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Installed Workload Id      Manifest Version                            Installation Source
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android                    36.99.0-preview.4.137/11.0.100-preview.4    SDK 11.0.100-preview.4

What's Changed

• $(AndroidPackVersionSuffix)=preview.4; main is .NET 11 preview 4 by @jonathanpeppers in #10984
• Use shared EmulatorRunner from android-tools for BootAndroidEmulator by @rmarinho in #10949
• Bump com.android.tools:r8 from 9.0.32 to 9.1.31 in /src/r8 by @dependabot[bot] in #10992
• Move AddKeepAlives trimmer step to post-trimming task by @sbomer in #10952
• Fix dotnet run failing with multiple AVDs present by @rmarinho in #11001
• Root [Export] callback delegates to prevent GC on CoreCLR by @Copilot in #10997
• Track AndroidManifestOverlay changes in _ManifestMerger by @Redth in #11007
• [TrimmableTypeMap] Implement runtime TypeManager, ValueManager, and JavaConvert by @simonrozsival in #10967
• [TrimmableTypeMap] Emit direct RegisterNatives with UTF-8 RVA data by @simonrozsival in #10988
• [TrimmableTypeMap] Add ManifestGenerator by @simonrozsival in #10991
• [TrimmableTypeMap] Use JniNativeMethod for RegisterNatives bootstrap by @simonrozsival in #11002
• [TrimmableTypeMap] Fix JniNameToJavaName by @simonrozsival in #11032
• [TrimmableTypeMap] Fix NativeCallbackName and DeclaringType derivation from Connector by @simonrozsival in #11033
• Add "tests" Copilot skill with test discovery and source-to-test mapping by @simonrozsival in #11014
• [build] Add build-summary stage to Xamarin.Android-PR pipeline by @jonathanpeppers in #10982
• Move CheckForObsoletePreserveAttribute into PostTrimmingPipeline by @Copilot in #11009
• Fix emulator boot and deploy flow for dotnet run by @rmarinho in #10969
• Add ci-status Copilot skill for PR build investigation by @simonrozsival in #11024
• Move RemoveResourceDesigner trimmer step to post-trim pipeline by @sbomer in #10977
• Enable more tests to run on all 3 runtimes, part 13 by @grendello in #10635
• [Mono.Android] Bind API-37 Beta 3 by @jonpryor in #11038
• [build] Cache Gradle downloads between CI runs by @jonathanpeppers in #10986
• Handle transient ConnectException globally in on-device HTTP tests by @Copilot in #11057
• [TrimmableTypeMap] Assembly-level manifest attribute scanning by @simonrozsival in #11035
• [TrimmableTypeMap] Fix thread safety in TrimmableTypeMap.Initialize by @Copilot in #11049
• Move FixAbstractMethodsStep out of ILLink process by @sbomer in #11029
• [TrimmableTypeMap] Extract TrimmableTypeMapGenerator from MSBuild task by @simonrozsival in #11034
• Remove obsolete RemoveAttributesBase from Microsoft.Android.Sdk.ILLink by @Copilot in #11061
• [TrimmableTypeMap] Fix [Export] JNI signature mapping for non-primitive parameter types by @Copilot in #11051
• [TrimmableTypeMap] Fix manifest builder gaps: SupportsGLTexture, UsesPermissionFlags, RoundIcon, dedup by @simonrozsival in #11044
• [Tests] Bump default AGP to 9.1.0 for compileSdk 36 compatibility by @simonrozsival in #11043
• Update nullable review rule to check project-level setting by @jonathanpeppers in #11073
• Move RemoveResourceDesignerStep out of ILLink process by @sbomer in #11039
• [skills] Improve android-reviewer skill based on eval findings by @jonathanpeppers in #11075
• [TrimmableTypeMap] Build pipeline: targets, stubs, manifest integration, feature switches by @simonrozsival in #11036
• [TrimmableTypeMap] Add typed logger interface by @simonrozsival in #11095
• [TrimmableTypeMap] Pass TargetType and InvokerType through JavaPeerProxy constructor by @simonrozsival in #11092
• [TrimmableTypeMap] Fix UCO constructor activations by @simonrozsival in #11094
• [TrimmableTypeMap] Use proxy associations for managed -> JNI lookups by @simonrozsival in #11100
• Exclude satellite assemblies from _PostTrimmingPipeline by @sbomer in #11086
• [TrimmableTypeMap] Scanner and JCW edge-case fixes by @simonrozsival in #11096
• [TrimmableTypeMap] Runtime-only trimmable typemap support by @simonrozsival in #11090
• [TrimmableTypeMap] Root AndroidManifest-referenced types by @simonrozsival in #11037
• Remove duplicate @ prefix from issueAuthor in GitOps by @akoeplinger in #11082
• Fix API 37 platform directory name: android-37 to android-37.0 by @jonathanpeppers in #11072
• [TrimmableTypeMap] Add GetStaticMethodFallbackTypesCore override for desugared default interface methods by @Copilot in #11050
