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Add `SkipAndroidAPK` property to allow skipping producing an APK
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5 changes: 5 additions & 0 deletions Documentation/guides/building-apps/build-properties.md
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Expand Up @@ -16,6 +16,11 @@ MSBuild properties control the behavior of the
They're specified within the project file, for example **MyApp.csproj**, within
an [MSBuild PropertyGroup](/visualstudio/msbuild/propertygroup-element-msbuild).

## AndroidSkipBuildApk

By default, building an Android project has a different behavior between IDE and command-line build. When building in VS, building an APK (as well as some aapt2 and Java-related targets) are skipped.
On command-line, they are not skipped. The property `AndroidSkipBuildApk` can be used in command-line builds to get a behavior similar to the one found in the IDE. For more information, see [dotnet build & publish docs](https://github.com/xamarin/xamarin-android/blob/main/Documentation/guides/OneDotNet.md#dotnet-build--publish).

## AdbTarget

The `$(AdbTarget)` property specifies the Android target device the
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2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion ...ndroid.Build.Tasks/Microsoft.Android.Sdk/targets/Microsoft.Android.Sdk.BuildOrder.targets
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Expand Up @@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ properties that determine build ordering.
Outside IDEs: we need to produce an .apk/.aab and sign
Inside IDEs: the Install target produces .apk/.aab files & signs
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<BuildDependsOn Condition=" '$(BuildingInsideVisualStudio)' != 'true' ">
<BuildDependsOn Condition=" '$(BuildingInsideVisualStudio)' != 'true' AND '$(AndroidSkipBuildApk)' != 'true'">
$(BuildDependsOn);
_CopyPackage;
_Sign;
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