Update docs to reflect .aab fast deployment support#103
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Update docs to reflect .aab fast deployment support#103
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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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Pull request overview
Updates .NET for Android documentation to reflect that Fast Deployment supports Android App Bundles (.aab) in addition to APKs (.apk), aligning the guidance across build process docs and MSBuild property reference material.
Changes:
- Document Fast Deployment support for
.aaband note the extrabundletooloverhead compared to.apk. - Update MSBuild property reference text (
AndroidFastDeploymentType,AndroidPackageFormats,EmbedAssembliesIntoApk) to reflect.aabsupport and adjust debugging guidance. - Remove
.aabfrom XA0119 “non-ideal Debug config” warnings now that Debug.aabcan be valid (e.g., asset pack scenarios).
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| File | Description |
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| docs/android/messages/xa0119.md | Removes .aab from the list of Debug configuration options considered non-ideal. |
| docs/android/building-apps/build-properties.md | Updates property descriptions to include .aab fast deployment support and refines debugging guidance for AndroidPackageFormats. |
| docs/android/building-apps/build-process.md | States Fast Deployment works with .apk and .aab, and documents performance implications for .aab due to bundletool. |
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Mirrors dotnet/android#10963. Fast deployment now supports
.aab(Android App Bundles) in addition to.apk, but the docs here still say otherwise.build-process.md: State that fast deployment works with both.apkand.aab, note.aabis slower due tobundletooloverheadbuild-properties.md: UpdateAndroidFastDeploymentType,AndroidPackageFormats, andEmbedAssembliesIntoApkdescriptions to reflect.aabsupport; soften the blanket recommendation againstaabfor debuggingxa0119.md: Remove<AndroidPackageFormat>aab</AndroidPackageFormat>from the "non-ideal Debug config" warning list — using.aabin Debug is now a valid scenario (e.g. testing asset packs)AndroidAssetPacks.mdfrom the upstream PR has no equivalent in this repo.Internal previews