Fix XA4211 warning message to use TargetPlatformVersion for .NET 6+ #10197
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Fix XA4211 warning message to use TargetPlatformVersion for .NET 6+
Jun 13, 2025
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Customers reported that the XA4211 warning message contains outdated property references and blank values for .NET 6+ projects:
The warning was written during the Xamarin.Android timeframe and needs updating for .NET 6+:
$(TargetFrameworkVersion)should be$(TargetPlatformVersion)for .NET 6+''appears because the message references the wrong propertyChanges
Updated the XA4211 message in
Resources.resx:$(TargetFrameworkVersion)to$(TargetPlatformVersion)This occurs when developers explicitly set a lower target SDK version in their AndroidManifest.xml:
The warning is reasonable to show, but the message text should be accurate for modern .NET Android projects.
Fixes #10196.
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