We're hard at work implementing Material 3 for Android in your .NET MAUI apps. We already merged a bunch of stuff that you can try out, right now! Check these docs on how to do that and let us know any early feedback so we can have this ready for you asap! learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/maui/...

Missed @jfversluis.dev review of our new Open-Source Popups? Here are the highlights! Watch the full video on his channel or visit uxdivers.com/popups to get them.

Whenever I use GitHub Copilot CLI and I want to close the terminal window, I type exit... Only to realize very quickly that I'm still in Copilot. And I now gave it a prompt with just "exit". EVERY. DAY. And that is why AI will take over at some point.

𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐰𝐞’𝐫𝐞 𝐠𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐝𝐞𝐞𝐩𝐞𝐫! #UCK26 👉 krakow.updateconf.net #UpdateConference #Krakow @davidortinau.com & @konradkokosa.bsky.social & @codrina.bsky.social & @jfversluis.dev & @louella.dev & @niels.fennec.dev

RIP Converters? For Grial UI Kit clients, they’ve been dead since 2022. 🪦 It’s great to see .NET MAUI officially bringing C# Expressions to the core! Validation feels good 🙏 Check out latest @jfversluis.dev video to learn more www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPI8...

No more copy-pasting Unicode strings into your .NET MAUI XAML 🎉 IconFont.Maui generates strongly-typed glyph constants from your TTF at compile time. Drop in a font, build, get IntelliSense-friendly icon constants. blog.verslu.is/maui/icon-fonts-dotnet-maui/

RIP Value Converters, with this change you can use C# expressions right in your XAML with .NET MAUI! How to use that and what that means? Check it out in this video! youtu.be/xPI8hLpyc5k

Where next for XAML in .NET MAUI? Lets hear from the XAML wizard Stephane 🧙‍♂️

Yay! Finally a new update about my favorite indie gaming project!

Time for @mallibone.com to take the stage and show us how to build data-driven .NET MAUI apps No after lunch dip here!

Learning all about the amazing Moti Me project that is powered by .NET MAUI, connecting to devices helping children with physiotherapy all around the world!

Happy .NET MAUI Day! Second edition in London 🇬🇧 @davidortinau.com updating us on the latest and greatest that’s going on now and coming for .NET 11 #mauiday

Happening right now! The .NET MAUI Community Standup live from London with some of the MAUI SDK team, some of the @mauiday.net crew and more! Bring your questions! www.youtube.com/watch?v=8X03...

Oooh what is this 👀 @davidortinau.com announcing some new AI thing for .NET MAUI????? Making it super easy to work with the on-device native AI capabilities!

@jfversluis.dev joins .NET Rocks! to dig into .NET MAUI in 2026, from .NET 10 updates to real performance and usability gains. Hear how MAUI, Uno, and Avalonia are lining up to simplify cross-platform decisions. #dotnet #dotnetmaui #csharp

Live right now with my friends of @gonedotnet.io announcing a THING?!? youtube.com/live/U3iY3B9...

@github.com Copilot CLI, now also running on cotton 🔥

Always a pleasure to be invited to @ndcconferences.com London! 🇬🇧 This particular visit was interesting since this was a completely new session, new topic, building MCP servers with .NET, and… my machine broke down the night before 😅

@jfversluis.dev and Shane from the .NET MAUI team share a practical look at GitHub Copilot Skills. A way to turn iterative AI conversations into deterministic, repeatable tools. Watch the full breakdown here www.youtube.com/watch?v=fWe1... #DotNetMaui #GitHubCopilot #devops

Controlling your debug sessions through Copilot? Absolutely now you can! Check out this MCP for @vscode.dev github.com/microsoft/De...

Copilot is starting to become disobedient... In this case it was doing it out of security reasons though, so good Copilot!

Oh no! @jfversluis.dev gave away our secret! #MAUIDay is visiting multiple cities this year 🎉 You'll have to wait until the 6th Feb to find out what country we're visiting next. Where are you hoping we'll hosting the only dedicated #dotnetMAUI conference?

The .NET MAUI team is on fire 🔥 XAML C# expressions anyone? RIP converters! github.com/dotnet/maui/...

Starting adding agents into ANY app with the new GitHub Copilot SDK powered by the Copilot CLI! I'll show you how to get setup and build some awesome apps in minutes! Let's Build! www.youtube.com/watch?v=GsEP... #githubcopilot #githubcopilotcli

What's happening with MAUI today? @jfversluis.dev talks on .NET Rocks at www.dotnetrocks.com/details/1986 about the release of .NET 10 and the new features that have come to MAUI in the process. Lots of conversation about other UI stacks too!

Happy to be back on .NET Rocks and talk about the latest and greatest in .NET MAUI for .NET 10! www.dotnetrocks.com/details/1986

How does a #dotnetMAUI app change lives? By enabling child friendly, fun physical therapy sessions backed by clinical insights. 🗓️ Find out more about Moti Me on the 6th of Feb in London. 🎟️ mauiday.net

On 9 January 2026 mine and my family's lives changed forever. I tell the full story in this video: youtu.be/mNEPSWcOheY If you want to support my family as well as our local community, consider sharing this post, or donating here: www.gofundme.com/f/we-lost-al...

