.NET 9.0.1xx Preview 1 (9088)

We're excited to announce our first preview release for .NET 9!

Note: these are the base SDKs that add support for the platforms in question. For MAUI (which is built on top of our SDKs), visit: https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/maui/.

This release consists of the following versions:

• iOS: 17.2.9088-net9-p1
• tvOS: 17.2.9088-net9-p1
• Mac Catalyst: 17.2.9088-net9-p1
• macOS: 14.2.9088-net9-p1

Full release notes: .NET 9 release notes
Known issues: Known issues in .NET 9

What's Changed

API improvements / fixes / additions

• [AppKit/UIKit] Adjust a few availability attributes in NS[Mutable]ParagraphStyle. Fixes #19209. by @rolfbjarne in #19211
• [AppKit] Add support for Xcode 15. by @mandel-macaque in #19119
• [AppKit] Fix binding for NSFontDescriptor.Create. Fixes #19659. by @rolfbjarne in #19663
• [AppKit] Implement the NSUserInterfaceItemSearching protocol. Fixes #19649. by @rolfbjarne in #19662
• [AppKit] Make NSGraphics.NSBestDepth P/Invoke blittable. by @rolfbjarne in #19614
• [AppKit] Remove [NSImage imageWithSymbolName:bundle:variableValue:] from Mac Catalyst. by @rolfbjarne in #19320
• [AppKit] Update the NSBezelStyle enum according to latest headers. Fixes #19555. by @rolfbjarne in #19556
• [AudioToolbox] Make P/Invokes in AudioFileStream.cs have blittable signatures. by @rolfbjarne in #19835
• [AudioToolbox] Make P/Invokes in AudioServices.cs have blittable signatures. by @rolfbjarne in #19841
• [AudioToolbox] Make P/Invokes in MusicPlayer.cs have blittable signatures. by @rolfbjarne in #19694
• [AudioToolbox] Make P/Invokes in MusicTrack.cs have blittable signatures. by @rolfbjarne in #19678
• [AudioToolbox] Make P/Invokes in SystemSound.cs have blittable signatures. by @rolfbjarne in #19677
• [AutomaticAssessmentConfiguration] Add missing constructors to AEAssessmentApplication. Fixes #19133. by @rolfbjarne in #19180
• [CoreBluetooth] Fix a typo in CBPeripheralDelegate.DiscoveredService for XAMCORE_5_0. by @rolfbjarne in #19582
• [CoreMidi] Add CoreMidi enums to Watch so that we can have them for avfoundation. by @mandel-macaque in #19580
• [CoreMidi] Add support for tvOS. by @mandel-macaque in #19529
• [CoreMidi] Make P/Invokes have blittable signatures. by @rolfbjarne in #19706
• [CoreMidi] Make P/Invokes have blittable signatures. by @rolfbjarne in #19724
• [CoreMidi] Obsolete the MidiPacket.Bytes property. by @rolfbjarne in #19705
• [CoreText] Fix a few nullability issues in CTFontDescriptor. by @rolfbjarne in #19439
• [CoreText] Implement CTFontDescriptor.MatchFontDescriptors. Fixes #19397. by @rolfbjarne in #19399
• [Foundation] Add support for Xcode 15 beta 7. by @mandel-macaque in #19007
• [Foundation] Bind a few missing notifications. Fixes #19837. by @rolfbjarne in #19846
• [Foundation] Create a strong dictionary for NSAttributedStringDocumentReadingOptionKey. by @rolfbjarne in #19667
• [Foundation] Fix a few issues with NSUrlConnection.SendSynchronousRequest. by @rolfbjarne in #19458
• [Foundation] Improve visibility of NSObject members in intellisense by @haritha-mohan in #19106
• [Foundation] Make P/Invokes in NSDecimal.cs have blittable signatures. by @rolfbjarne in #19702
• [Foundation] NSArray.FromNSObjects will never return null objects. Fixes #19622. by @rolfbjarne in #19627
• [GameKit] Add support for Xcode 15 by @haritha-mohan in #19285
• [ImageIO] Make P/Invokes have blittable signatures. by @rolfbjarne in #19701
• [InputMethodKit] Remove existing code for InputMethodKit. by @rolfbjarne in #19462
• [LocalAuthentication] Make path have the correct case by @rolfbjarne in #19465
• [Metal] Add support for Xcode15. by @mandel-macaque in #19379
• [MetalFX] Add the framework (which was added in Xcode 14) and add xcode 15 support. by @mandel-macaque in #19107
• [MetalKit] Add support for Xcode 15. by @mandel-macaque in #19274
• [ModelIO] Include MDLMaterial.cs in the build. by @rolfbjarne in #19464
• [NerabyInteraction] Add support for xcode 15. by @mandel-macaque in #19273
• [Network] Add support for Xcode 15. by @mandel-macaque in #19418
• [ObjCRuntime] Cache a few expensive and frequent operations in Class. Fixes #19079. by @rolfbjarne in #19086
• [ObjCRuntime] Throw a more descriptive InvalidCastException when failing to create an instance of the appropriate type in Runtime.CreateNSObject. by @rolfbjarne in #19629
• [PassKit] Add support Xcode15 Beta 7 by @tj-devel709 in #19139
• [PassKit] Fix the intro tests for PassKit on macOS. by @mandel-macaque in #19760
• [Speech] Fix wrong added API in macOS. by @mandel-macaque in #19759
• [Storekit] Add support for xcode 15. by @mandel-macaque in #19309
• [UIKit] Add missing attrs for catalyst. by @mandel-macaque in #19355
• [UIKit] Add support for Xcode 15. by @mandel-macaque in #19120
• [UIKit] Adjust availability attributes for UIButtonConfiguration.[Sub]TitleLineBreakMode. Fixes ##19377. by @rolfbjarne in #19384
• [UIKit] Fix a few nullability issues by @rolfbjarne in #19688
• [UIKit] Fix broken UITrait bindings. Fixes #19410. by @rolfbjarne in #19411
• [UIKit] Make P/Invokes have blittable signatures. by @rolfbjarne in #19725
• [UIKit] Make P/Invokes related to UIAccessibility have blittable signatures. by @rolfbjarne in #19698
• [UIKit] Store the delegate in a local variable in the UIContextMenuInteraction. by @rolfbjarne in #19386
• [Vision] Add support for Xcode 15 by @haritha-mohan in #19099
• [Vision] Make P/Invokes have blittable signatures. by @rolfbjarne in #19703
• [Vision] Update Xcode 15 support by @haritha-mohan in #19412
• [WebKit] Add missing notification attrs. by @mandel-macaque in #19275
• [WebKit] Add support for Xcode 15 by @haritha-mohan in #19237
• Fix sending MidiPacket when MidiPacket has been created using a point… by @jamesdlow in #18981

