title: Xamarin/Visual Studio 2017: which .net version to pick for mobile development?
body: <p>I just started to develop with Visual Studio 2017 / Xamarin, Target platforms are Android and iOS.</p>
  
  <p>I found no reference about whether there is any dependency between the target .net version and the Android/iOS version. Are they completely unrelated, or is there such a table?</p>
  
  <p>More details:</p>
  
  <p>When I initiate a project, I need to specify a .net framework version, choices range from 2.0 to 4.6.1. Before I can build it, and to let me specify a correct target for simulation, I need to specify a target Android Version (choices range from 2.1 (API 7) to 8.0 (API 27), there is a similar choice for iOS.</p>
  
  <p>Theoretically, since AFAIK Xamarin automatically bundles the compiled app with the .net code (contrary to what happens under Windows, where the .net framework must be installed as a separate system component) any combination ahould work with any target OS, but is this really the case?</p>
  
  <p>Thanx, Armin.</p>