.NET MAUI Platform Features

Platform Features in .NET MAUI

.NET Multi-platform App UI (MAUI) unifies native UI technologies across iOS, Android, macOS, and Windows. Below are the core platform-specific capabilities and how to access them.

Android

Access Android-specific APIs using Microsoft.Maui.ApplicationModel and Android.Views namespaces.

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// Requesting runtime permissions on Android
using Android;
using Microsoft.Maui.ApplicationModel;

await Permissions.RequestAsync<Permissions.LocationWhenInUse>();

iOS

Leverage iOS features such as Siri, HealthKit, and Core Animation via platform-specific code blocks.

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// Using UIImpactFeedbackGenerator on iOS
#if IOS
using UIKit;
var generator = new UIImpactFeedbackGenerator(UIImpactFeedbackStyle.Light);
generator.Prepare();
generator.ImpactOccurred();
#endif

Windows

Integrate with WinUI 3 and Windows APIs for notifications, tiles, and more.

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// Sending a toast notification on Windows
#if WINDOWS
using Windows.UI.Notifications;
var toastXml = ToastNotificationManager.GetTemplateContent(ToastTemplateType.ToastText01);
var toastText = toastXml.GetElementsByTagName("text")[0];
toastText.AppendChild(toastXml.CreateTextNode("Hello from MAUI!"));
var toast = new ToastNotification(toastXml);
ToastNotificationManager.CreateToastNotifier().Show(toast);
#endif

macOS

Interact with macOS-specific services like Touch Bar and AppKit.

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// Updating Touch Bar items on macOS
#if MACCATALYST
using AppKit;
var touchBar = new NSTouchBar();
var button = new NSButton("Click Me");
touchBar.DefaultItemIdentifiers = new string[] { "myButton" };
touchBar.SetView(button, "myButton");
#endif

For detailed guidance on each platform, explore the sub‑tutorials: