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Using voice commands in .NET MAUIThis post is a continuation of the Hackathon topic post, where the technical implementation of voice commands in .NET MAUI is revealed, as well as the challenges the development team faced and how they successfully solved them.
Bidirectional communication with MQTT in .NET MAUIAs mobile app developer, we constantly have the need to exchange information between the app and the backend. In most cases, a RESTful-API is the solution. But what if a constant flow of data exchange in both directions is required? In this post we will take a look at MQTT and how to create your own simple chat app in .NET MAUI.
Responsive Layouts in .NET MAUI.NET MAUI enable us to write platform and device-factor independent apps, which makes it neccessary to adapt dynamically to the users screen size and form. In this blog post you learn how to make your XAML layouts adapt to different device orientations, using a similar syntax to OnIdiom and OnPlatform that you might already be familiar with.
3 alternatives to Xamarin.UITestUI testing is an essential part of mobile app development to ensure that the app delivers the best possible user experience and meets the needs and expectations of its users. But how do we do that in .NET MAUI when Xamarin.UITest is not fully compatible anymore? Let's look at 3 alternatives to Xamarin.UITest.
7 steps to migrate from Xamarin.Forms to .NET MAUIWith the end of support for Xamarin approaching in May 2024, developers are busy migrating existing Xamarin.Forms projects to .NET MAUI as its successor. So are we, of course. In this article, I'll show 7 steps we've always had to take during the transition to make your upgrade .NET MAUI easier.
Combining Lottie Animations with Gestures and ScrollingMatt Goldman revived XamarinUIJuly and renamed it to MAUIUIJuly, where each day in July someone from the .NET MAUI community publishes a blog post or video showing some incredible UI magic in MAUI. In this contribution I will show you how to combine Lottie animations with gestures and scrollable containers to spice up your .NET MAUI App UI!
Creating a .NET MAUI Maps ControlI am currently working on porting a Xamarin Forms app to DOTNET MAUI. The app also uses maps from Apple or Google Maps to display locations. Even though there was no official support in MAUI until the release of .NET 7, I want to show you a way to display maps via custom handler.