Adding absolute link to guides

Recipes/android/controls/edittext/capture_user_input_text/README.md

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ title: Capture User Input Text
 brief: This recipe shows how to use EditText control to capture text entered by a user.
 article:
   - title: "EditText Tutorial" 
-    url: /guides/android/user_interface/form_elements/edit_text
+    url: https://developer.xamarin.com/guides/android/user_interface/form_elements/edit_text
 sdk:
   - title: "EditText Class Reference" 
     url: http://developer.android.com/reference/android/widget/EditText.html

Recipes/android/controls/webview/call_csharp_from_javascript/README.md

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ article:
   - title: "Jon Pryor's StackOverflow post" 
     url: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/9745168/monodroid-javascript-call-back/9746911
   - title: "WebView Tutorial" 
-    url: /guides/android/user_interface/web_view
+    url: https://developer.xamarin.com/guides/android/user_interface/web_view
 ---
 
 # Recipe

Recipes/android/data/contentproviders/read_contacts/README.md

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ title: "Read Contacts"
 subtitle: "How to read contacts in Android and display the results in a list"
 link:
   - title: "Introduction to Ice Cream Sandwich"
-    url: /guides/android/platform_features/introduction_to_ice_cream_sandwich
+    url: https://developer.xamarin.com/guides/android/platform_features/introduction_to_ice_cream_sandwich
 sample:
   - title: "ReadContacts"
     url: https://github.com/xamarin/recipes/tree/master/android/data/contentproviders/read_contacts

Recipes/android/data/contentproviders/update_the_users_profile/README.md

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ samplecode:
     url: /samples/monodroid/UpdateUsersProfile
 article:
   - title: "Using the Contacts ContentProvider" 
-    url: /guides/android/platform_features/intro_to_content_providers/part_2_-_using_the_contacts_contentprovier/
+    url: https://developer.xamarin.com/guides/android/platform_features/intro_to_content_providers/part_2_-_using_the_contacts_contentprovier/
 sdk:
   - title: "ContactsContract.Profile" 
     url: http://developer.android.com/reference/android/provider/ContactsContract.Profile.html
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ To update and query the user profile, follow these steps:
 
 -   Set the minimum Android version to API level 15. 
     (For more information about Android version settings, see
-    [Understanding Android API levels](/guides/android/application_fundamentals/understanding_android_api_levels/).)
+    [Understanding Android API levels](https://developer.xamarin.com/guides/android/application_fundamentals/understanding_android_api_levels/).)
     In Visual Studio, open the project properties in
     <span class="uiitem">Solution Explorer</span> and select the <span 
     class="uiitem">Application</span> page. In the drop-down menu under 

Recipes/android/data/files/browse_files/README.md

@@ -4,11 +4,11 @@ title: "Browse Files"
 brief: "This recipe shows how to create a simple file browser using Xamarin.Android. When the application is run, a ListView will display the contents of a directory on the device, starting with the root directory. When the user taps on an item in the list, one of two things will happen: If the item is a file, then a Toast will appear showing the name of the file that was selected. If the item is a directory, then the ListView will be repopulated to show the contents of the selected directory."
 article:
   - title: "ListViews and Adapters" 
-    url: /guides/android/user_interface/working_with_listviews_and_adapters
+    url: https://developer.xamarin.com/guides/android/user_interface/working_with_listviews_and_adapters
   - title: "Fragments" 
-    url: /guides/android/platform_features/fragments
+    url: https://developer.xamarin.com/guides/android/platform_features/fragments
   - title: "Fragments Walkthrough" 
-    url: /guides/android/platform_features/fragments/fragments_walkthrough
+    url: https://developer.xamarin.com/guides/android/platform_features/fragments/fragments_walkthrough
 sdk:
   - title: "ArrayAdapter" 
     url: http://developer.android.com/reference/android/widget/ArrayAdapter.html

Recipes/android/fundamentals/README.md

@@ -8,4 +8,4 @@ services
 
 -  [Activity](/Recipes/android/fundamentals/activity)
 -  [Intent](/Recipes/android/fundamentals/intent)
--   [Service](/guides/android/application_fundamentals/services)
+-   [Service](https://developer.xamarin.com/guides/android/application_fundamentals/services)

