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# Setup

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**Android projects cannot currently be created** — see the [Android](/flatredball/glue-reference/multi-platform/glue-how-to-create-a-flatredball-android-project.md) page for why.
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To create FlatRedBall Android projects, you must:

1. Install Visual Studio as explained on the **FlatRedBall Downloads page**.
2. In the Visual Studio Installer, check **Mobile development with .NET**

   ![](https://951240982-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-M_fye9Ufg3vzJxwX5Hk%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-5648e6f7a46184a14b15a161539d9e240d767d35%2F2021-05-img_609a8a6fe4466.png?alt=media)
3. If it isn't already installed, click the button to install
4. Wait for the installation to finish.

Once you have finished installing, you can verify that you have Xamarin installed:

1. Open Visual Studio
2. Select **Create a new project**
3. Search for Xamarin to make sure that Xamarin is installed. If you see search results for Android or iOS development, then it is installed

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You're al set up. Now you can begin making Android applications. For information on creating a new Android project, see the [main Android page](https://github.com/flatredball/FlatRedBallDocs/tree/main/documentation/tools/glue-reference/multi-platform/glue-how-to-create-a-flatredball-android-project.md).


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