No template with an identifier of 'xamarinandroid' could be found error in azure devops YAML pipelines

Avinash Davkhar 50 Reputation points
2025-02-17T15:21:43.6733333+00:00

Today, February 17, 2025, I have unexpectedly begun encountering the following error while attempting to create a YAML based build pipeline using Azure DevOps.

No template with an identifier of 'xamarinandroid' could be found

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  1. Serhii Sachava 0 Reputation points
    2025-02-18T21:48:33.32+00:00

    For me the problem was resolved when I created empty file azure-pipelines.yml in root folder of my repo

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  2. Avinash Davkhar 50 Reputation points
    2025-02-19T08:56:58.9+00:00

    azure-pipelines.yml is already in root folder. This is not a solution for me.


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