The .NET MAUI Podcast

Episode 126: .NET 9, Holiday Hacks, & GitHub Copilot Free

23 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

.NET 9 is officially here! We talk a little bit .NET Conf and the major announcements, .NET Aspire, AI, Holiday Hacks, and GitHub Copilot Free! Links...

Episode 125: Hello Xcode 16 & .NET 9 RC 2

18 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The latest in greatest for .NET MAUI is here with .NET 9 RC 2 which comes with plenty of awesome enhancements for mobile and desktop developers. We di...

Episode 124: CollectionView++, AI Goodies, and VS Code Setup

26 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

It's time for another .NET MAUI Podcast with James, David, and Matt! This podcast we talk all about VS Code for .NET MAUI and some setup recommendati...

Episode 123: Building Accessible Apps with .NET MAUI featuring Rachel Kang

16 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Show Notes Rachel Kang, .NET MAUI Program Manager, joins the podcast to talk about all things accessibility for .NET MAUI developers. Why is accessib...

Episode 122: Has it been a year already?

12 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Show Notes C# Azure Search Sample with MAUI! .NET AI Documentation Follow Us: James: Twitter, Blog, GitHub, Merge Conflict Podcast Matt: Twitter...

Episode 121: M365 Admin App: A Customer .NET MAUI Migration Story

15 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Show Notes The M365 Admin app is used to administer M365 tenants on the go. It's a complex app written in Xamarin.Forms ... or it was. Find out how t...

Episode 120: Polaris : A Customer Migration Story

06 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Show Notes Migrate your Xamarin.iOS Binding Library Migrate your Xamarin.Android Binding Library Auth0 Documentation for .NET MAUI Mapbox .NET MAUI ...

Episode 119: Build and MAUI and Recaps

23 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Show Notes Microsoft Build just happened - tune in to hear David's, James', and Matt's thoughts! Latest Releases Latest on .NET MAUI .NET upgrade ...

Episode 118: ...and we're back

28 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Show Notes It's been a little bit... but James, David, and Matt are back with the latest .NET MAUI and Azure news! Latest Releases The latest on ....

Episode 117: James and David Pick on Matt

04 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Show Notes In addition to some good natured ribbing - James, Matt & David talk about the latest and greatest in .NET MAUI development. Latest Re...

Episode 116: .NET Conf Recap

10 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Show Notes .NET Conf happened, it was amazing, and David, James and Matt will bring you up to date! The latest MAUI, .NET, and Azure are all coming a...

It's the season of release candidates (take 2)

21 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Show Notes With .NET 7 around the corner, we're putting the finishing touches on everything in preparation - tune in to find out more! David, James, ...

Episode 114: .NET MAUI in .NET 7 RC 1 - Wha?!?

23 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Show Notes Can you believe it? There's already a new major version of .NET MAUI on its way! David, James, and Matt will fill you in on all the detail...

Episode 113: The Season of .NET MAUI

26 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Show Notes Whether it's summer or winter where you live, one thing is for certain - it's the season of .NET MAUI! Tune in for the latest and greatest...

Episode 112: We're Back From Vacation!

22 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Show Notes We may have missed a month out on vacation - but we're back better than ever with the latest installment of the .NET MAUI podcast! New re...

Episode 111: Aloha .NET MAUI

24 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Show Notes It's out - it's GA - move all your apps now. .NET MAUI is released. New releases .NET MAUI Update .NET MAUI Learning Path .NET MAUI web...

Episode 110: RELEASE CANDIDATE!

15 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Show Notes .NET MAUI RC is here. I don't need to say any more. New releases .NET MAUI RC Visual Studio for Mac Preview 9 .NET MAUI Workshop Foll...

Episode 109: .NET MAUI (preview 14) is Released!

18 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Show Notes Another month, another step closer to the .NET MAUI GA! Join James, David and Matt to hear about the latest bits being added to .NET MAUI....

Episode 108: Buddy App

11 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Another customer success story - this time a Xamarin app that helps those in the construction industry with mental health. Follow Us: James: Twitte...

Episode 107: .NET MAUI Preview ... Number 13!

18 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Show Notes Can you believe we're on .NET MAUI Preview 13? As David says, we're getting so close to release he can almost taste it! Plus we have oth...

