Visual Studio Mac - Android Build - Enable Developer Instrumentation cannot be disabled

Question

I'm on a Mac (Catalina OS) running Visual Studio for Mac Community (version 8.5 build 3183). I've created a Xamarin solution targeting both Android and iOS.

For my Android Build options, for the Release configuration, I want to uncheck the "Enable Developer Instrumentation (debugging and profiling)" checkbox. However, the box is checked and disabled. What am I missing? It's my understanding that for a Release build I want that box unchecked.

Thanks.

Disabled Checkbox

I opened file "ImageSlider.Android.csproj" in VisualStudio and this is part of my Property Section: true pdbonly true true .... Setting DebugSymbols to False would not stay when saved. DebugType I changed from "Portable" to pdbonly but checkbox in screenshot of question is still checked and disabled. — Dan Neumann, Apr 02 '20 at 04:34

score 11 · Accepted Answer · edited Sep 29 '20 at 14:57

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Found it! Opened "Project Options" for the Android Application. Pick the "Release" configuration. Go to Build | Compiler options. Set the Debug Information's drop-down to "None" Go to Build | Android Build and you will see that the "Enable Developer Instrumentation" checkbox is now unchecked.

Set Debug to "None"

Enable Developer Instrumentation checkbox is cleared

edited Sep 29 '20 at 14:57

Sergey Metlov

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answered Apr 03 '20 at 14:26

Dan Neumann

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oh. Thanks. Newbie mistake. Done. – Dan Neumann Apr 07 '20 at 13:11

Visual Studio Mac - Android Build - Enable Developer Instrumentation cannot be disabled

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