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.NET MAUI Tutorial with Visual Studio 2026
Build Android and iOS-compatible applications with C#, XAML and .NET MAUI. Follow practical Windows-based lessons in mobile interfaces, navigation, MVVM, SQLite, REST APIs and a complete weather app.
Visual Studio 2026C# and XAML.NET 10 examplesAndroid testing on WindowsiOS build workflow explained
12Structured lessons
9Hands-on sample apps
1Capstone weather project
Important for Windows learners: You can create and run the Android versions using Visual Studio 2026 on Windows. Building, simulating, testing and distributing the iOS versions requires access to a Mac with compatible Xcode. The iOS builds in this course have not been verified.
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All 12 lessons
Complete the lessons in order or jump directly to a topic. Each practical lesson includes Visual Studio steps, full XAML/C# listings, testing guidance, common errors and an exercise.
Part I · Fundamentals
Introduction to Cross-Platform Mobile Development
Understand how C#, XAML and .NET MAUI share application code across Android and iOS, and which platform tools still differ.
Open lesson →Installing Visual Studio 2026 and .NET MAUI
Install the .NET MAUI workload, configure the Android SDK and emulator, and verify that Visual Studio can launch a sample project.
Open lesson →Creating Your First Android and iOS-Compatible App
Create a simple greeting app and understand the relationship between MainPage.xaml and its C# code-behind.
Open lesson →Part II · Building the interface
Designing Mobile Interfaces with XAML
Use vertical stacks, grids, frames and scrollable content to build a responsive profile screen.
Open lesson →Working with Controls, Events and Validation
Build a registration form with entry fields, a picker, a switch and useful input validation.
Open lesson →Navigation and Multiple Pages with MAUI Shell
Create a two-page application and navigate forward and back using routes in .NET MAUI Shell.
Open lesson →Part III · Real app features
Data Binding and the MVVM Pattern
Use the CommunityToolkit.Mvvm package to separate the interface from observable state and commands.
Open lesson →Building a Two-Number Calculator
Create a useful calculator that handles addition, subtraction, multiplication, division and input errors.
Open lesson →Creating a To-Do List App with SQLite
Persist tasks in a local SQLite database, list existing records, and delete selected tasks.
Open lesson →Connecting Mobile Apps to REST APIs
Use HttpClient and JSON deserialization to load sample posts from an HTTPS API.
Open lesson →Part IV · Capstone and delivery
Capstone Project: A Multi-City Weather App
Combine XAML, picker controls, REST APIs, JSON parsing and Preferences in a complete weather dashboard.
Open lesson →iOS Build, Testing and App Store Deployment
Understand the additional Apple tooling, code signing and device testing steps needed to take shared MAUI code to iOS.
Open lesson →Who should take this course?
Beginners who know basic C# and want to create mobile apps in Visual Studio 2026, especially learners on Windows who already have an Android emulator or phone.
No Mac is needed to complete the Windows/Android exercises.
What will you build?
A greeting app, profile UI, registration form, multi-page navigator, MVVM demo, calculator, SQLite to-do list, REST client and a real weather dashboard.
Each project starts from a clean .NET MAUI App template.
Required development tools
- Visual Studio 2026 with .NET Multi-platform App UI development installed.
- The .NET 10-compatible MAUI workload, Android SDK and an emulator or Android device.
- An Internet connection for NuGet packages and the API lessons.
- Optional later: a compatible Mac with Xcode for iOS validation and deployment.
Official Microsoft MAUI installation guide →
Ready to get started?
Go to Lesson 1 →Begin with the single-project model and a Windows-first workflow.