Key .NET MAUI Concepts Every Developer Must Know (2026)

Official documentation guide: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/maui/?view=net-maui-8.0

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• What is .NET MAUI?
• Supported platforms
• Installation
• Build your first app
• Create a .NET MAUI app
• Upgrade your app with MVVM
• Learning resources
• Troubleshooting

Migrate from Xamarin

• Upgrade from Xamarin to .NET
• Upgrade Xamarin native projects
• Upgrade with the .NET Upgrade Assistant
• Upgrade to a multi-project app
• Upgrade to a single project app
• Layout behavior changes
• Migrate app properties data
• Migrate secure storage data

Fundamentals

• Accessibility
• App lifecycle
• Data binding
• Data templates
• Localization
• Resource dictionaries
• Shell
• Single project

User interface

• Animation
• Brushes
• Controls
• Graphics
• Handlers
• Layouts
• Pages
• Styles

XAML

• Overview
• Fundamentals
• Compilation
• Generics
• Markup extensions
• Namespaces
• Pass arguments
• XAML hot reload

Platform integration

• Configure multi-targeting
• Customize UI appearance
• Device information
• Device sensors
• Invoke platform code
• Native embedding
• Permissions
• Preferences

Data & cloud services

• Build a .NET MAUI app with Azure Mobile Apps
• Add authentication with Azure Mobile Apps
• Offline data sync with Azure Mobile Apps
• Send push notifications using Azure Notification Hubs
• Consume a REST-based web service
• Connect to local web services
• Local databases

Deployment

• Overview
• Improve app performance
• Hot restart
• Wireless deployment
• Publish Android apps
• Publish iOS apps
• Publish Mac Catalyst apps
• Publish Windows apps

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