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Xamarin limitations

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Microsoft.Data.Sqlite targets .NET Standard 2.0 and is supported on Xamarin. The following table shows which platforms the default SQLitePCLRaw bundle provides native SQLite binaries for. See Custom SQLite versions for details on using a different bundle or providing your own native SQLite binaries.

Platform SQLite binaries
Xamarin.Android —
    arm64-v8a ✔
    armeabi-v7a ✔
    x86 ✔
    x86_64 ✔
Xamarin.iOS ✔
Xamarin.Mac ✔
Xamarin.TVOS ✔
UWP —
    arm ✔
    arm64 ✔
    x64 ✔
    x86 ✔

iOS

Microsoft.Data.Sqlite tries to automatically initialize SQLitePCLRaw bundles. Unfortunately, because of limitations in the ahead-of-time (AOT) compilation for Xamarin.iOS, the attempt fails and you get the following error.

You need to call SQLitePCL.raw.SetProvider(). If you're using a bundle package, this is done by calling SQLitePCL.Batteries.Init().

To initialize the bundle, add the following line of code to your app before using Microsoft.Data.Sqlite.

SQLitePCL.Batteries_V2.Init();

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