From c3711685b69cc3ed1f4689513cfd02254f0d1d52 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Rolf Bjarne Kvinge Date: Mon, 27 Apr 2026 17:30:38 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Update README Downloads and Feedback sections from Xamarin to .NET workloads Replace discontinued Xamarin installer instructions with dotnet workload install command. Replace Xamarin Forums and xamarin.ios Stack Overflow links with GitHub Issues link. Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com> --- README.md | 14 ++++++++++---- 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 13ae241f9e25..9832dd23e805 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -42,15 +42,21 @@ If you are interested in fixing issues and contributing directly to the code bas ## Downloads -The preferred method for installing Xamarin.iOS and Mac is to use the Visual Studio installers ([Windows](https://docs.microsoft.com/xamarin/ios/get-started/installation/windows/?pivots=windows), [Mac](https://docs.microsoft.com/visualstudio/mac/installation?view=vsmac-2019)). +Install the .NET workloads for Apple platforms using the .NET CLI: -The team also [strongly recommends](https://docs.microsoft.com/xamarin/ios/troubleshooting/questions/old-version-xcode) using the latest Xamarin SDK and Xcode whenever possible. +```sh +dotnet workload install ios macos tvos maccatalyst +``` -However, we provide links to older Xamarin.iOS and Mac packages for macOS downgrades and build machine configuration, see [Downloads](DOWNLOADS.md). +For more information, see the [.NET workload documentation][workload-docs]. + +For legacy Xamarin.iOS and Xamarin.Mac downloads (discontinued), see [Downloads](DOWNLOADS.md). + +[workload-docs]: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/core/tools/dotnet-workload-install ## Feedback -- Ask a question on [Stack Overflow](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/xamarin.ios) or the [Xamarin Forums](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/tags/18/xamarin) +- [File an issue or ask a question](https://github.com/dotnet/macios/issues) on GitHub - [Request a new feature](https://github.com/dotnet/macios/wiki/Submitting-Bugs-&-Suggestions#writing-good-bug-reports-and-feature-requests) on GitHub - [Vote on existing feature requests](https://github.com/dotnet/macios/wiki/Submitting-Bugs-&-Suggestions#before-submitting-an-issue) - [Submit bugs to GitHub Issues](https://github.com/dotnet/macios/wiki/Submitting-Bugs-&-Suggestions)