Xamarin Hot Reload not working. Currently I am using iOS simulator

Question

Looking at the output, is being initialized and I set the iOS build's Linker Behavior to 'Don't Link'. When I make any changes, it does register as change as seen in Output window and it seems like its' working but I don't see any changes on my simulator.

Answer 1

I was able to find a fix. Weird fix though.

So, in order to make your hot reload work

1. Make sure its enabled through Tools ==> Options ==> Hot Reload ==> Check on Enable XAML Hot Reload. For Mac, Tools ==> Add Custom tools ==> Xaml Hot Reload ==> Enable

2. Right-click on iOS project ==> Properties ==> iOS build and make sure that the Linker Behavior is selected to 'Don't Link'. For Mac, Options ==> iOS build ==> Set Linker Behavior to Dont Link. If you are building into a physical iOS device, type --interpreter under Additional mtouch arguments field.

3. Open solution from the folder where it resides. Opening solution from open project page from VS will not work.