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Wording/costmetic issues with Android item templates #8626

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@BretJohnson

Android application type

.NET Android (net7.0-android, net8.0-android, etc.)

Affected platform version

VS 2022 17.8

Description

In the past Android Item templates didn't show up in VS, for some reason. They are now visible now, which reveals some costmetic issues:

  • They shouldn't include the word "template", as none of the other templates do that. Should be "Android Activity", not "Android Activity template"
  • The icons should be updated, not using the default icon.

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Compare to the MAUI item templates for instance:
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Steps to Reproduce

  1. File > New Project > Android Application (or .NET MAUI)
  2. Right click on the project in solution explorer and do Add > Item
  3. Click on the different categories to see conventions followed
  4. Click on Android to see the Android templates, and note the "template" suffix in the name that shouldn't be there and the default icons

Did you find any workaround?

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  1. BretJohnson commented on Jan 11, 2024

    @BretJohnson
    Author

    cc @jonpryor as we discussed this briefly in the Tools/SDK sync

  2. jpobst commented on Jan 11, 2024

    @jpobst
    Contributor

    Do we have a resource for getting icons for these templates? The ones we have for Xamarin.Android do not fit the current VS look and feel:

    image

  3. added
    Area: TemplatesIssues with templates shipped with the Android workload.
    and removed
    needs-triageIssues that need to be assigned.
    on Jan 24, 2024
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