# MauiAndroidExtensions

- Kind: `class`
- Package: [Aspire.Hosting.Maui](/reference/api/csharp/aspire.hosting.maui.md)
- Version: `13.3.0-preview.1.26254.5`
- Namespace: `Aspire.Hosting`
- Target framework: `net8.0`
- Source: [GitHub](https://github.com/microsoft/aspire/blob/5bd693ae1897dee5e2ce71c2cc08879c1c7eff51/src/Aspire.Hosting.Maui/MauiAndroidExtensions.cs)

Provides extension methods for adding Android platform resources to MAUI projects.

## Definition

```csharp
namespace Aspire.Hosting;

public static class MauiAndroidExtensions
{
    // ...
}
```

## Methods

- [AddAndroidDevice(IResourceBuilder<MauiProjectResource>)](/reference/api/csharp/aspire.hosting.maui/mauiandroidextensions/methods.md#addandroiddevice-iresourcebuilder-mauiprojectresource) : `IResourceBuilder<MauiAndroidDeviceResource>` `extension` `ats ignored` -- Adds an Android physical device resource to run the MAUI application on an Android device.
- [AddAndroidDevice(IResourceBuilder<MauiProjectResource>, string)](/reference/api/csharp/aspire.hosting.maui/mauiandroidextensions/methods.md#addandroiddevice-iresourcebuilder-mauiprojectresource-string) : `IResourceBuilder<MauiAndroidDeviceResource>` `extension` `ats ignored` -- Adds an Android physical device resource to run the MAUI application on an Android device with a specific name.
- [AddAndroidDevice(IResourceBuilder<MauiProjectResource>, string, string?)](/reference/api/csharp/aspire.hosting.maui/mauiandroidextensions/methods.md#addandroiddevice-iresourcebuilder-mauiprojectresource-string-string) : `IResourceBuilder<MauiAndroidDeviceResource>` `extension` `ats export` -- Adds an Android physical device resource to run the MAUI application on an Android device with a specific name and device ID.
- [AddAndroidEmulator(IResourceBuilder<MauiProjectResource>)](/reference/api/csharp/aspire.hosting.maui/mauiandroidextensions/methods.md#addandroidemulator-iresourcebuilder-mauiprojectresource) : `IResourceBuilder<MauiAndroidEmulatorResource>` `extension` `ats ignored` -- Adds an Android emulator resource to run the MAUI application on an Android emulator.
- [AddAndroidEmulator(IResourceBuilder<MauiProjectResource>, string)](/reference/api/csharp/aspire.hosting.maui/mauiandroidextensions/methods.md#addandroidemulator-iresourcebuilder-mauiprojectresource-string) : `IResourceBuilder<MauiAndroidEmulatorResource>` `extension` `ats ignored` -- Adds an Android emulator resource to run the MAUI application on an Android emulator with a specific name.
- [AddAndroidEmulator(IResourceBuilder<MauiProjectResource>, string, string?)](/reference/api/csharp/aspire.hosting.maui/mauiandroidextensions/methods.md#addandroidemulator-iresourcebuilder-mauiprojectresource-string-string) : `IResourceBuilder<MauiAndroidEmulatorResource>` `extension` `ats export` -- Adds an Android emulator resource to run the MAUI application on an Android emulator with a specific name.