• Move FixLegacyResourceDesignerStep to post-trim pipeline by @sbomer in #11059
• [TrimmableTypeMap] Propagate deferred registerNatives to base classes by @simonrozsival in #11105
• Remove broken 'Windows > Tests > Debugging' CI lane by @jonathanpeppers in #11109
• Use Assert.Inconclusive for emulator acquisition failures by @jonathanpeppers in #11110
• [dotnet test] Add androidtest project template and dotnet run instrumentation support by @jonathanpeppers in #10862
• Remove unused HashSet allocations in HashJavaNames by @jonathanpeppers in #11124
• Document AndroidInstrumentation and EnableMSTestRunner build properties by @Copilot in #11129
• Remove experimental AndroidGenerateJniMarshalMethods feature by @jonathanpeppers in #11128
• [Mono.Android] fix global ref leak in TypeManager.Activate by @jonathanpeppers in #11112
• Avoid O(n²) array growth in GenerateTypeMappings by @jonathanpeppers in #11127
• [TrimmableTypeMap] Fix IL1034 by excluding app assembly from trimmer roots by @simonrozsival in #11144
• Port TypeMapObjectsXmlFile.Import to XmlReader streaming by @jonathanpeppers in #11126
• Compute Java name hashes on demand instead of pre-computing both by @jonathanpeppers in #11132
• Add investigation & debugging practices to copilot-instructions by @simonrozsival in #11141
• [copilot] Add /review agentic workflow and update android-reviewer skill by @jonathanpeppers in #11149
• [copilot] Use Claude Opus 4.6 for android-reviewer workflow by @jonathanpeppers in #11150
• Set min-integrity: none on /review workflow by @jonathanpeppers in #11152
• Use stackalloc in TypeMapHelper to reduce allocations by @jonathanpeppers in #11133
• [ci] Only run dnceng-public pipeline for fork PRs by @jonathanpeppers in #11153
• Guard Mono-specific AOT targets for CoreCLR runtime, add XA1042 warning by @Copilot in #11070
• Run FixLegacyResourceDesigner before trimming by @sbomer in #11084
• [TrimmableTypeMap] Manifest generator fixes by @simonrozsival in #11143
• [TrimmableTypeMap] Package CoreCLR preserve list in SDK pack by @simonrozsival in #11142
• [TrimmableTypeMap] Runtime and typemap generator fixes by @simonrozsival in #11145
• Add network allowlist to android-reviewer workflow by @jonathanpeppers in #11164
• Bump com.android.tools.build:manifest-merger from 32.1.0 to 32.1.1 in /src/manifestmerger by @dependabot[bot] in #11159
• [tests] Improve NUnit runner reporting and dry-run auditing by @simonrozsival in #11162
• [TrimmableTypeMap] Fix UCO boolean return type mismatch causing n_* callback trimming by @simonrozsival in #11168
• [TrimmableTypeMap] Implement alias support in codegen and runtime by @simonrozsival in #11122
• Add roles restriction to /review slash command by @jonathanpeppers in #11173
• Make CoreCLR the default runtime for Debug builds by @simonrozsival in #11169
• [Mono.Android] reduce GC bridge and reference logging overhead by @simonrozsival in #11119
• [TrimmableTypeMap] Add exception handling to UCO constructor callbacks (nctor_*_uco) by @Copilot in #11178
• [TrimmableTypeMap] Per-assembly typemap universes with startup hook initialization by @simonrozsival in #11181
• [Xamarin.Android.Build.Tasks] Retry RemoveDirFixed on ERROR_DIR_NOT_EMPTY by @SuperJMN in #11195
• [tests] Skip InflateCustomView_ShouldNotLeakGlobalRefs until global ref leak is fully resolved by @simonrozsival in #11202
• [TrimmableTypeMap] Replace startup hook with direct TypeMapLoader.Initialize() call by @simonrozsival in #11197
• [Build] Add Inputs/Outputs to _AddTypeManagerResources to skip on incremental builds by @jonathanpeppers in #11185
• Refactor network test helpers and fix async Assert.Ignore in NUnitLite by @Copilot in #11166
• [dotnet test] Add MTP test adapter for Android device testing by @jonathanpeppers in #11130
• [xabt] Fix redundant ternary in GenerateResourceDesignerAssembly by @jonathanpeppers in #11214
• Add XA0119 warning for Debug builds with PublishReadyToRun by @Copilot in #11213
• Fix broken and stale links in Documentation/README.md by @jonathanpeppers in #11211
• [tests] Use MSTestPackageVersion in DotNetNewAndroidTest by @jonathanpeppers in #11209
• [Build] Fix apidocs pipeline (template repo, DocsApiLevel, JAVA_HOME) by @jonathanpeppers in #11199
• Fix wrong-TFM assembly loading producing empty JCW .jlo.xml files by @jonathanpeppers in #11208

New Contributors

• @SuperJMN made their first contribution in #11195

Full Changelog: 36.99.0-preview.3.10...36.99.0-preview.4.137