Recipes/android/fundamentals/activity/pass_data_between_activity/README.md

@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@ title: "Passing Data Between Activities"
 brief: "This recipe shows how to use intents to pass data between activities."
 article:
   - title: "Activity Lifecycle" 
-    url: /guides/android/application_fundamentals/activity_lifecycle
+    url: https://developer.xamarin.com/guides/android/application_fundamentals/activity_lifecycle
   - title: "Hello, Multiscreen Applications" 
-    url: /guides/android/getting_started/hello,_multi-screen_applications
+    url: https://developer.xamarin.com/guides/android/getting_started/hello,_multi-screen_applications
 sdk:
   - title: "Activity Class Reference" 
     url: http://developer.android.com/reference/android/app/Activity.html
@@ -48,5 +48,5 @@ string text = Intent.GetStringExtra ("MyData") ?? "Data not available";
 
 Each screen in an application is represented by an activity. Sending
 asynchronous messages called intents, which can include data payloads, as shown
-in this recipe, starts activities. For more information, see the [Getting Started](/guides/android/getting_started) series and the [Activity Lifecycle](/guides/android/application_fundamentals/activity_lifecycle) in the Xamarin.Android documentation.
+in this recipe, starts activities. For more information, see the [Getting Started](https://developer.xamarin.com/guides/android/getting_started) series and the [Activity Lifecycle](https://developer.xamarin.com/guides/android/application_fundamentals/activity_lifecycle) in the Xamarin.Android documentation.
 

Recipes/android/fundamentals/activity/start_activity_for_result/README.md

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ title: "Start Activity For Result"
 brief: "In the Hello, Multiscreen Applications guide, we learned how to navigate and pass data from one Activity to the next. This recipe augments the sample application built in the Hello, Multiscreen guide to pass data from from the second Activity back to the starting Activity using StartActivityForResult."
 article:
   - title: "Hello, Multiscreen Applications" 
-    url: /guides/android/getting_started/hello,_multi-screen_applications
+    url: https://developer.xamarin.com/guides/android/getting_started/hello,_multi-screen_applications
 sdk:
   - title: "Android Activity" 
     url: http://developer.android.com/reference/android/app/Activity.html

Recipes/android/fundamentals/activity/start_an_activity/README.md

@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@ title: "Start an Activity"
 brief: "This recipe shows how to start an activity defined within an application."
 article:
   - title: "Activity Lifecycle" 
-    url: /guides/android/application_fundamentals/activity_lifecycle
+    url: https://developer.xamarin.com/guides/android/application_fundamentals/activity_lifecycle
   - title: "Hello, Multiscreen Applications" 
-    url: /guides/android/getting_started/hello,_multi-screen_applications
+    url: https://developer.xamarin.com/guides/android/getting_started/hello,_multi-screen_applications
 sdk:
   - title: "Activity Class Reference" 
     url: http://developer.android.com/reference/android/app/Activity.html
@@ -36,5 +36,5 @@ button.Click += delegate {
 # Additional Information
 
 Each screen in an application is represented by an activity. For more
-information on activities see the [Getting Started](/guides/android/getting_started) series and the [Activity Lifecycle](/guides/android/application_fundamentals/activity_lifecycle) in the Xamarin.Android documentation.
+information on activities see the [Getting Started](https://developer.xamarin.com/guides/android/getting_started) series and the [Activity Lifecycle](https://developer.xamarin.com/guides/android/application_fundamentals/activity_lifecycle) in the Xamarin.Android documentation.
 