Episode 106: Customer Success Stories: ONNX

04 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We're back at it again with a customer success story. In this episode, learn how you can use the ONNX runtime to add in on-device machine learning to ...

Episode 105: Not One But Two .NET MAUI Previews!

21 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Show Notes Can you believe there were 2 .NET MAUI previews since our last episode? Come on in and listen and David Ortinau breaks all of the newness ...

Episode 104: ScreenMedia

14 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Another customer success story! ScreenMedia develops apps for a multitude of customers and find out how much fun they're having. Follow Us: James: ...

Episode 103: 2021 - It Was a Good One

17 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Show Notes Join Matt & James as they review the new .NET MAUI features, how to author Visual Studio extensions and the latest Azure news. New re...

Episode 102: M365 Admin App

03 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

It's another customer success story! This time learn how the M365 team created an app that allows you to administer your M365 instance on the go! Fol...

Episode 101: .NET 6 Is On The Loose

19 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Show Notes James, David, and Matt go over .NET 6 and .NET Conf and all the goodness! New releases .NET MAUI Update .NET 6 Release Visual Studio 20...

Episode 100: Preview-Mania

15 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Show Notes All the previews and release candidates you could ever want. .NET 6 RC 2 - the final RC. .NET MAUI Preview 9, Visual Studio RC and Preview...

Episode 99: Azure IoT

24 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

We have a special show today where we're going to learn all about Azure IoT and a Xamarin app that helps you explore it. Stefan Wick, Rido Minguez Pa...

Episode 98: The Ultimate .NET MAUI Update

17 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Show Notes .NET 6 release candidate is out ... and that means there's big news around .NET MAUI. Tune in to find out what David Ortinau has to say! ...

Episode 97: The New .NET MAUI Podcast

20 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Show Notes Can you believe it - the Xamarin Podcast is now the .NET MAUI Podcast?!? New name - same great flavor! We talk about .NET, Visual Studio,...

Episode 96: The Final Xamarin Podcast

09 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Show Notes It's over. Done. Final. Caput. No more. This is the last Xamarin podcast ever. What's going to happen next month? Tune in to find out. Bu...

Episode 95: Sketch 360

25 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Another story of an app built with Xamarin! This time find out about a unique app that takes advantage of the Surface Duo to let you create 360 degre...

Episode 94: MORE .NET MAUI

11 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Show Notes Can you believe it - Build has come and gone and there's so much goodness to talk about with .NET MAUI - and David Ortinau is back to fill...

Episode 93: Blackbaud

28 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Another customer success story! This time find out how Blackbaud started from no Xamarin experience to delivering a complexing mobile payment terminal...

Episode 92: May 2021 - It's Almost Build Time!

14 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This month James & Matt welcome back David Ortinau from an update on .NET MAUI and all the other goodness that you expect. Show Notes New releas...

Episode 91: LivePerson

23 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

It's another customer story - this time find out how LivePerson enables apps to talk with a live person in customer support scenarios. Show Notes F...

Episode 90: .NET MAUI Q&A

09 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

David Ortinau sites down with us to answer a TON of listener questions on .NET MAUI. Plus we got some cloud news & of course the Pick of the Pod!!...

Episode 89: Polaris

26 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

It's another customer story - and on this podcast hear about the amazing app that pairs with snowmobiles, motorcycles, off-road, and other powersports...

Episode 88: .NET MAUI Special Update

12 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Matt and James are joined by David Ortinau for a special update on .NET MAUI. Plus a whole lot of other updates on new releases of Visual Studio for M...

Episode 87: Xamarin Community Toolkit Extravaganza!

12 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

It's the Xamarin Community Toolkit extravaganza! The toolkit it out! It's glorious! You should use it today because it'll solve all of your Xamarin a...

Episode 86: Medusa

22 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Tune in to find out how Medusa used Xamarin and Azure to create an app to help the mobile healthcare clinician in the field to capture patient care in...

Episode 85: Xamarin.Forms 5 with David Ortinau

08 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Xamarin.Forms 5.0 has just been released. And it's all Xamarin.Forms 5 all the time in this special podcast! Principal Program Manager David Ortinau...

Episode 84: American Airlines

18 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In this podcast Matt interviews Kiran Gandla and Chandra Poshala from American Airlines about the app that helps keep the airline running. Xamarin an...

Episode 83: Wrapping up 2020 by looking ahead to 2021!

