Xamarin.Essentials is in .NET MAUI! Access platform APIs with a single API

Did you know that Xamarin.Essentials, a library for Xamarin and Xamarin.Forms apps that enabled developers to access platform features from a cross-platform API, is built into .NET MAUI! That is right! James will show you how to get started and what you need to know if you are upgrading from Xamarin.iOS, Xamarin.Android, or Xamarin.Forms apps.

Documentation: https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/ma...
Migration Docs: https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/ma...

00:00 - Introduction
00:33 - How does .NET MAUI work with native APIs
01:13 - What is Xamarin.Essentials?
02:10 - What's new in .NET MAUI?
03:38 - New namespaces
04:15 - Accessing APIs with Interfaces and Dependency Injection
05:00 - APIs without .NET MAUI and Libraries
06:10 - Wrap-up

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