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Allan Ritchie · March 26, 2026

Allan Ritchie announces Shiny Client v4, a major release that brings Windows support for BluetoothLE, BLE Hosting, HTTP Transfers, and Locations. The release also moves to .NET 10 and includes significant fixes across locations, HTTP transfers, push notifications, and BLE modules.

Allan Ritchie · March 25, 2026

Allan Ritchie announces Shiny.DocumentDb v3, expanding the schema-free document store from SQLite-only to support MySQL, SQL Server, and PostgreSQL through a provider abstraction. Same fluent query API, same LINQ expressions, same AOT support — different backend.

Allan Ritchie · March 24, 2026

Allan Ritchie introduces Shiny.Maui.ContactStore, a library that provides full CRUD contact management with LINQ queries that translate to native platform operations. It goes beyond what MAUI Essentials offers, with one unified API for both Android and iOS.

Syncfusion · March 23, 2026

Syncfusion shares how custom-built AI agents and skills are streamlining the .NET MAUI contribution workflow, from automated issue reproduction and test creation to multi-attempt fix strategies. A look at how AI is reducing the barrier to entry for open-source contributors.

Allan Ritchie · March 23, 2026

Allan Ritchie introduces Shiny MAUI Shell, a library that wraps standard MAUI Shell with source-generated type-safe navigation, ViewModel lifecycle management, testable services, and zero boilerplate wiring. It replaces string-based routes and Shell.Current with compile-time validated, injectable navigation.

Allan Ritchie · March 22, 2026

Allan Ritchie releases Shiny.SqliteDocumentDb v2 with table-per-type mapping, custom Id properties, RFC 6902 document diffing, and batch insert with prepared command reuse. The DI extensions have also moved to a separate package for lighter core dependencies.

Sebastian Jensen · March 20, 2026

A practical guide to automating .NET MAUI Android builds in GitHub Actions, covering keystore creation, Base64 encoding for secrets, and producing both .aab and .apk artifacts in a single pipeline run. Android is a great first platform to automate because the signing workflow is straightforward.

UX Divers · March 20, 2026

UX Divers announces Grial UI Kit version 4.4.127 with .NET 10 support, a completely rebuilt navigation system, and their own popup engine replacing Mopups. The release also ships four new popup templates, toolbar badges, and significant Repeater control enhancements.

Matt Goldman Liam Elliott March 18, 2026

Matt Goldman and Liam Elliott debrief on .NET MAUI Day London, covering standout talks, meeting the MAUI team in person, and why .NET 10 has them genuinely excited about mobile development again. Plus: agentic AI experiments and a vibe-coded YouTube content filter.

Helkin Chacon · March 18, 2026

A practical look at implementing cross-platform live notifications in .NET MAUI, covering iOS Live Activities and Android updatable notifications with a real production example.

Leomaris Reyes · March 16, 2026

Leomaris Reyes breaks down the POUR principles and shows how to apply accessibility (A11y) practices in .NET MAUI using SemanticProperties, scalable text, and proper control sizing. A practical guide to making your MAUI apps usable by everyone.

Tim Miller · March 16, 2026

Tim Miller launches the first preview of Avalonia's backend for .NET MAUI, opening a path to Linux and WebAssembly with a consistent drawn UI. See the four-step setup, the real-world apps used for compatibility testing, and where native and Avalonia rendering offer different tradeoffs.

Jorge Perales Diaz · March 12, 2026

Jorge Perales Diaz builds a fully offline AI assistant in .NET MAUI, combining Semantic Kernel for orchestration, Ollama for local LLMs, and LiteDB as an embedded vector store for RAG. No cloud, no API costs, no data leaving the device.