11 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

It's the end of the year and in December's podcast James and Matt wrap up 2020 by talking about a cool new app that lets you draw 360 degree sketches ...

Episode 82: iRel8

20 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

iRel8 is an amazing app built with Xamarin that helps people during the toughest moments in life. iRel8 facilitates mental wellness using Xamarin - f...

Episode 81: November is for .NET 5

13 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This month James and Matt talk about the new Apple silicone, XBox ... and of course some Xamarin and Azure too! .NET 5 is out! And with that there ar...

Episode 80: Seeing AI

23 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Seeing AI is an app for iOS that narrates the world around you. And it's built with Xamarin and Azure. In this episode of the Xamarin Podcast, Matt ta...

Episode 79: October of Releases

09 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This month James and Matt talk about all of the new releases that are out and ready for you to code with in October! There's a new iOS. There has to...

Episode 78: The Oscars

22 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In this special episode of the Xamarin Podcast - Matt talks to the folks behind the Oscars app. You'll find out a ton of great insights on how the Ac...

Episode 77: Surface Duo, Android Startup Times, and Xamarin.Essentials

11 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This month James and Matt talk about new Microsoft Learn modules on the Surface Duo. The continuing saga of the Xamarin.Forms Shell quick tips. Of c...

Episode 76: Brushes, Gradients, and Shapes

14 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Lots of new stuff to talk about this month! Ever want to get down to the nitty gritty and do some drawing in Xamarin.Forms! Well, now in Xamarin.Form...

Episode 75: Inverter Converter and Xamarin.Forms 4.7

10 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Xamarin.Forms 4.7 is out and the Inverter Converter is all the rage!! ... well ... multi-value bindings are all the rage - but that doesn't have quit...

Episode 74: Build 2020 Updates

12 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

//Build 2020 just happened - remotely! James and Matt recap all of the great Xamarin announcements - and then you can go out and watch all the sessio...

Episode 73: Essentials 1.6, Forms 4.6 and Contact Tracing

08 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Hope everybody is staying healthy! We have lots of news and new releases to cover this month for you! Xamarin.Essentials and Xamarin.Forms have new ...

Episode 72: Logically Embed That Authentication

10 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Logically embed that authentication ... that doesn't make sense at all ... or does it? Well it does when James and Matt talk about Azure Logic Apps, ...

Episode 71: Focus on Xamarin!

13 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This month James and Matt talk about Xamarin.Forms, Xamarin, and everything related to Xamarin - you could say they Focus on Xamarin. That's because ...

Episode 70: It's Xamarin.Forms Trigger-Mania!

14 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

It's trigger-mania! Mania! On the dancefloor! This month James and Matt talk about Xamarin.Forms triggers every chance they get - because there's tri...

Episode 69: Happy New Decade!

10 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

New Year - New Decade - New Pod!! This month James and Matt recover from their holiday hacks to go over the latest and greatest in the world of Xamar...

Episode 68: All The New 4's: Xamarin Forms 4.4 and Visual Studio 16.4!!

13 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Everything that's new ends with a 4! This month James and Matt go over the big releases of Visual Studio 16.4 and Xamarin.Forms 4.4! But there's mor...

Episode 67: Partly Forms-y With a Chance of Visual Studio

08 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In this month's episode James and Matt talk a bit about everything. From previewing this year's HUGE Ignite Conference, to talking about the incredib...

Episode 66: .NET Conf Recap!

11 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In this month's episode James and Matt recap .NET Conf! .NET Conf just happened and if you missed anything don't worry, because... We. Have. You. Cov...

Episode 65: Pull to Refresh, Pull Requests, and Refresh Views

13 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In this month's episode James and Matt talk a bit about everything. iOS 13 and Android 10 are hot off the presses. Xamarin.Forms 4.2 is too! There's ...

Episode 64: We Love Us Some Android!

09 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In this month's episode James and Matt love Android almost as much as they love going to the dentist ... seriously! There's a ton of Android goodness...

Episode 63: The Heat Is On! Hot(!!)Reload Is Out!

12 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

It's July and we're in Houston for the Xamarin Developer Summit!! And it's 🔥🔥🔥hot hot hot🔥🔥🔥!! But it's not the temperature outsid...

Episode 62: Xamarin.Forms 4 - Who Could Ask For More?