Recipes/android/fundamentals/intent/launch_the_map_application/README.md

@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@ title: "Launch the Map Application"
 brief: "This recipe shows how to launch the maps application at a specified location."
 article:
   - title: "Hello, Multiscreen Applications" 
-    url: /guides/android/getting_started/hello,_multi-screen_applications
+    url: https://developer.xamarin.com/guides/android/getting_started/hello,_multi-screen_applications
   - title: "Maps and Location – Part 1" 
-    url: /guides/android/platform_features/maps_and_location/part_1_-_maps_application
+    url: https://developer.xamarin.com/guides/android/platform_features/maps_and_location/part_1_-_maps_application
 sdk:
   - title: "Invoking Google Applications on Android Devices" 
     url: http://developer.android.com/guide/appendix/g-app-intents.html
@@ -43,6 +43,6 @@ Each screen in an application is represented by an activity. Using
 asynchronous messages called intents, when created from a Uri, causes the system
 to load an activity that can handle the Uri scheme. In this recipe a Uri
 beginning with geo: loads an activity from the maps application at the location
-specified. See the [Geo Uri Scheme](/guides/android/platform_features/maps_and_location/part_1_-_maps_application#Geo_Uri_Scheme) section in the [Maps and Location](/guides/android/platform_features/maps_and_location)
+specified. See the [Geo Uri Scheme](https://developer.xamarin.com/guides/android/platform_features/maps_and_location/part_1_-_maps_application#Geo_Uri_Scheme) section in the [Maps and Location](https://developer.xamarin.com/guides/android/platform_features/maps_and_location)
 article for the various formats supported by this scheme.
 

Recipes/android/fundamentals/intent/launch_the_phone_dialer/README.md

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ title: "Launch the Phone Dialer"
 brief: "This recipe shows how to launch the phone dialer application."
 article:
   - title: "Hello, Android Multiscreen" 
-    url: /guides/android/getting_started/hello,android_multiscreen
+    url: https://developer.xamarin.com/guides/android/getting_started/hello,android_multiscreen
 sdk:
   - title: "Initiate a phone call" 
     url: http://developer.android.com/guide/components/intents-common.html#DialPhone

Recipes/android/fundamentals/intent/open_a_webpage_in_the_browser_application/README.md

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ title: "Open a Webpage in the Browser Application"
 brief: "This recipe shows how to launch a web page in the built-in browser application."
 article:
   - title: "Hello, Multiscreen Applications" 
-    url: /guides/android/getting_started/hello,_multi-screen_applications
+    url: https://developer.xamarin.com/guides/android/getting_started/hello,_multi-screen_applications
 sdk:
   - title: "Invoking Google Applications on Android Devices" 
     url: http://developer.android.com/guide/appendix/g-app-intents.html

Recipes/android/general/projects/create_an_android_project/README.md

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ title: "Create an Android Project"
 brief: "This recipe shows how to create a new Android project in Xamarin and Visual Studio."
 article:
   - title: "Hello, Android" 
-    url: /guides/android/getting_started/hello,_world
+    url: https://developer.xamarin.com/guides/android/getting_started/hello,_world
 ---
 
 <a name="Recipe" class="injected"></a>

Recipes/android/networking/email/send_an_email/README.md

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ title: "Send an Email"
 brief: "This recipe shows how to send an email using an Intent."
 article:
   - title: "Hello, Multiscreen Applications" 
-    url: /guides/android/getting_started/hello,_multi-screen_applications
+    url: https://developer.xamarin.com/guides/android/getting_started/hello,_multi-screen_applications
 ---
 
 <a name="Recipe" class="injected"></a>

Recipes/android/notifications/notification-channels/README.md

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ title: "Moving to Notification Channels "
 brief: "This recipe demonstrates how to convert an existing Xamarin.Android app to use the notification channels feature introduced in Android Oreo."
 article:
   - title: "Notification Channels"
-    url: /guides/android/application_fundamentals/notifications/local_notifications_in_android/#Notification_Channels
+    url: https://developer.xamarin.com/guides/android/application_fundamentals/notifications/local_notifications_in_android/#Notification_Channels
 samplecode:
   - title: "Local Notifications"
     url: /samples/monodroid/LocalNotifications/
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ Try adding a second notification channel by doing the following:
    app permission **Categories** as **Important Alerts**.
 
