{"id":1149,"date":"2024-05-16T14:27:46","date_gmt":"2024-05-16T13:27:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.4fx.co.uk\/blog\/?p=1149"},"modified":"2024-05-16T14:29:04","modified_gmt":"2024-05-16T13:29:04","slug":"the-future-is-maui","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.4fx.co.uk\/blog\/the-future-is-maui\/","title":{"rendered":"The Future is MAUI"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>At 4FX, staying ahead of the latest tech developments is what we\u2019re good at \u2013 we know it makes us the best at what we do and that\u2019s something we deliver straight back to our clients. We\u2019ve always used Microsoft technologies for app creation, with Xamarin as our bedrock, but there\u2019s a new kid on the block \u2013 MAUI \u2013 an evolution that will help us keep riding the crest of the app development wave. Our developer Alex shares a whistle-stop tour of what to know\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1151 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.4fx.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/iStock-1465618017.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"875\" height=\"583\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.4fx.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/iStock-1465618017-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.4fx.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/iStock-1465618017-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.4fx.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/iStock-1465618017-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.4fx.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/iStock-1465618017-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.4fx.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/iStock-1465618017-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.4fx.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/iStock-1465618017-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.4fx.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/iStock-1465618017-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.4fx.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/iStock-1465618017-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.4fx.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/iStock-1465618017.jpg 1254w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 875px) 100vw, 875px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>RIP Xamarin\u2028<\/strong><br \/>\nIn the past, we\u2019ve used Xamarin to create apps for Android, iOS and Windows, allowing us to deploy apps from a single codebase. However, Microsoft is phasing this out, or, to use software parlance, it is at &#8216;end of life&#8217; \u2013 RIP Xamarin. The Android, iOS and Windows platforms are continually evolving, and with Microsoft no longer providing updates to Xamarin, there is a real risk that apps created using Xamarin would become obsolete or even cease to function on the latest versions of operating systems.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Enter MAUI\u2028<\/strong><br \/>\nSounds bleak, right? Well, don\u2019t panic just yet, as (unsurprisingly) Microsoft is already ahead of the game. In May, a newly developed .NET Multi-platform App UI (MAUI) will come into play \u2013 an open-source, cross-platform app development framework for building mobile and desktop applications using a single, shared codebase. .NET MAUI combines the Android, iOS, macOS and Windows APIs into a unified API that enables our developers to create code once and run it anywhere, while also allowing deep access to every feature of each native platform.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Improved App Performance<\/strong><br \/>\nIn simple terms, this means we will continue delivering great apps with the latest software technologies, as our clients have come to expect from us. Ahead of the wave, our developers have been upgrading our apps to MAUI and, thanks to their efforts and that of our in-house professional software tester, our existing clients will see &#8230; probably nothing! This is because the apps will function in the same way and look the same, but with the added benefit of being easily upgraded and enhanced for years to come.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cApp\u201dlying the latest technology<\/strong><br \/>\nOur adoption of MAUI is just one example of our passion for keeping our software current and upgraded, delivering technical excellence for our customers both now and into the future.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For more information on how our forward-thinking and innovative app development team can keep your business up to speed with the latest software, get in touch today on 01908 375200 or email us at <a href=\"mailto:getintouch@4fx.co.uk\">getintouch@4fx.co.uk<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At 4FX, staying ahead of the latest tech developments is what we\u2019re good at \u2013 we know it makes us <a href=\"https:\/\/www.4fx.co.uk\/blog\/the-future-is-maui\/\"> [&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1151,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_sitemap_exclude":false,"_sitemap_priority":"","_sitemap_frequency":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[94,13,15,36,26,98],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1149","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-4fx-projects","category-app-design","category-apps","category-design-agency","category-development","category-technology"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.4fx.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1149","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.4fx.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.4fx.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.4fx.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.4fx.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1149"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.4fx.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1149\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1155,"href":"https:\/\/www.4fx.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1149\/revisions\/1155"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.4fx.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1151"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.4fx.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1149"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.4fx.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1149"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.4fx.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1149"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}