Building an Instagram-Style Like Animation in .NET MAUI
Animations can feel intimidating, but this post shows how far you can get by combining .NET MAUI’s basic animation primitives. Leomaris builds a simplified Instagram post UI in XAML, then layers on a tap-to-like heart animation step by step.
What you’ll learn
- How to build a simplified Instagram post layout in XAML as a foundation for animations
- How to use
ScaleTo,FadeTo, andRotateToto create a compound like animation - How to combine multiple animation steps into a smooth, sequenced interaction
- How to wire up tap gestures to trigger animations on interactive elements
- Why basic animations, when combined thoughtfully, can produce polished results with minimal code