Misc bug fixes / improvements

• [bgen] Adjust logic to handle protocol-backed events. by @rolfbjarne in #19689
• [bgen] Fix assembly comparison. Fixes #19612. by @rolfbjarne in #19619
• [bgen] Fix generated code to be nullability correct. by @rolfbjarne in #19655
• [bgen] Fix logic to handle protocol-backed events. by @rolfbjarne in #19707
• [Generator] == on a type those a reference equals check. by @mandel-macaque in #19756
• [Generator] Add BindingTouchConfig to BindingTouch by @dustin-wojciechowski in #19485
• [Generator] Allow to have a way to attach to the generator. by @mandel-macaque in #19565
• [Generator] Clean the AttributeManager from deps and fix a bug in the errors. by @mandel-macaque in https://...

.NET 8.0.1xxx (8022)

This is a servicing release to the previous .NET 8 release.

Note: these are the base SDKs that add support for the platforms in question, for MAUI (which is built on top of our SDKs), go here instead: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/maui/.

Versions

This release consists of the following versions:

• iOS: 17.2.8022
• tvOS: 17.2.8022
• macOS: 14.2.8022
• Mac Catalyst: 17.2.8022

🚨 This release requires Xcode 15.1 or Xcode 15.2.

Full release notes: https://github.com/xamarin/xamarin-macios/wiki/.NET-8-release-notes

What's Changed

• Avoid passing null to TaskRunner.FixReferencedItems by @rolfbjarne in #19885
• [dotnet] Fix typo causing universal builds to not keep any symbols when stripped. Fixes #19860. by @rolfbjarne in #19924
• [msbuild] Take the CustomEntitlements item group into account in DetectSigningIdentity. by @vs-mobiletools-engineering-service2 in #19930
• [msbuild] Correctly add custom entitlements to the archived entitlements. by @vs-mobiletools-engineering-service2 in #19943
• [msbuild] Process custom entitlements as if they came from an Entitlements.plist file. by @vs-mobiletools-engineering-service2 in #19955

Full Changelog: dotnet-8.0.1xx-xcode15.1-8004...dotnet-8.0.1xx-xcode15.1-8022

.NET 7.0.3xx (7133)

This is a servicing release to the previous 7.0.3xx service release.

Versions

This release consists of the following versions:

• iOS: 16.4.7133
• tvOS: 16.4.7133
• macOS: 13.3.7133
• Mac Catalyst: 16.4.7133

These builds are supported using both Xcode 14.3 and Xcode 15.

