# How to build Xamarin.Android and Xamarin.iOS projects using MSBuild instead of XBuild?

**URL:** <https://discuss.bitrise.io/t/how-to-build-xamarin-android-and-xamarin-ios-projects-using-msbuild-instead-of-xbuild/1683>\
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**Tags:** xamarin\
**Created:** [May 9, 2017, 8:24pm UTC](https://discuss.bitrise.io/t/how-to-build-xamarin-android-and-xamarin-ios-projects-using-msbuild-instead-of-xbuild/1683 "2017-05-09T20:24:05Z")\
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**Author:** ![viktorbenei](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discuss.bitrise.io/viktorbenei/32/18_2.png) [@viktorbenei](https://discuss.bitrise.io/u/viktorbenei)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2017, 9:54am UTC](https://discuss.bitrise.io/t/how-to-build-xamarin-android-and-xamarin-ios-projects-using-msbuild-instead-of-xbuild/1683/5 "2017-05-26T09:54:51Z")

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**Status** : More thorough inspection is scheduled, most likely for next week.

We’ll also start to work on a new stack which will have **Visual Studio for Mac** instead of `Xamarin Studio`. Related discussion: [Will Xamarin 15.2.2 roll out this weekend, and will it fix SDK-style csproj?](http://discuss.bitrise.io/t/will-xamarin-15-2-2-roll-out-this-weekend-and-will-it-fix-sdk-style-csproj/1824/8)

**In the meantime** you can use a **Script** step and call any tool any way you like, if something’s not supported by the provided steps, or **fork/edit our step** the way you want it (PRs are also welcome, but it’s also possible to just use your own fork, with the `git::` style step ref [http://devcenter.bitrise.io/bitrise-cli/steps/#special-step-sources](http://devcenter.bitrise.io/bitrise-cli/steps/#special-step-sources)).

If you have any questions just let us know!

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