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Xamarin.Forms and Essentials now target Android 13 (in Preview)

May 15, 2023 May 15, 2023 05/15/23

Gerald Versluis

New preview versions of Xamarin.Forms and Xamarin.Essentials have been released, these versions now target Android 13 by default. In this post you will read all the details.

Fall 2022 Updates for Xamarin, Hello iOS 16 and Android 13

September 27, 2022 Sep 27, 2022 09/27/22

David Ortinau

iOS 16 is now available. Let's now look at what you need to do with your Xamarin projects before May 1, 2024.

Tips for Moving Your Xamarin Library to .NET MAUI

May 10, 2022 May 10, 2022 05/10/22

Luis Matos

Join me as I share the tips that I learned porting my NuGet Package, Plugin.ValidationRules to support .NET MAUI

Machine Learning in Xamarin.Forms with ONNX Runtime

December 14, 2021 Dec 14, 2021 12/14/21

Mike Parker

Learn how to integrate machine learning into your Xamarin.Forms application with ONNX Runtime

The Journey to Accessible Apps: Meaningful Content Ordering

November 11, 2021 Nov 11, 2021 11/11/21

Rachel Kang (SHE/HER)

Do your apps have meaningful content ordering? Learn more about accessible layouts and navigation and find out how you can ensure accessible ordering in your apps.

What’s New in Xamarin and Visual Studio 2022

November 8, 2021 Nov 8, 2021 11/8/21

David Ortinau

Xamarin has shipped support for the latest Android and iOS versions, and productivity features in Visual Studio 2022. What's next for Xamarin?

Introducing .NET MAUI Compatibility for the Xamarin Community Toolkit

August 31, 2021 Aug 31, 2021 08/31/21

Brandon Minnick

Announcing the first preview release of Xamarin.CommunityToolkit.MauiCompat

The Journey to Accessible Apps: Making Visual Text Accessible

August 19, 2021 Aug 19, 2021 08/19/21

Rachel Kang (SHE/HER)

Is all the text in your apps visually accessible? Learn more about accessible text and find out how you can control for accessible text sizes in Xamarin.Forms and .NET MAUI.

Xamarin.Essentials 1.7 and introducing .NET MAUI Essentials

July 21, 2021 Jul 21, 2021 07/21/21

James Montemagno

Xamarin.Essentials 1.7 is here with some great enhancements for your mobile and desktop apps. We also talk about the future of the library with .NET MAUI Essentials.

The Future of Xamarin Community Toolkit

July 15, 2021 Jul 15, 2021 07/15/21