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2026-09-13 maui android r8

How to enable R8 shrinking and obfuscation for a .NET MAUI Android release build

Set AndroidLinkTool to r8, keep trimming on, and add a ProguardConfiguration file. Why .NET 10 and .NET 11 RC 1 still ship un-obfuscated Java, how the new AndroidR8ObfuscationMode property changes that, and how to verify R8 actually ran.

2026-09-04 migration maui android

Migrate a .NET MAUI Android app to target Android API level 36

Google Play required target API 36 from 2026-08-31, with extensions running to 2026-11-01. Here is the full .NET MAUI path from net9.0-android to API 36: the target framework bump, the hardcoded uses-sdk that silently pins you to the old level, edge-to-edge with no opt-out, predictive back, and the large-screen orientation rules.