latest SDKs. During the update process the updater awarding will evidence an alert if it detects the old SDKs and will provide the option to remove them. The same pick is available in the 8.x.15 installer.
    • Also note that the .NET vi Arm64 SDK is not supported by Visual Studio for Mac viii.10.
    • Acquire how to uninstall .Net with these instructions.
  • Under sure conditions, a "Arrangement.EntryPointNotFoundException" exception appears when deploying Xamarin.Forms projects to an iOS device. Nosotros're currently working on a gear up which will be released soon.
  • Afterward installing the latest .NET 5 SDK, developers of .Cyberspace Core 3.1 apps might encounter an error indicating "The ASP.NET Core developer certificate is in an invalid land.". Running dotnet dev-certs https --make clean so dotnet dev-certs https --trust from the Concluding will fix the consequence.
  • In rare cases, it's possible to be up to date with everything but the .Internet Core 3.one.300 SDK. If you lot enter into this configuration and update to .NET Core 3.i.300 using the updater, the notification to update the .NET Core SDK will non disappear until the IDE is restarted.
  • On Big Sur gRPC projects may fail to build with an error protoc" exited with code 255. This is a problem with macOS platform detection in the gRPC.Tools NuGet parcel that is used by default in the projection templates. A workaround is to update the gRPC.Tools NuGet package to version 2.34.0 or afterward.
  • In some cases, Android projects may fail to build with an error The Coffee SDK could not exist found, delight gear up the path to it in the Xamarin.Android SDKs settings panel. A workaround is to execute the post-obit command in a Terminal: mkdir -p ~/Library/Android/sdk.
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