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title: "What is Mono for Android?"  
description: "What is Mono for Android?"  
author: "Anonymous User"  
published: 2014-11-17  
updated: 2020-09-22  
canonical: https://www.mindstick.com/interview/2246/what-is-mono-for-android  
category: "android"  
tags: ["android activity"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# What is Mono for Android?

Mono for Android is a software development kit that allows developers to use the C# language to create\
mobile applications for Android\
-\
based devices.Mono for Android exposes two sets of APIs, the core .NET\
APIs\
that C# developers are familiar with as well as a C# binding to Android's native APIs exposed through the\
Mono.Android.* namespace.You can use Mono for Android to develop applications that are distributed through\
the Android Application Stores or to d\
eploy software to your personal hardware or the Android simulator.

## Answers

### Answer by Anonymous User

Mono for Android is a software development kit that allows developers to use the C# language to create\
mobile applications for Android\
-\
based devices.Mono for Android exposes two sets of APIs, the core .NET\
APIs\
that C# developers are familiar with as well as a C# binding to Android's native APIs exposed through the\
Mono.Android.* namespace.You can use Mono for Android to develop applications that are distributed through\
the Android Application Stores or to d\
eploy software to your personal hardware or the Android simulator.


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