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Xamarin Versus .NET MAUI

The post says .NET MAUI is an evolution of Xamarin.Forms for building native cross-platform apps with .NET. It presents MAUI as part of the move to a unified .NET platform and says developers familiar with Xamarin can learn it quickly.

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  • Xamarin.Forms is described as a layer that lets shared code interact with Android, iOS, and Windows, while .NET MAUI builds native cross-platform apps for Android, iOS, macOS, and Windows.
  • The article says MAUI is built on top of Xamarin.Forms and is integrated with .NET 6.
  • Xamarin.Forms uses separate projects per platform, while MAUI uses a single project with platform folders and multi-targeting.
  • Xamarin supports UWP, while MAUI supports WinUI.
  • MAUI runs on the .NET CLI, while Xamarin is described as using .NET Framework to build and run apps.
  • Xamarin uses renderers, while MAUI uses handler architecture that is more loosely coupled to native assemblies.
  • MAUI includes .NET 6 and C# 10 features such as source generators, record structs, interpolated string handlers, and global using directives.
  • The article says MAUI simplifies resource maintenance, especially by using SVG images instead of separate platform-specific image sets.
  • Xamarin has limited or no .NET hot reload support, while MAUI supports .NET hot reload and XAML hot reload.
  • MAUI adds graphics APIs for drawing and painting shapes, which the post says Xamarin does not provide directly.
  • MAUI uses the .NET Generic Host to initialize fonts, services, and third-party libraries from one place.
  • For accessibility, the post says MAUI recommends semantic properties, while Xamarin typically uses automation properties and native APIs.
  • Both frameworks support MVVM and ReactiveUI, and MAUI also lists MVU as experimental.
  • The article says Blazor hybrid apps are not possible in Xamarin, but they can be built with .NET MAUI.
  • Both frameworks provide cross-platform device APIs, with MAUI using the Microsoft.Maui.Essentials namespace.
  • MAUI supports multiple windows on Android, iPadOS, Mac Catalyst, and Windows, while Xamarin does not.