.NET 10: Secondary Toolbar Items for iOS and macOS in .NET MAUI | Community Feed

If your app toolbar is getting crowded, this post shows a cleaner path: move less-frequent actions into the new secondary toolbar experience on Apple platforms in .NET MAUI.

What you’ll learn

How primary and secondary ToolbarItem entries are split in iOS and macOS.
How Priority influences ordering and perceived action importance.
Why the default overflow icon matches Apple conventions and when you may want to customize it.
What happens when menu item text, visibility, or enabled state changes while the menu is open.

Why read this one

It’s practical and UI-focused, with clear guidance for building more native-feeling MAUI experiences on Apple devices.
It highlights design trade-offs so you can decide when consistency with platform patterns matters more than branding tweaks.

Read the full article for implementation details and examples you can apply directly in your own app shell and toolbar strategy.