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Microsoft is encouraging developers to migrate their apps from UWP

15 hours

While Windows 11 will likely be known as the OS with the ability to host the widest range of applications, from Linux apps to Android apps to old Win32 apps, there is one form of application Microsoft is no longer that enthusias...

Microsoft release WinUI 2.7 with new InfoBadge, more

by Surur

1 month

WinUI 2.7 is the latest stable release of the Windows UI Library (WinUI) for UWP applications (and desktop applications using XAML Islands). WinUI is hosted on GitHub in Microsoft’s Windows UI Library repo. As an open sourc...

Apple settles $100 million developer class action lawsuit, but changes are not meaningful

by Surur

2 months

Apple has proposed a settlement to a 2019 class-action Cameron et al v. Apple Inc lawsuit by app store developers with a number of changes that goes some way to help developers but does not go far enough to address Apple’s...

Here’s What’s New in Visual Studio 2022 version 17.0 Preview 1

by Surur

4 months

Today Microsoft released Visual Studio 2022 version 17.0 Preview 1 that brings UI improvements, 64 bit support and more to the popular IDE. The full changelog for the latest version can be seen below: 64-bit devenv.exe is now 64...

Developers: React Native Gallery app now in the Microsoft Store

by Surur

6 months

There are many ways to develop cross-platform apps, and one framework Microsoft actively supports is React Native. In fact, Microsoft maintains its own variant of the framework with React Native for Windows (or React Native UWP), ...

Apple will host WWDC 2021 June 7 through 11

by Pradeep

7 months

Apple today announced it will host its Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC21) June 7 through 11, in a virtual format. Like last year, WWDC 2021 will be free for all developers. As expected, WWDC21 will provide an insight into th...

Microsoft apologizes for removing Pivot control from WinUI 3

by Surur

7 months

WinUI 3 is a UI layer that takes the decoupled UWP XAML Visual Layer, the WinUI 2 library, and combines it with more modern features and capabilities. This layer can be used in any Desktop app or UWP app. Microsoft has been workin...

Microsoft’s Project Reunion Preview v.0.5 which unify Win32 and UWP APIs, now available

by Surur

7 months

At Build 2020, Microsoft announced Project Reunion, a new project to make app development easier for Windows 10 platform. Project Reunion unifies access to existing Win32 (legacy Windows API) and UWP (Universal Windows Platform) A...

Microsoft release Windows UI Library 3 Preview 4

by Surur

8 months

WinUI is a user interface layer that contains modern controls and styles for building Windows apps, both Desktop and UWP. As the native UI layer in Windows, it embodies Fluent Design, giving each Windows app the polished feel that...

Microsoft releases feature roadmap of WinUI 3.0

by Rahul

9 months

Microsoft today announced the release of WinUI 3.0 feature roadmap. The feature roadmap table included below will offer you the status on WinUI 3 features, and the expected date of availability. As you can expect from any project...

Microsoft announce the public release of DirectML as a standalone API

by Surur

9 months

Today Microsoft announced the public release of DirectML as a standalone API for Win32, UWP, and WSL applications. DirectML is available in every one of the billion Windows 10 devices worldwide, and over a hundred applications alr...

Microsoft releases Figma Design Kit for Microsoft Surface Duo

by Pradeep

9 months

Microsoft yesterday announced the release of v0.1 of Figma Design Kit for Microsoft Surface Duo. This Design Kit includes safe areas, design patterns & guidelines, dual screen postures, and components for designing Dual Screen...