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How Shiny MAUI Shell uses source generation and Microsoft.Extensions.AI to let an AI chat agent discover your app routes, match user intent, and navigate with pre-filled forms.
How I used MauiDevFlow and Claude Code to go from zero UI tests to full screen coverage in minutes — inspecting live apps, adding AutomationIds, and generating real automated tests from actual app screens.
Shiny Client v4 brings Windows support for BLE, HTTP Transfers, and Locations, moves to .NET 10, and delivers major improvements to GPS, HTTP Transfers, Push, and BluetoothLE
The SQLite document store grows up. v3 adds MySQL, SQL Server, and PostgreSQL support with a clean provider abstraction — same fluent LINQ queries, same AOT support, any backend.
A cross-platform .NET MAUI library that gives you full CRUD access to device contacts with LINQ queries, native query translation, and zero platform ceremony.
How Shiny MAUI Shell transforms .NET MAUI navigation from error-prone string routing into type-safe, testable, source-generated goodness.
v2.0.0 introduces table-per-type mapping, custom Id properties, document diffing via GetDiff, batch insert, a standalone core library without DI dependencies, and a convenience constructor — all fully AOT-safe
A new library that provides a unified API for browsing, searching, and playing music from the device music library on iOS and Android — with permissions, metadata, playback controls, and file export
A new library that turns SQLite into a spatial database with R*Tree indexing, custom geometry algorithms, polygon-based GPS geofencing with no OS region limits — zero native dependencies, fully AOT-compatible
A new library that turns SQLite into a document database with a fluent LINQ query builder, streaming, pagination, aggregates, indexes, projections, and full AOT support — no migrations required
A pure .NET MAUI TableView control with 15 cell types, cascading styles, drag-sort, dynamic sections, and full MVVM support — no custom renderers required
A practical guide to extending your .NET MAUI apps to the car dashboard — Apple CarPlay and Android Auto from the same codebase