07 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Wait no more to set a high score with Xamarin.Forms 4, it ain't no bore! That's right, Xamarin.Forms 4.0 has officially been released and it's on fire...

Episode 61: Build 2019 Recap Extravaganza!

10 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

It's the first full week in May and that can only mean one thing - it's Microsoft //Build time!! Join James and Matt as they recap the highlights and ...

Episode 60: Visual Studio 2019 Is In The Wild!!

12 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

After all the preview releases - Visual Studio 2019 finally was released and this week Matt and James run down the highlights for Xamarin developers! ...

Episode 59: POP! New docs, blogs, customer showcases, and Twitch streams!

08 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Lots of new great stuff to talk about this month! New, new, new web pages galore! Xamarin landing documentation page, Xamarin development blog, and cu...

Episode 58: Releases and Previews and Roadmaps!

08 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, James and Matt discuss the latest previews of Visual Studio and Visual for Mac. There's new stuff for Xamarin.Forms, Android keeps on...

Episode 57: New Year - New Pod! Office Hours, Hockey App Moves, XamU Retires, and Essentials Becomes a Video Star!

11 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In this first episode of the New Year - and the second month in a row - James and Matt chat about the office hours that Matt's been hosting with the c...

Episode 56: Let's Reboot This

07 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In this month's episode we reboot the podcast! Matt Soucoup, a Senior Cloud Advocate at Microsoft joins James as host and we expand the topics to focu...

Episode 55: What's New in Visual Studio 2017, Xamarin.Forms, and the Android designer

02 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of the Xamarin Podcast, Pierce Boggan and James Montemagno discuss the latest & greatest in mobile .NET development, including Xam...

Episode 54: Build 2018 Recap

11 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of the Xamarin Podcast, Pierce Boggan and James Montemagno discuss news from Build 2018 for mobile developers, including Xamarin.Forms...

Episode 53: Visual Studio 2017 version 15.6, AR with UrhoSharp, and ML with CoreML

12 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of the Xamarin Podcast, Pierce Boggan and James Montemagno discuss all of the fun features from the new Visual Studio 2017 version 15....

Episode 52: Rapid UI Prototyping with Ink to Code, Merged Dictionaries in Xamarin.Forms, Android Emulator Tips, and more!

09 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of the Xamarin Podcast, Pierce Boggan and James Montemagno talk about a new tool that turns drawings into Android or UWP layouts, merg...

Episode 51: Android 8.1, Xamarin Device Manager, and Visual Studio versions 15.5 & 15.6

12 Jan 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of the Xamarin Podcast, Pierce Boggan and James Montemagno cover Android 8.1, the new Xamarin Device Manager Preview, what’s new for...

Episode 50: Xamarin.Forms 2.5.0, Live Player, and What's New in Visual Studio

01 Dec 2017

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of the Xamarin Podcast, James Montemagno and Pierce Boggan cover the latest news for mobile developers from Microsoft Connect(); 2017,...

Episode 49: Connect(); 2017 Xamarin and App Center Recap

17 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of the Xamarin Podcast, James is joined by App Center program manager James White. We sit down and cover all of the amazing announceme...

Episode 48: Android Oreo, iOS 11, and Xamarin.Forms Tips & Tricks

22 Sep 2017

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of the Xamarin Podcast, James Montemagno and Pierce Boggan cover Xamarin support for Android Oreo and iOS 11, share tips for beating t...

Episode 47: Android Oreo Support, Xamarin Live Player Preview 2, New iOS 11 Previews, and more!

11 Sep 2017

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of the Xamarin Podcast, James Montemagno and Pierce Boggan discuss LOTs of new previews for Xamarin developers, including Android O, X...

Episode 46: Latest Preview and Stable Xamarin Releases, Social Authentication, Realm, and more!

25 Aug 2017

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of the Xamarin Podcast, James Montemagno and Pierce Boggan discuss the new Google Play Services packages, adding Facebook authenticati...

Episode 45: Contributing to Xamarin.Forms, C# 7, Input Validation, Android's BottomNavigationView, and more!

11 Aug 2017

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of the Xamarin Podcast, James Montemagno and Pierce Boggan cover the latest mobile .NET development news, including how to get started...

