Visual Studio 2015 will also take the next step ... As anyone who's used the Google Android SDK will know, the emulator it includes is desperately slow and totally unenjoyable to use.

Xamarin is an extension for Visual Studio. It started as a commercial ... which is one downside of using Xamarin. If you thought Android Studio with the SDK was a big installation, look out!

The company previously has offered capabilities for Android and iOS in Visual Studio ... In Visual Studio 2015 Update 2, UWP is again a focus. The UWP SDK Version Picker enables developers ...

The SDK comes packaged with Android Studio, which is the easiest ... tool that lets you build Android apps using Microsoft’s Visual Studio. Not only does this appeal to those that like the ...

In other words, Visual Studio. The case for Android development might be a bit ... will have to wait for the release of the Windows 10 SDK on the same date as the OS itself.

Alongside the initial languages it is also possible to get the Android SDK and Xamarin libraries ... at developing Android applications in Visual Studio you now have access to an android emulator ...