The Android Virtual Device (AVD) Manager doesn't list the VS emulators, so I can't add them from there. I have no idea where to get the Visual Studio emulators but, as I understand it, they run much faster than others so figuring this out will probably be worth my time. When I open the dropdown, I don't even see the VisualStudio_android emulators at all, and I'd assume they come preinstalled with VS2017 when I install Xamarin, but no: I have set the following Android project Properties: Application :: Target Framework = Use Latest Platform (Android 8.0 Oreo)Īndroid Manifest :: Minimum Version = Android 6.0 (API 23 - Marshmallow)Īndroid Manifest :: Target Version = Android 8.0 (API 26 - Oreo) More specifically, I've installed every available option for Android 6 (API 23), which is what shows in Jesse's list. I've followed along step-by-step, using the latest version of VS2017 (installed yesterday, no updates available), and I've used the Android SDK Manager to install the SDK Platforms APIs 23 - 27.

I've disabled Hyper-V, and installed the latest Intel HAXM. Here is a screenshot of his list of emulators: In the video, Jesse creates a new Xamarin.Forms project, modifies the XAML a bit, and runs it. I'm just starting Jesse Liberty's new Pluralsight course, ' Building Your First Mobile Application with Xamarin.Forms and Visual Studio 2017' and I'm running into a problem right out of the gate.

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