Xamarin.Android allows developers to build native Android apps with a C# codebase. To be effective with the framework, you need to understand activities, the basic building blocks of an Android app, and learn how to build UI components with XML. This course, taught by the team at Microsoft Xamarin University, introduces these key skills, along with tips for working with the Xamarin.Android Designer and keeping up to date with the Android SDK. Learn how to create a new project in Visual Studio, code the UI and behavior for an activity, build the project, and test it on an Android emulator. The practice files for this course are free, and the instructors have included exercises to apply what you've learned along the way.