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What’s New in the All-in-One .NET MAUI Templates Pack v8.0

As the name suggests, it has a slew of features under the hood to work with .NET MAUI.

To effectively support the Stable channel release of .NET MAUI 10, both the CLI NuGet package and the Visual Studio extension of the All-in-One .NET MAUI Templates Pack have been updated.

This v8.0 is the key enhancement for .NET MAUI 10. Check out the articles for v7.9, v7.10, and v7.11 for the feature set.

To know more about all the features of this template pack, refer to the series of articles listed here.

And to learn about key features by MAUI version, check these articles:

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What’s New in the All-in-One .NET MAUI Templates Pack v7.11

As the name suggests, has a slew of features under the hood to work with .NET MAUI.

To effectively support the RC release (with Go-Live support) of .NET MAUI 10, both the CLI NuGet package and the Visual Studio extension of the All-in-One .NET MAUI Templates Pack have been updated.

This is the third set of enhancements for .NET MAUI 10. Check out the v7.9 and v7.10 articles for the feature set.

To know more about all the features of this template pack, refer to the series of articles listed here.

And to learn about key features by MAUI version, check these articles:

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What’s New in the All-in-One .NET MAUI Templates Pack v7.10

As the name suggests, has a slew of features under the hood to work with .NET MAUI.

To effectively support the RC release (with Go-Live support) of .NET MAUI 10 and the latest stable release of .NET MAUI 9, both the CLI NuGet package and the Visual Studio extension of the All-in-One .NET MAUI Templates Pack have been updated.

To learn about key features by version, check these articles:

To know more about all the features of this template pack, consult the articles linked here.

How to Install:

From CLI:

Here’s the command to install the CLI templates pack.

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How to Update .NET MAUI 9 for Apple Xcode 26

Following its annual release cadence, Apple formally announced its updated hardware and software during the Apple Event in early September.

The OS version numbers are now all v26 to avoid confusion. This includes the updated developer tool, Apple Xcode, which is also at v26.

Regardless of the development framework, apps submitted to the App Store must always target the most recent iOS SDK. Hence, support for the latest version of Xcode is crucial.

.NET MAUI has announced its support for Apple Xcode 26 in the Stable channel of the .NET 9 SDK. More details here.

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Integrated App Hosting Builder Method for .NET MAUI Explained

VijayAnand.MauiToolkit is a toolkit that provides various types and methods to make working with .NET MAUI easier. It’s available as a NuGet package and can be installed using the command below.

dotnet add package VijayAnand.MauiToolkit

The latest addition is the Application, Window, and Page integrated app hosting builder extension method.

Introduction:

From .NET MAUI 9, you need to create your main window to run your app by overriding the CreateWindow() method. Instead of setting the Application’s MainPage, pass the page as a parameter to the constructor of the Window type. Alternatively, set its Page property. This topic has already been covered in detail in an earlier article.

Since the app startup configuration is done in one location, MauiProgram.cs, it’s best to set the main Window while configuring the Application in the UseMauiApp() method. Thus the inherited App type acts as a container for global resources. It also handles app events like Start, Sleep, and Resume.

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What’s New in .NET MAUI 10: Global and Implicit Namespaces for XAML

.NET MAUI 10 is the fifth major release of .NET MAUI, a cross-platform framework for building mobile and desktop apps.

It’s slated for a GA release during the .NET Conf, an annual virtual developer event, scheduled from Nov 11-13, 2025.

It’s packed with many quality of life improvements. The Global and Implicit Namespace for XAML feature is the pick of the lot.

To learn about the key features of .NET MAUI 10, check out this Overview article.

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What’s New in .NET MAUI 10 – A Comprehensive Overview

.NET 10, the next major version of .NET, will follow the annual release cadence. It is a Long-Term Support (LTS) release, set to launch during .NET Conf, an annual virtual developer event, scheduled from Nov 11-13, 2025. Support will last for 3 years from release.

This release is packed with a broad set of features. The theme is enhanced security, performance, diagnostics, and developer productivity.

Consult these articles on .NET 10 and C# 14 features:

The STS support policy has recently changed: from .NET 9 onwards, support will last for 2 years instead of 18 months. Support for both .NET 8 LTS and .NET 9 STS will continue until Nov 2026. Full details here.

It’s to be noted that .NET MAUI does not have concept of STS/LTS. Each major version is supported for 18 months after its release, so support for .NET MAUI 9 will be available only till mid-May, 2026. The official support policy is here.

To know more about the key features of .NET MAUI 9, consult this overview article.

Key Features:

In this article, we’ll explore the high-level features of .NET MAUI 10.

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What’s New in the All-in-One .NET MAUI Templates Pack v7.9

As the name suggests, has a slew of features under the hood to work with .NET MAUI.

To effectively support the RC release (with Go-Live support) of .NET MAUI 10, both the CLI NuGet package and the Visual Studio extension of the All-in-One .NET MAUI Templates Pack have been updated.

First and foremost, adding support for the Visual Studio 2026 Insiders release.

To know more about the key features of .NET MAUI 10, consult this comprehensive overview article.

To know more about all the features of this template pack, consult the articles linked here.

How to Install:

From CLI:

Here’s the command to install the CLI templates pack.

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Exploring the New RatingView Control in .NET MAUI Community Toolkit v11.2

Yesterday marked the release of v11.2 of the .NET MAUI Community Toolkit, which is based on .NET MAUI 9 SR5 (v9.0.50).

Though it serves as the extended arm of .NET MAUI app development, newcomers will discover this officially supported toolkit to be of immense value.

It provides a thorough array of essential components, including Alerts, Behaviors, Converters, Extensions, Layouts, and Views, which are vital for creating practical, real-world applications.

The Rating control is one of the most used controls while developing feedback pages. Requesting users to rate their quality of service, product reviews, questionnaires, surveys, KPIs, appraisals, feedback forms, user interactions like likes and dislikes, etc. Later, this data can be used to search, suggest, list, and improve products/services.

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.NET MAUI 10 Preview: What’s New and How to Get Started

Last month, the first public preview of .NET 10, an LTS version, was released.

A detailed blog post describing the release overview is here.

Update: .NET 10 Preview 2 is now available and is detailed here. Comes with a lot of exciting new features. Try now.

Like .NET 9, details of preview releases for .NET 10 will also be published in the GitHub discussion, and Preview 1 is here.

And what’s changed in this .NET MAUI 10 Preview 1 is here. Have a look at the tentatively planned features on .NET 10 here and Roadmap here.