Update documentation to reflect .aab fast deployment support#10963
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Updates .NET for Android documentation to reflect that Fast Deployment can be used with Android App Bundles (.aab)—with the tradeoff that deployments are slower due to bundletool processing—improving guidance for asset pack testing and related build properties.
Changes:
- Replace “
.aabdisables fast deployment” guidance with a note explaining.aab+ fast deployment is supported but slower due tobundletool. - Remove XA0119 troubleshooting guidance that advised against using
AndroidPackageFormat=aabin Debug. - Update build property and build process docs to consistently describe fast deployment behavior for both
.apkand.aab.
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| Documentation/guides/AndroidAssetPacks.md | Clarifies Debug-time asset pack testing with .aab and explains fast deployment performance implications. |
| Documentation/docs-mobile/messages/xa0119.md | Removes outdated Debug guidance discouraging App Bundles. |
| Documentation/docs-mobile/building-apps/build-properties.md | Updates fast deployment and package format documentation to include .aab support and terminology. |
| Documentation/docs-mobile/building-apps/build-process.md | Documents that fast deployment works with both .apk and .aab, and notes the bundletool overhead for .aab. |
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Mirrors dotnet/android#10963. Fast deployment now works with .aab files (Android App Bundles), so documentation is updated accordingly. Co-authored-by: jonathanpeppers <840039+jonathanpeppers@users.noreply.github.com>
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Summary
Updates documentation across multiple files to reflect that fast deployment now works with
.aabfiles (Android App Bundles), as implemented in PR #8990.Context: #9455 (comment)
Changes
Documentation/guides/AndroidAssetPacks.md: Removed incorrect statement that settingAndroidPackageFormattoaabdisables fast deployment. Added note explaining.aabis supported but slower than.apkdue tobundletoolprocessing.Documentation/docs-mobile/building-apps/build-process.md: Updated Fast Deployment section to explicitly state support for both.apkand.aabpackage formats, with caveat about performance difference.Documentation/docs-mobile/building-apps/build-properties.md: UpdatedAndroidFastDeploymentType,EmbedAssembliesIntoApk, andAndroidPackageFormatsproperty descriptions to reflect.aabsupport. Softened the recommendation against usingaabfor debugging.Documentation/docs-mobile/messages/xa0119.md: Removed the "App Bundles" bullet from the list of non-ideal Debug configuration settings, since using.aabin Debug is now a valid scenario (e.g., for testing asset packs) with fast deployment support.