All 7 Platform Integration & Handlers questions
More in Platform Integration & Handlers
How do you write platform-specific code in shared files? How do you customize a control on a single platform using a handler? How do you access a native view from a MAUI control? How do you request runtime permissions in MAUI? How do you create a custom handler for a brand-new cross-platform control? How do you invoke platform APIs that have no MAUI abstraction, cleanly?
Advertisement
Back to results for “Handlers”
.NET MAUI › Platform Integration & Handlers

What is MAUI Essentials and what does it provide?

Beginner

Answer

The former Xamarin.Essentials APIs are built into MAUI (Microsoft.Maui.Devices, .Storage, .Media, etc.). They give cross-platform access to device features—Geolocation, Connectivity, Preferences, SecureStorage, Battery, Sensors, Clipboard, Sharing—behind a unified API so you don't call native code directly for common tasks.
var location = await Geolocation.Default.GetLocationAsync();
bool online = Connectivity.Current.NetworkAccess == NetworkAccess.Internet;
Real-world example An app checks connectivity and reads GPS with two lines instead of separate Android and iOS location APIs.

Common follow-ups: Do Essentials need permissions? | Which namespace holds device APIs?

Device Features Permissions Platform Integration
All 7 Platform Integration & Handlers questions