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XamarinTestCloud@1 is retired: migrate off its platform or external tool

The short answer

Retirement date
Removal date
. Pipelines that still use it fail after removal.
Replacement
No replacement task.
Kind of migration
retired platform or external tool: no drop-in replacement
Automatic rewrite
No. This task needs a manual migration. trasloco modernize --check still finds the step.
Recommended action
Move device testing to BrowserStack App Automate or another supported service.

Official sources

Last verified:

Why does my pipeline show a retirement error for XamarinTestCloud@1?

On , Azure Pipelines shows a retirement error for XamarinTestCloud@1, but the run does not fail. On , pipelines that still use XamarinTestCloud@1 fail.

Find it in your pipelines

With trasloco:

trasloco modernize --check

Install trasloco from the latest release.

With plain grep, nothing to install:

grep -rniwF 'XamarinTestCloud@1' --include='*.yml' --include='*.yaml' .

How to migrate

Move device testing to BrowserStack App Automate or another supported service.

XamarinTestCloud@1 retirement FAQ

Is XamarinTestCloud@1 deprecated?

Yes. XamarinTestCloud@1 is retired on 2026-10-15. Azure Pipelines shows a retirement error, but the run does not fail until removal.

When does XamarinTestCloud@1 stop working?

XamarinTestCloud@1 is removed on 2027-03-15. Pipelines that still use it fail after removal.

What should I use instead of XamarinTestCloud@1?

There is no drop-in replacement task for XamarinTestCloud@1. Move device testing to BrowserStack App Automate or another supported service.