Episode 44: Building Apps with iOS 11, Visual Studio for Mac, and Mobile Center

28 Jul 2017

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of the Xamarin Podcast, James and Pierce discuss the Xamarin iOS 11 web preview, the latest in Visual Studio for Mac, and our experien...

Episode 43: App Monetization, .NET Standard, Azure Cosmos DB, and more!

10 Jul 2017

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of the Xamarin Podcast, James and Pierce fill you in on the latest Xamarin news, including how to integrate ads and in-app purchases i...

Episode 42: WWDC 2017, Fastlane, Xamarin.Forms Embedding, and more!

23 Jun 2017

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of the Xamarin Podcast, Pierce is joined by James Montemagno, Principal Program Manager for Mobile Developer Tools at Microsoft, to re...

Episode 41: Previewing Xamarin.Forms 3.0

26 May 2017

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of the Xamarin Podcast, Pierce and David walk you through the early preview of Xamarin.Forms 3.0, announced at Microsoft Build 2017. L...

Episode 40: Exploring the Android Support Libraries & Google Play Services

04 May 2017

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of the Xamarin Podcast, James Montemagno is joined by Jon Dick of the Xamarin components team to discuss the Android Support Libraries...

Episode 39: Building Up to Build

18 Apr 2017

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of the Xamarin Podcast, Pierce Boggan is joined by James Montemagno to discuss what is new for Xamarin developers, including new featu...

Episode 38: Xamarin.Forms 2.3.4 & Beyond

07 Apr 2017

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of the Xamarin Podcast, Pierce Boggan is joined by David Ortinau, PM at Microsoft for Xamarin.Forms, to discuss the release of Xamarin...

Episode 37: Enhanced XAML Productivity with MFractor

24 Mar 2017

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of the Xamarin Podcast, Pierce Boggan is joined by Matthew Robbins to discuss his XAML productivity tool MFractor, building addins for...

Episode 36: What's New in Xamarin - Cycle 9, Visual Studio 2017, and more!

10 Mar 2017

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of the Xamarin Podcast, James Montemagno and Pierce Boggan announce some exciting changes surrounding the Xamarin Podcast and cover wh...

Episode 35: Mobile App Design with David Ortinau

09 Jan 2017

Contributed by Lukas

This week on the Xamarin Podcast, we are joined by Xamarin MVP David Ortinau to talk about mobile app design, including the strategies and tools David...

Episode 34: What's New in Xamarin.Forms 2.3.3

31 Oct 2016

Contributed by Lukas

This week on the Xamarin Podcast, Mike James and I cover the latest-and-greatest in Xamarin.Forms to help make it easy to add native controls and func...

Episode 33: iOS 10, iPhone 7, Apple Watch Series 2, and more!

12 Sep 2016

Contributed by Lukas

In this edition of the Xamarin Podcast, Mike James and I discuss announcements from the Apple Special Event on September 7th, 2016, including iOS 10, ...

Episode 32: Identity Management in Mobile Apps

22 Aug 2016

Contributed by Lukas

In this edition of the Xamarin Podcast, Pierce (@pierceboggan) and Mike (@mikecodesdotnet) discuss identity in mobile apps. We start by asking: does ...

Episode 31: Tools for Creating & Designing 5 Star Apps

18 Jul 2016

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of the Xamarin Podcast, Pierce Boggan and Mike James talk about the tools and processes they use to create and design beautiful apps. ...

Episode 30: Building Connected Apps with Microsoft Azure

27 Jun 2016

Contributed by Lukas

This week on the Xamarin Podcast, Pierce and I share our experiences in building connected apps with Azure Mobile Apps. We’ll walk you through the d...

Episode 29: WWDC 2016 Recap

20 Jun 2016

Contributed by Lukas

This week on the Xamarin Podcast, Pierce and I cover everything you need to know as a mobile developer from Apple’s WWDC 2016, including new additio...

Episode 28: Xamarin Studio 6, Cycle 7, and more!

13 Jun 2016

Contributed by Lukas

In this edition of the Xamarin Podcast, Mike James (@MikeCodesDotNet) and Pierce (@pierceboggan) break down the latest major stable release of Xamarin...

Episode 27: Xamarin Evolve 2016 Recap with Joseph Hill

16 May 2016

Contributed by Lukas

This week on the Xamarin Podcast, James Montemagno has the honor of taking with special guest Joseph Hill, co-founder of Xamarin and VP of Developer R...