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- New Blazor Hybrid + .NET MAUI Templates are Incredible! Mobile, Desktop, Web all together!
James Montemagno walks through New Blazor Hybrid + .NET MAUI Templates are Incredible! Mobile, Desktop, Web all together, focusing on practical implementation steps you can apply immediately. The video combines concepts and hands-on techniques so you can move from idea to working code faster.
Read more - Hybrid Development in .NET 9
Beth Massi explores Hybrid Development in .NET 9 in this ~1-minute session, focusing on hybrid architecture and code sharing. Watch for the demos, technical context, and practical details that make the ideas easier to apply.
Read more - 111: Configuration & Logging
Gone DotNet 
Allan Ritchie 
Jonathan Dick This episode focuses on making MAUI apps observable without overcomplicating configuration and logging pipelines. You'll get practical guidance on balancing diagnostics depth with runtime overhead.
Read more - Background Media Playback and Lock Screen Controls for MediaElement Are Here!
Background Media Playback and Lock Screen Controls for MediaElement Are Here explained with a practical, implementation-first walkthrough for .NET MAUI developers. You will see what it does, how to set it up, and what to watch for across platforms.
Read more - Building games in NET MAUI - Shaun Lawrence |
In this ABPConf session, Shaun Lawrence explores building games in .NET MAUI with a practical Orbit-powered approach. You’ll get a clear, implementation-focused walkthrough of game architecture choices that help MAUI projects stay flexible and scalable.
Read more - Getting Started with UniformItemsLayout from the .NET MAUI Community Toolkit
Leomaris Reyes introduces UniformItemsLayout from the .NET MAUI Community Toolkit and shows how to build uniform grids by controlling max rows/columns.
Read more - MAUI and Blazor with Beth Massi
Beth Massi joins Carl Franklin to talk about where .NET MAUI and Blazor meet, and how web UI can be brought into native apps. The conversation touches current MAUI capabilities, Hybrid WebView, and the broader shape of hybrid app development.
Read more - .NET MAUI Community Toolkit 9.0.0 Fixes Bugs, Adds CameraView
Edin Kapić reports on Community Toolkit 9 — a generic CompareConverter, an iOS AlertView breaking change, and out-of-band CameraView plus MediaElement updates. CameraView is the headline if you need in-app camera UI.
Read more - AppCenter is retiring! This is how to use Application Insights for your .NET MAUI apps!
Daniel Hindrikes explains how to migrate from App Center to Application Insights for .NET MAUI apps, including practical setup guidance.
Read more - 110: Tales from the Crypt Gone DotNet Allan Ritchie Jonathan Dick
Jon and Allan walk through common app architecture pitfalls that quietly hurt MAUI performance and reliability. The episode is a practical checklist of mistakes to avoid before they become expensive.
Read more - Light or Dark Mode
Leomaris Reyes explores Light or Dark Mode, focusing on getting a Preview of AppThemeObject and AppThemeColor Markup Extension and .NET MAUI Community Toolkit: Initial Setup. Read the full piece for the implementation details, examples, and practical takeaways.
Read more - The .NET MAUI Extension for Visual Studio Code is now Generally Available
Maddy Montaquila announces GA for the .NET MAUI VS Code extension, including XAML IntelliSense improvements and Hot Reload support.
Read more - Simplifying .NET MAUI App Development with Debugging and Monitoring Tools
A quick tour of two handy debugging aids for .NET MAUI—Maui Dev Tools for deeper inspection and Plugin.Maui.DebugRainbows for visual layout bounds.
Read more - Sands of MAUI: Issue #148
Sam Basu 
.NET 
Gerald Versluis 
Telerik Sam Basu's Sands of MAUI #148 curates Telerik UI, OCR with .NET MAUI, CollectionView in .NET MAUI, and more for .NET developers. The roundup points to practical community articles, videos, and announcements worth exploring in full.
Read more - 109: Dependency Injection - Beyond the Basics Gone DotNet Allan Ritchie Jonathan Dick
This episode goes past DI fundamentals into lifetimes, scopes, and mobile-specific complexity in MAUI apps. It's aimed at developers who already use DI but want cleaner boundaries and fewer runtime surprises.
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