 For more information about notification channels in Xamarin.Android, see
-[Notification Channels](/guides/android/application_fundamentals/notifications/local_notifications_in_android/#Notification_Channels).
+[Notification Channels](https://developer.xamarin.com/guides/android/application_fundamentals/notifications/local_notifications_in_android/#Notification_Channels).
 
 
 # Summary

Recipes/android/os_device_resources/geocoder/geocode_an_address/README.md

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ title: "Geocode an Address"
 brief: "This recipe shows how use the Geocoder to get a latitude and longitude for an address."
 article:
   - title: "Maps and Location" 
-    url: /guides/android/platform_features/maps_and_location
+    url: https://developer.xamarin.com/guides/android/platform_features/maps_and_location
 sdk:
   - title: "Geocoder API" 
     url: http://developer.android.com/reference/android/location/Geocoder.html

Recipes/android/os_device_resources/geocoder/reverse_geocode_a_location/README.md

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ title: "Reverse Geocode a Location"
 brief: "This recipe shows how use the Geocoder to get an address from a latitude and longitude."
 article:
   - title: "Maps and Location" 
-    url: /guides/android/platform_features/maps_and_location
+    url: https://developer.xamarin.com/guides/android/platform_features/maps_and_location
 sdk:
   - title: "Geocoder API" 
     url: http://developer.android.com/reference/android/location/Geocoder.html

Recipes/android/os_device_resources/gps/get_current_device_location/README.md

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ title: "Get Current Device Location"
 brief: "This recipe shows how to get the location of a device using Android.Location.LocationManager."
 article:
   - title: "Maps and Location" 
-    url: /guides/android/platform_features/maps_and_location
+    url: https://developer.xamarin.com/guides/android/platform_features/maps_and_location
 samplecode:
   - title: "FusedLocationProvider" 
     url: /samples/FusedLocationProvider/
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ This recipe will show how to get the location of the device. When a button on th
 
 [ ![](Images/GetLocation1.png)](Images/GetLocation1.png)
 
-> 🚫 This recipe is deprecated but is retained to support those devices that do not have Google Play Services installed. Android applications should use the [Fused Location Provider](/guides/android/platform_features/maps_and_location/location/#Get_Location_with_Google_Location_Services_and_the_Fused_Location_Provider) that is available through Google Play Services.  
+> 🚫 This recipe is deprecated but is retained to support those devices that do not have Google Play Services installed. Android applications should use the [Fused Location Provider](https://developer.xamarin.com/guides/android/platform_features/maps_and_location/location/#Get_Location_with_Google_Location_Services_and_the_Fused_Location_Provider) that is available through Google Play Services.  
 
 # Recipe
 

Recipes/android/other_ux/fragment/create_a_fragment/README.md

@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@ title: "Create a Fragment"
 brief: "Fragments are a new UI component originally introduced in Android 3.0 (API level 11) and later and require Mono for Android 4.0 or higher. To use Fragments in older versions of Android requires the Android Support Package and Xamarin.Android 4.2, which is covered in an another HOW-TO. This recipe will show how to create a simple Fragment."
 article:
   - title: "Fragments" 
-    url: /guides/android/platform_features/fragments
+    url: https://developer.xamarin.com/guides/android/platform_features/fragments
   - title: "Fragments Walkthrough" 
-    url: /guides/android/platform_features/fragments/fragments_walkthrough
+    url: https://developer.xamarin.com/guides/android/platform_features/fragments/fragments_walkthrough
 sdk:
   - title: "Fragments" 
     url: http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/fundamentals/fragments.html

Recipes/android/other_ux/fragment/select_a_date_in_a_fragment/README.md

@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@ article:
   - title: "Create a Fragment" 
     url: /Recipes/android/other_ux/fragment/create_a_fragment
   - title: "Fragments" 
-    url: /guides/android/platform_features/fragments
+    url: https://developer.xamarin.com/guides/android/platform_features/fragments
   - title: "Fragments Walkthrough" 
-    url: /guides/android/platform_features/fragments/fragments_walkthrough
+    url: https://developer.xamarin.com/guides/android/platform_features/fragments/fragments_walkthrough
 sdk:
   - title: "DatePickerDialog" 
     url: http://developer.android.com/reference/android/app/DialogFragment.html

