.NET 11 Preview 6 Modernises MAUI CollectionView and Android Shell | Community Feed

Microsoft’s .NET 11 Preview 6 keeps pushing .NET MAUI off Xamarin.Forms-era infrastructure. Edin Kapić’s InfoQ write-up focuses on the architectural and reliability work that matters if you’re tracking the preview cycle closely.

What you’ll learn

CollectionView2 on Windows — a WinUI ItemsRepeater-based handler aligned with CV2 on Android, iOS, and Mac Catalyst
Android Shell on handlers — ShellHandler and friends replacing renderer-based Shell for Android only (for now)
HybridWebView AOT interop — source-generated JavaScript bridges instead of reflection, plus safer message filtering on Android
Geolocation and MediaPicker — MinimumDistance for location listening and opt-in recovery when Android recreates your process mid-pick
Breaking change watch — removal of the Microsoft.Maui.Controls.Compatibility package for apps that still referenced it

Read the full InfoQ piece for platform notes, linked GitHub issues, and where to grab the preview SDK.