Here's a summary of what's new in .NET MAUI, .NET for Android, and .NET for iOS, Mac Catalyst, macOS, and tvOS in this preview release:
.NET MAUI updates in .NET 10:
- What's new in .NET MAUI in .NET 10 documentation.
This release includes deprecations of ListView, Cell, and TableView. These will be removed in a future release.
Now on Android you can play videos fullscreen hosted in a WebView. The iframe should include allowfullscreen.
Use IsEnabled to check if the device has geolocation services enabled independently of requesting location details.
A CancellationToken may now be passed to WebAuthenticator.AuthenticateAsync enabling you to programmatically cancel authentication.
Various incremental improvements are to runtime performance are included in this release.
Each control handler maps properties to the core controls via PropertyMappers. A new cache has been implemented, and improvements have been made to the order in which properties are applied, thus avoiding some race conditions and repetitive calls.
BenchmarkDotNet v0.13.10, macOS 15.3.1 (24D70) [Darwin 24.3.0] Apple M3 Pro, 1 CPU, 11 logical and 11 physical cores .NET SDK 9.0.102
Before:
| Method | Mean | Error | StdDev | Gen0 | Allocated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BenchmarkUpdateProperties | 167.67 ms | 0.584 ms | 0.547 ms | 3333.3333 | 29604261 B |
| BenchmarkUpdateProperty | 31.65 ms | 0.079 ms | 0.070 ms | - | 46 B |
After:
| Method | Mean | Error | StdDev | Gen0 | Allocated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BenchmarkUpdateProperties | 59.04 ms | 0.294 ms | 0.275 ms | 3666.6667 | 31204122 B |
| BenchmarkUpdateProperty | 12.39 ms | 0.026 ms | 0.020 ms | - | 12 B |
Building on previous work, we now eliminated the MeasureInvalidated subscription on iOS and enabled the templated cell to respond better to content changes.
| Branch | Handler | Measure | Arrange |
|---|---|---|---|
main |
CV1 | 525 | 308 |
PR |
CV1 | 221 | 231 |
main |
CV2 (no-resize) | 1371 | 347 |
PR |
CV2 | 338 | 379 |
Label on Windows has been optimized for rendering FormattedString resulting in a ~56% improvement.
This release was focused on quality improvements, build performance, and experimental runtimes. A detailed list can be found on dotnet/android GitHub releases.
This release includes support for Xcode 16.3 Release Candidate, and is focused on quality improvements. A detailed list can be found on dotnet/macios GitHub releases including a list of Known issues.
We extend a special thanks to our community contributors @alexyakunin, @MartyIX, @albyrock87, @filipnavara, @jadenrogers, @redducks100, @marcel-silva, @sheiksyedm, @BrayanKhosravian, @kubaflo, @mos379, @jkurdek, @Choza-rajan, @Tamilarasan-Paranthaman, @anandhan-rajagopal, @NirmalKumarYuvaraj, @Ahamed-Ali, @NanthiniMahalingam, @devanathan-vaithiyanathan, @prakashKannanSf3972, @LogishaSelvarajSF4525, @HarishKumarSF4517, @bhavanesh2001, @TamilarasanSF4853, @SubhikshaSf4851, and @SyedAbdulAzeemSF4852.