While you can't create Android widgets with .NET MAUI, you certainly still can use them together with MAUI! In this blog post, Toine shows you exactly how to create a widget, interact with your MAUI app and how to distribute them together. devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/how-t...

XAML isn’t standing still — and neither should we. At #MAUIDay, Stéphane Delcroix will explore how XAML has evolved in .NET MAUI, what landed in .NET 10, what’s planned for .NET 11, and where the community wants to go next. 🗓️Feb 6 📍London 🎟️mauiday.net

Exciting news for .NET MAUI enthusiasts! The latest community standup has set the stage for an amazing year ahead. Join us as we hear from Javier & Tim about the progress on Avalonia's integration with MAUI apps. Check it out here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=hjtQ...

Real apps demand real opinions. At MAUI Day, @mattgoldman.bsky.social explores why unopinionated MVVM often leads to fragile state, inconsistent UIs, and long-term pain — and how deliberate constraints help teams move faster with fewer mistakes. 🗓️ Feb 6th 2026 · Central London 🎟️ mauiday.net

Thank you Syncfusion 🙌 As the longest running supporter of #MAUIDay / #XamExpertDay, it's always great to have your support. We’re looking forward to hearing about the latest developments in the #dotnetMAUI Toolkit.

Happy New Year! Because the first Thursday of this month was Jan. 1, the .NET MAUI Community Standup is THIS THURSDAY! Also the time is a bit later, chaos all over already, but it's going to be good. Join in! Linux mentioned! 🐧 www.youtube.com/watch?v=hjtQ...

@jfversluis.dev shows a unified way to handle In-App Purchases in .NET MAUI. No more "platform-specific" headaches when trying to get paid 💻✨ devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/cross...

🎤 @mallibone.com is returning to the #MAUIday on Feb 6th. He’ll be sharing how to update your app store apps without shipping another release, enabling rapid iteration of features in a safe way. Get your ticket and join us in person, in London. 🎟️ mauiday.net

It's going to be great! Don't delay, we aren't kidding if we're saying it's almost sold out. Only a handful of tickets left!

iOS widgets with #dotNETMAUI? Yep—you can build the real thing. 🧩 From bundle IDs to fully interactive designs, this walkthrough shows how to craft widgets that feel right at home on iOS. Dive into the blog to get started: msft.it/63329tm7TX

MUST. NOT. BUY. DO NOT NEEEEEEEEED.

Guess it's time to take some vacation in about 17.9% How else am I going to get stuff done without Copilot?!

NuGet Trusted Publishing is awesome! No more tedious refreshing of keys, in fact no worrying about keys anymore at all! What is it and how (easy) it is to set up, find it here! blog.verslu.is/nuget/truste...

Just stumbled on this tool yesterday, tried it today and it cleaned up... A LOT! This is amazing! Good for some holiday cleaning before you log off for the year! github.com/tw93/Mole

🎁 Aspire 13.1 just dropped… and it quietly fixes a lot of stuff: • Real HTTPS in local dev • Built-in AI agent support • New ASP.NET + React starter • Dashboard finally shows what you need Holiday shipping, but make it better 👀 devblogs.microsoft.com/aspire/aspir... #aspire #devtools #ai

Missed it? In the latest MAUI Community Standup, @davidortinau.com and @jfversluis.dev take a closer look at our new Open-Source Popup Library. Learn more at: www.uxdivers.com/popups

🚀 @mauiday.net is back! 🇬🇧 📅 Feb 6, 2026 📍 NewDay office, London A full day of .NET MAUI, cross-platform app dev, real-world insights, and great community vibes! You don't want to miss this! 🔗 mauiday.net

50/50 chance that Copilot will format my harddrive...

Widgets on iOS with .NET MAUI, is it possible?! Yes it is! In this amazing guest blog post by Toine de Boer you can learn exactly how to add an iOS widget to your .NET MAUI iOS app and make them interact. What about Android...? Stay tuned! devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/how-t...

GPT-5.2 landed and I decided to put it through it's paces with GitHub Copilot and @vscode.dev . It generated some stunning code and beautiful designs! I AM IMPRESSED! Let's go! www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_6g... #vscode #microsoftai #microsoftlife #MicrosoftEmployeeCreator

While crafting a beautiful Copilot prompt to build a new app I mention: "make the primary language Dutch"... And Copilot proceeds to generate Dutch variable names and code... And once again I realize that while working with AI you need to be VERY explicit 🤦‍♂️

So many amazing things have shipped in the past month. In today's #dotNETMAUI Community Standup replay, we recap what is in .NET 10 and what the community has shipped as well. Drop in. 🎥 msft.it/63329t585S