Integrating AI in .NET MAUI Applications Introduction – Why AI in Apps? Artificial Intelligence (AI) has become a game-changer in the app development landscape. From chatbots and voice recognition to image analysis and recommendation systems, AI allows developers to create apps that are more intelligent, personalized, and responsive. Integrating AI in mobile applications can improve user engagement, automate tasks, and deliver smarter experiences. What is .NET MAUI? .NET MAUI (Multi-platform App UI) is Microsoft’s cross-platform framework for building native mobile and desktop apps with C# and XAML. It is the evolution of Xamarin.Forms and allows you to write code once and run it on Android, iOS, macOS, and Windows. With MAUI, you can leverage modern UI, native performance, and powerful integrations—all from a single codebase. Scope of AI in .NET MAUI Though .NET MAUI doesn’t have built-in AI capabilities, it can seamlessly integrate with AI s...

📸 MediaPicker Enhancements in .NET 10 Preview 6 for .NET MAUI – Select Multiple Files & Compress Images! .NET 10 Preview 6 brings exciting new features to .NET MAUI developers, especially around media file handling. With the latest MediaPicker enhancements , developers can now select multiple images and compress them on the fly using simple API parameters. Join our exclusive WhatsApp group for Xamarin and .NET MAUI developers to connect with experts, share insights, and get help with your projects. Whether you're a beginner or an experienced developer, this group is the perfect place to enhance your skills and collaborate with the community. 🔍 In this blog, we’ll explore: What is MediaPicker in .NET MAUI? What’s new in .NET 10 Preview 6? How to select multiple images? How to compress selected images? Real-world usage scenarios Sample Code Reference Links 🧭 What is MediaPicker? MediaPicker is a cross-platfor...

🔐 Facebook Login in .NET MAUI Using WebAuthenticator: A Step-by-Step Guide Implementing Facebook login in your .NET MAUI app can greatly simplify user authentication. In this post, we’ll walk through how to integrate Facebook Login using WebAuthenticator , so you can securely sign in users on both Android and iOS. Join our exclusive WhatsApp group for Xamarin and .NET MAUI developers to connect with experts, share insights, and get help with your projects. Whether you're a beginner or an experienced developer, this group is the perfect place to enhance your skills and collaborate with the community. Estimated reading time: ⏱️ 5 minutes 🚀 Why Use WebAuthenticator? .NET MAUI provides WebAuthenticator from Microsoft.Maui.Authentication , a cross-platform API that opens a web-based login page for OAuth providers like Facebook. The benefit is: No SDK to install Secure Built-in callback handling via deep link 🛠 Step 1: Create a Facebook App Go t...

Top 5 Common .NET MAUI (.NET 9) Issues and Developer-Approved Solutions Working with .NET MAUI on .NET 9 can be exciting but challenging. Many developers face recurring issues that may not be well documented. Here are 5 common problems and their proven solutions with references for further help. Join our exclusive WhatsApp group for Xamarin and .NET MAUI developers to connect with experts, share insights, and get help with your projects. Whether you're a beginner or an experienced developer, this group is the perfect place to enhance your skills and collaborate with the community. 1. 🧩 HybridWebView JavaScript Callback Problems Issue: Calling JavaScript using InvokeJavaScriptAsync<T>() without returning a value can throw exceptions. Solution: Ensure your JavaScript functions return serialized values explicitly. JavaScript Example: function setBackground() { document.body.style.backgroundColor = getRandomHexColor(); ...

Top 10 UI Patterns in .NET MAUI You Should Know (with Examples) 💡 Mastering these patterns will not only improve your UI/UX design skills in .NET MAUI, but also help you crack real-world interviews with confidence. Join our exclusive WhatsApp group for Xamarin and .NET MAUI developers to connect with experts, share insights, and get help with your projects. Whether you're a beginner or an experienced developer, this group is the perfect place to enhance your skills and collaborate with the community. 🎯 1. Master-Detail Pattern (SplitView) Use when: You want to display a list of items and the details of a selected item side-by-side. <Grid> <CollectionView x:Name="ItemList" SelectionChanged="OnItemSelected"/> <ContentView x:Name="DetailView" /> </Grid> 📋 2. Tabbed Navigation Pattern Use when: Your app has top-level navigation items (e.g., Home, Profile, Settings). <TabbedPage xmlns="...

📦 How the .NET MAUI Project Structure Works – A Beginner's Guide .NET MAUI (Multi-platform App UI) is the evolution of Xamarin.Forms, designed to simplify cross-platform development by unifying Android, iOS, macOS, and Windows apps into a single project structure. Unlike Xamarin, where developers needed to juggle multiple projects per platform, .NET MAUI introduces a cleaner and more maintainable single-project approach . This blog will walk you through the entire structure of a MAUI project in detail, breaking down each part so you understand exactly what's happening under the hood. Join our exclusive WhatsApp group for Xamarin and .NET MAUI developers to connect with experts, share insights, and get help with your projects. Whether you're a beginner or an experienced developer, this group is the perfect place to enhance your skills and collaborate with the community. 📁 Solution Explorer: First Look - MyMauiApp - Dependencies - Platforms - Andro...

Publishing Your App to Android and iOS Stores Publishing a mobile app on both Android and iOS platforms is an essential step in the app development lifecycle. .NET MAUI allows you to build cross-platform applications for Android and iOS, and in this blog, we will cover the detailed steps for publishing your app to both the Google Play Store and Apple App Store. Join our exclusive WhatsApp group for Xamarin and .NET MAUI developers to connect with experts, share insights, and get help with your projects. Whether you're a beginner or an experienced developer, this group is the perfect place to enhance your skills and collaborate with the community. This blog will guide you through: How to generate an APK or AAB file for Android. How to generate an IPA file for iOS. How to use Transporter to upload your app to the App Store . How to make your app available for testing ...

Advanced Guide to Renderers and Mappers in .NET MAUI .NET MAUI introduced a new architecture that replaced traditional Xamarin.Forms Renderers with Handlers and Mappers . This shift has improved performance, modularity, and customization capabilities of UI components across platforms. Join our exclusive WhatsApp group for Xamarin and .NET MAUI developers to connect with experts, share insights, and get help with your projects. Whether you're a beginner or an experienced developer, this group is the perfect place to enhance your skills and collaborate with the community. Whether you're upgrading an existing Xamarin project or starting fresh with MAUI, understanding how to use and customize handlers will give you complete control over native rendering—and help you crack real-world interview questions. In this blog, we’ll explore: The difference between Renderers and Mappers Creating reusable handler mappings Appl...

Applying the MVVM Pattern for Cleaner Architecture in .NET MAUI Building cross-platform apps in .NET MAUI is exciting — but if your code isn’t organized well, you’ll quickly end up with tangled spaghetti. That’s where MVVM (Model-View-ViewModel) comes to the rescue. Join our exclusive WhatsApp group for Xamarin and .NET MAUI developers to connect with experts, share insights, and get help with your projects. Whether you're a beginner or an experienced developer, this group is the perfect place to enhance your skills and collaborate with the community. In this blog, we’ll: Cover both basic and advanced MVVM implementation Write and explain a reusable BaseViewModel Learn how to use async APIs, loading indicators, and commands Help you prepare for interviews with a curated question list at the end 🎯 At the end of the blog, you'll find MVVM interview questions to help you prepare for job interviews. Comme...