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# Realtime collaboration setup (Deprecated)

Learn how to set up realtime collaboration with the Apryse SDK for Xamarin.Android. Follow this tutorial for step-by-step instructions on integration and adding the viewer component. Minimum API: 21,

You can setup realtime collaboration functionality using the collaboration package with the Apryse SDK.

## Realtime collaboration setup for Xamarin.Android

{% hint style="info" %}
**This tutorial only applies to Xamarin.Android.**
{% endhint %}

## Prerequisites

* Minimum API: 21
* Java 8

To compile for Java 8, add the following to your application's `.csproj` file:

**Visual Studio 2019 is required**

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{% tab title="Shell" %}
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```sh
<PropertyGroup>
  <AndroidEnableDesugar>true</AndroidEnableDesugar>
  <AndroidDexTool>d8</AndroidDexTool>
</PropertyGroup>
```

{% endcode %}
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## Step 1: Integration

1. Integrate Apryse core and the tools library as described in [Xamarin get started guide](/xamarin/get-started/xamarin-android/integrate-android.md#integrate-manually).
2. Open the NuGet package manager by right click on your project, and click **Manage NuGet Packages...**. Then in **Browse** tab, search for Apryse.

Insall:

![](https://653871032-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FgjsBtuYmcKhWOdM9VCg4%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-c6eee95070dfb5376fe825ec8b872e156a17dc47%2F6d833e0afcd4d20d5438856f7d436a460851b035-800x75.png?alt=media)

## Step 2: Add the viewer

1. Update your `AndroidManifest.xml` as described in **Step 1** of [this guide](https://docs.apryse.com/xamarin/collaboration/pages/al9b7EBzqCmR4WnZOiAx#step-1:-update-androidmanifestxml).
2. Create the `CollabViewerTabHostFragment2`, and start it like any other Android Fragment.

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{% tab title="C#" %}
{% code lineNumbers="true" %}

```csharp
private void addViewerFragment(AppCompatActivity activity, Android.Net.Uri fileUri)
{
    // Create a custom ViewerConfig used to initialize the viewer fragment
    var viewerConfig = new ViewerConfig.Builder()
        .MultiTabEnabled(false)
        .OpenUrlCachePath(this.CacheDir.AbsolutePath)
        .Build();
    // Create the Fragment using CollabViewerBuilder2
    var tabHostFragment = (CollabViewerTabHostFragment2)CollabViewerBuilder2
        .WithUri(fileUri)
        .UsingConfig(viewerConfig)
        .Build(this);
    // Add the Fragment to your activity
    var ft = activity.SupportFragmentManager.BeginTransaction();
    ft.Replace(Resource.Id.fragment_container, tabHostFragment, null);
    ft.Commit();
}
```

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where `R.id.fragment_container` is the resource id of a layout in your activity that will contain your fragment:

**For example:**

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{% tab title="XML" %}
{% code lineNumbers="true" %}

```xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<!-- This FrameLayout will contain our viewer fragment -->
<FrameLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" android:id="@+id/fragment_container" android:layout_width="match_parent" android:layout_height="match_parent"/>
```

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## Next steps

* [Connect with annotation database](/xamarin/collaboration/server.md)
* [Customize collaboration UI](/xamarin/collaboration/client.md)


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