Recipes/android/other_ux/textureview/display_a_stream_from_the_camera/README.md

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ title: "Display a stream from the camera"
 brief: "This recipe shows how to display a stream from the camera using a TextureView."
 article:
   - title: "Introduction to Ice Cream Sandwich" 
-    url: /guides/android/platform_features/introduction_to_ice_cream_sandwich
+    url: https://developer.xamarin.com/guides/android/platform_features/introduction_to_ice_cream_sandwich
 sdk:
   - title: "Android 4.0 Graphics and Animations" 
     url: http://android-developers.blogspot.com/2011/11/android-40-graphics-and-animations.html

Recipes/android/resources/device_specific/detect_screen_size/README.md

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ id: AC297FB9-C012-4D0C-744C-7E9D1F6FDF83
 title: "Detect Screen Size"
 article:
   - title: "Creating Resources for Varying Screens" 
-    url: /guides/android/application_fundamentals/resources_in_android/part_4_-_creating_resources_for_varying_screens
+    url: https://developer.xamarin.com/guides/android/application_fundamentals/resources_in_android/part_4_-_creating_resources_for_varying_screens
 sdk:
   - title: "Supporting Multiple Screens" 
     url: http://developer.android.com/guide/practices/screens_support.html

Recipes/android/resources/general/load_large_bitmaps_efficiently/README.md

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ samplecode:
     url: /Samples/LoadingLargeBitmaps/
 article:
   - title: "Garbage Collection" 
-    url: /guides/android/advanced_topics/garbage_collection
+    url: https://developer.xamarin.com/guides/android/advanced_topics/garbage_collection
 sdk:
   - title: "Load Large Bitmaps Efficiently" 
     url: http://developer.android.com/training/displaying-bitmaps/load-bitmap.html

Recipes/android/web_services/consuming_services/call_a_rest_web_service/README.md

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ samplecode:
     url: /samples/monodroid/WeatherREST
 article:
   - title: "Introduction to Web Services" 
-    url: /guides/cross-platform/application_fundamentals/web_services/
+    url: https://developer.xamarin.com/guides/cross-platform/application_fundamentals/web_services/
 ---
 
 # Recipe
@@ -39,11 +39,11 @@ screen.
     Developer Preview, but an earlier Android version such as KitKat 
     (API level 19) can be used. If you are new to Android development 
     with Xamarin, see 
-    [Hello, Android](/guides/android/getting_started/hello,android/) 
+    [Hello, Android](https://developer.xamarin.com/guides/android/getting_started/hello,android/) 
     to learn how to create Xamarin.Android applications. 
 
 -   Next, we'll use the Xamarin.Android Designer to create a UI (see 
-    [Designer Overview](/guides/android/user_interface/designer_overview/) if 
+    [Designer Overview](https://developer.xamarin.com/guides/android/user_interface/designer_overview/) if 
     you are not familiar with the Android interface designer). Let's 
     start by replacing the contents of **Resources/layout/Main.axml** 
     with the XML example below. This code begins the GUI layout with 
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ button.Click += async (sender, e) => {
     responsive to user input while the app waits for the HTTP request 
     and response to complete. For more about asynchronous programming 
     techniques, see 
-    [Writing Reponsive Applications](/guides/android/advanced_topics/writing_responsive_applications). 
+    [Writing Reponsive Applications](https://developer.xamarin.com/guides/android/advanced_topics/writing_responsive_applications). 
 
     Let's add the following method after the `OnCreate` method. This 
     method issues the HTTP request, waits for a response, and returns
@@ -439,7 +439,7 @@ asynchronously via `async`/`await`, the app is responsive to user
 input during network operations. 
 
 For more information about integrating with web services, 
-[Introduction to Web Services](/guides/cross-platform/application_fundamentals/web_services/) 
+[Introduction to Web Services](https://developer.xamarin.com/guides/cross-platform/application_fundamentals/web_services/) 
 explains how to integrate REST, WCF, and SOAP web service technologies 
 with Xamarin mobile applications.