We can build much smaller Mono runtime for .NET Core purposes by simply removing code we don't need in this configuration. We did a few easy initial steps but we can go much further.

This list is not comprehensive but parts like

• Culture Data
• Any PAL related code
• Unused icalls

Current behavior

Might be specific to Samples app, but requires investigation if this sequence of events is handled properly in general.

Expected behavior

Should not cause exception.

How to reproduce it (as minimally and precisely as possible)

1. Open Samples app on Android
2. Press the hardware back button to "close" the app
3. Switch to the app using task switcher on Android (

Issues Resolved

fixes #8763

Platforms Affected

• iOS

Behavioral/Visual Changes

None

Before/After Screenshots

Not applicable

Testing Procedure

PR Checklist

• [] Targets the correct branch
• [] Tests are passing (or failures are unrelated)

This might be a problem throughout Xamarin.Mac and Monotouch, but CTFont constructor is currently defined as:

public CTFont(CTFontDescriptor descriptor, nfloat size, CTFontOptions options, ref CGAffineTransform matrix);

whereas the native side is:

CTFontRef CTFontCreateWithName ( CFStringRef name, CGFloat size, const CGAffineTransform *matrix );

not being an "in

Platform

What platform is your issue or question related to? (Delete other platforms).

• .NET 5.0

Author or host

Are you an author (like sending something to Outlook), or a host that is rendering your own cards? If host, please specify the corresponding host (app) name.

• Author

If you're an author, who are you sending cards to?

• Microsoft Teams

Version of SDK

Wha