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Uno Platform 4.10: MAUI Embedding, Hot Restart and Lightweight Styling
This week, Uno Platform released version 4.10. Developers can now easily integrate .NET MAUI-specific controls from top 3rd-party vendors, extending this capability across iOS, Android, MacOS, and Windows. Additionally, Uno Platform enables iOS app debugging with Hot Restart Support, control customization through Lightweight Styling, and more security support with Browser CSP for WebAssembly.
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Visual Studio for Mac Retirement Officially Announced
In a recent announcement, Microsoft revealed the Visual Studio for Mac Integrated Development Environment (IDE) retirement. As of August 31, 2024, Visual Studio for Mac 17.6 will discontinue receiving support, marking it as the end of an era for Mac-based .NET developers.
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.NET Upgrade Assistant: Project Features Upgrade and .NET MAUI Improvements
Microsoft has announced an updated version of the .NET Upgrade Assistant in Visual Studio. The new release brings on a series of enhancements designed to simplify the migration process for .NET MAUI. Notably, developers can now also upgrade project features without needing to change the existing .NET version.
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.NET MAUI in .NET 8 Preview 7 with Keyboard Accelerators, Fixes and Improvements
.NET MAUI is now available in .NET 8 Preview 7. This version introduces keyboard accelerators and more bug fixes and enhancements. This is the final familiarisation release of .NET 8. With this announcement came further community concerns about the framework.
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.NET MAUI 8 Preview 6: Visual Studio Code Extension, Bug Fixes & Native AOT for iOS
Microsoft has recently released the sixth preview of the .NET Multi-platform App UI (MAUI) framework in .NET 8 roadmap. As reported, this latest release resolves a number of high-impact issues, including Visual Studio for Mac 17.6.1 support, Native AOT for iOS and the new Visual Studio Code extension for .NET MAUI development.
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.NET MAUI in .NET 8 Preview 5 Available: Bug Fixes and Performance Improvements
NET MAUI in .NET 8 Preview 5 is available and contains bug fixes and performance improvements for cross-platform application development. It includes changes to iOS keyboard scrolling, test improvements, performance enhancements to the {Binding} mechanism and Android label layout. The announcement provoked different emotions in the community.
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Avalonia UI for .NET: Project Overview from Mike James
Avalonia UI is an open-source and cross-platform UI framework for .NET developers, designed to facilitate the development of desktop applications that can run on Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android, and WebAssembly. InfoQ interviewed Mike James, CEO of Avalonia UI, in order to understand more about this UI framework and its features.
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.NET MAUI Community Toolkit 5.1.0: Lazy View and Keyboard Extensions
The latest release of the .NET MAUI Community toolkit, version 5.1.0, brings two main features and several bug fixes for the last version.
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.NET Upgrade Assistant Now Supports Azure Functions Upgrades and .NET 8
Microsoft has released a new version of .NET Upgrade Assistant in Visual Studio, which provides a set of new enhancements and support for different platforms and frameworks. The tool now supports .NET 8 and it also brings enhancements like an upgrade for Azure Functions, alongside .NET MAUI, WinUI and support for ARM64.
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.NET MAUI 8 Preview 3: UI improvements, Memory Management, and NuGet Versioning
Microsoft has recently released the third preview of the .NET MAUI framework in .NET 8. This latest release includes UI improvements, focusing on memory management also. In addition, Preview 3 also brings support for NuGet package versions of the app. This means that developers will now have the ability to preview future builds and lock their applications to a specific version of .NET MAUI.
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Visual Studio 2022 v17.6 Preview 2: Productivity, Game Development and Enterprise Management
Visual Studio 2022 v17.6 Preview 2 is available, bringing new features and improvements for boosting productivity, game development, and enterprise management. The release includes updates such as a new Android Manifest Editor, Unreal Engine Code Analysis, HLSL Tools Extension, Create Member Function features, Git Stage and Commit During Build, Merge Dialog updates, and breakpoint groups, etc.
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.NET MAUI Community Toolkit 5.0.0: Enhancing User Experience with New Features and Bug Fixes
.NET MAUI Community Toolkit version 5.0.0 is packed with updates to enhance user experience with improved accessibility and functionality. Features and updates including the SemanticOrderView, FileSaverResult, FolderPickerResult, and StateContainer offer greater control and flexibility to application users. Updates and bug fixes contribute to smoother and more efficient application performance.
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.NET MAUI: Top Five New Features for Powerful Desktop App Development
Discover the top five .NET MAUI features for desktop apps: multi-window support, top-level menu bar, context menus, tooltips, and pointer gestures. Transform your app development with these essential features, enhancing user experience and device capabilities. Maximize your app's potential and deliver stunning apps with .NET MAUI.
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Adding Video in .NET MAUI Apps with the New MediaElement
Microsoft recently released another control for the .NET MAUI platform: MediaElement. This is one of the components of the .NET MAUI Community Toolkit that allows audio and video playback within .NET MAUI applications.
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Uno Platform 4.7 Update Brings Simpler Solution and Performance Improvements
The open-source UI framework for cross-platform C# and XAML applications, Uno, has been updated to version 4.7. It brings a simplified solution experience in Visual Studio, performance updates on different platforms and other minor updates.