Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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How to build a .NET MAUI project from the command line and deploy to the Android emulator.

-install dotnet:
winget install Microsoft.DotNet.SDK

install maui workload:
dotnet workload install maui

install maui-android workload:
dotnet workload install maui-android

install Microsoft Open JDK
winget install Microsoft.OpenJDK.17

Android SDK setup from command line:
youtu.be/RdA3Xx3VCPQ

Start emulator:
emulator -avd Pixel_7_API_36

Start emulator fresh boot if having issues loading:
emulator -avd Pixel_7_API_36 -no-snapshot-load

Check device attached/get name:
adb devices

Run command:
dotnet build -f net8.0-android -t:Run -p:_DeviceName=emulator-5554