How do I make a xamarin forms app with two different front ends?

Issue

I have an app written xamarin forms 5. I have the iOS and Androiud version in their respective stores. Now I want to create another app (iOS and droid) which is essentially the same app with a differet looking UI. Let's say it is purely UI/XAML changes.

I can't just copy the project with the AppShell in it as the iOS and droid projects reference the original and not the copy . I don't want to have to unload projects as it like to upload it and use it in App Centre.

I'm guessing I could move the .xaml files into another project (leaving all the viewmodels, etc) and then just have a copy of this for each app. It would mean two solutions each with the different xaml project but everything else the same.

Are there any better suggestions?

Solution

In the end I created a branch in GIT for the new app. I then changed the app UI in the branch to the new apps UI. I can still send changes back and forth between the branch and main. I guess that will probably do for now.

Answered By - ThirdPrize