FAQs

When will .NET MAUI be available?

We expect to begin shipping previews near the end of 2020. MAUI will hit general availability (GA) in November 2021 when .NET 6 ships.

What is the future of Xamarin.Forms?

The next major version of Xamarin.Forms will around September 2020 and continue to be updated through the release of MAUI with .NET 6. After that, Xamarin.Forms will continue to receive priority servicing for 12 months.

Should I upgrade my Xamarin.Forms applications to .NET MAUI?

Initially, we recommend you explore MAUI on new projects. We are working to make the transition from existing projects as seamless as possible as you will enjoy project system improvements, a new .NET, and a new renderer architecture in MAUI.

Why is Xamarin.Forms becoming .NET MAUI?

We are unifying the .NET platform! As with all key workloads and runtimes of .NET, we are baking Xamarin.Forms and Xamarin.Essentials, and the Android, iOS, and macOS bindings into .NET. This is clearly illustrated by the namespace changes: Xamarin.Forms becomes System.Maui and Xamarin.Essentials becomes System.Devices.