For development on Windows, install .NET 8 and the latest .NET MAUI workload from Visual Studio 17.8+.
For development on Windows or Mac, install the .NET MAUI extension in VS Code and install the latest workload from the standalone installer using the dotnet workload install maui command.
Highlights in .NET 8
Enhanced memory management and overall performance
Elevated accuracy in Visual States, Triggers, and XAML Hot Reload
Optimized keyboard user experience on both mobile and desktop, featuring the introduction of keyboard accelerators
Advanced support for gesture recognizers, incorporating new PointerGestureRecognizer events and access to platform-specific event args for Pointer and Drag and Drop gestures
Enhanced compatibility for "Unpackaged" Windows apps
Update of SkiaSharp to a more recent version of Skia
The workload $(MauiVersion) is specified by default, but this can also be changed to allow for easier testing of upcoming Service Release previews, PR builds, or Nightly feed packages without requiring workload commands.
New validation for duplicate images
Following the update, you might encounter a message regarding duplicate files, particularly with image resources. This arises because, previously, we didn't actively check for duplicates, and the image selection was arbitrary. In RC 1, we implemented a check to ensure the absence of duplicates. It's crucial to review any globs, especially those encompassing images, and ensure that images are not inadvertently included multiple times. Instead, make the following update in your csproj file:
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0d64894 Move MAUI Blazor template files to match ASP.NET Blazor template (#18608)
1ebb238 Revert "Ensure that viewport calculations for iOS ScrollView account for cont...
2fb3782 [release/8.0.1xx] Update car image/size (#18577)
073a8c4 [release/8.0.1xx] Bump version to generate 8.0.1.x versioning (#18491)
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Bumps Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.WebView.Wpf from 7.0.101 to 8.0.3.
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Commits
0d64894
Move MAUI Blazor template files to match ASP.NET Blazor template (#18608)1ebb238
Revert "Ensure that viewport calculations for iOS ScrollView account for cont...2fb3782
[release/8.0.1xx] Update car image/size (#18577)073a8c4
[release/8.0.1xx] Bump version to generate 8.0.1.x versioning (#18491)3ae10ec
Update release branch versions (#18473)561dff9
[ci] Bump iOS and Android (#18448)0220888
[net8.0] Update dependencies from xamarin/xamarin-macios (#18454)bc65ae9
[net8.0] Bump xharness for rtm and bring iOS17 tests (#18353)e968e12
[net8.0] Update stable branding (#18384)9910699
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