What's Changed

• [release/7.0.3xx] Update dependencies from dotnet/installer by @dotnet-maestro in #19770
• [release/7.0.3xx] Update dependencies from dotnet/installer by @dotnet-maestro in #19811
• [release/7.0.3xx] [tests] Fix certificate tests after Apple started blocking the Thawte certificate. by @rolfbjarne in #19800
• [release/7.0.3xx] Update dependencies from dotnet/installer by @dotnet-maestro in #19853

Full Changelog: dotnet-7.0.3xx-xcode14.3-7129...dotnet-7.0.3xx-7133

.NET 8.0.1xxx - Xcode 15.1 / 15.2 Support (8004)

This is a servicing release to the previous .NET 8 release and It is also included inside Visual Studio 2022 version 17.8.5 and Visual Studio 2022 version 17.9 Preview 3. This release adds Xcode 15.1 and Xcode 15.2 support.

Note: these are the base SDKs that add support for the platforms in question, for MAUI (which is built on top of our SDKs), go here instead: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/maui/.

Versions

This release consists of the following versions:

• iOS: 17.2.8004
• tvOS: 17.2.8004
• macOS: 14.2.8004
• Mac Catalyst: 17.2.8004

🚨 This release requires Xcode 15.1 or Xcode 15.2.

What's Changed

• [AppKit] Fix binding for NSFontDescriptor.Create. Fixes #19659. by @vs-mobiletools-engineering-service2 in #19731
• [AppKit] Implement the NSUserInterfaceItemSearching protocol. Fixes #19649. by @vs-mobiletools-engineering-service2 in #19732
• [bgen] Fix assembly comparison. Fixes #19612. by @rolfbjarne in #19639
• [dotnet] Call the _CreateAssetPackManifest target during the build. Fixes #19669. by @vs-mobiletools-engineering-service2 in #19714
• [dotnet] Compute the path to the Xamarin SDK root as a relative path to .NET's root directory. by @vs-mobiletools-engineering-service2 in #19638
• [msbuild] Detect any dylibs in NativeReferences. Fixes #19520. by @vs-mobiletools-engineering-service2 in #19571
• [UIKit] Fix broken UITrait bindings. Fixes #19410. by @vs-mobiletools-engineering-service2 in #19730
• Bump the default target platform version to Xcode 15.1. by @rolfbjarne in #19748
• Bump to Xcode 15.1 by @dalexsoto in #19717
• Fix sending MidiPacket when MidiPacket has been created using a point. by @vs-mobiletools-engineering-service2 in #19716

Full Changelog: dotnet-8.0.1xx-8490...dotnet-8.0.1xx-xcode15.1-8004

Full release notes: https://github.com/xamarin/xamarin-macios/wiki/.NET-8-release-notes

.NET 7.0.3xx (7129)

This is a servicing release to the previous 7.0.3xx service release.

Versions

This release consists of the following versions:

• iOS: 16.4.7129
• tvOS: 16.4.7129
• macOS: 13.3.7129
• Mac Catalyst: 16.4.7129

These builds are supported using both Xcode 14.3 and Xcode 15.

What's Changed

• [release/7.0.3xx] Update dependencies from dotnet/installer by @dotnet-maestro in #19553
• [release/7.0.3xx] Update dependencies from dotnet/installer by @dotnet-maestro in #19562

Full Changelog: dotnet-7.0.3xx-7127...dotnet-7.0.3xx-xcode14.3-7129

.NET 8.0.1xxx (8490)

This is a servicing release to the first .NET 8 release.

Versions

This release consists of the following versions:

• iOS: 17.0.8490
• tvOS: 17.0.8490
• macOS: 14.0.8490
• Mac Catalyst: 17.0.8490

What's Changed

• [tools] Don't detect/resolve binding resource packages in mtouch/mmp/dotnet-linker. Fixes #19378. by @vs-mobiletools-engineering-service2 in #19463
• [UIKit] Store the delegate in a local variable in the UIContextMenuInteraction. by @vs-mobiletools-engineering-service2 in #19469
• [msbuild] Fix resolving static libraries inside an XCFramework in a NuGet. by @vs-mobiletools-engineering-service2 in #19523

Full Changelog: dotnet-8.0.1xx-8478...dotnet-8.0.1xx-8490

Full release notes: https://github.com/xamarin/xamarin-macios/wiki/.NET-8-release-notes

.NET 7.0.3xx (7127)

This is a servicing release to the previous 7.0.3xx service release.

Versions

This release consists of the following versions:

• iOS: 16.4.7127
• tvOS: 16.4.7127
• macOS: 13.3.7127
• Mac Catalyst: 16.4.7127

These builds are supported using both Xcode 14.3 and Xcode 15.

What's Changed

• [release/7.0.3xx] Update dependencies from dotnet/installer by @dotnet-maestro in #19409
• [release/7.0.3xx] [CI] Pin the python version to 3.11 until ESRP fixes their deps. by @vs-mobiletools-engineering-service2 in #19501

Full Changelog: dotnet-7.0.3xx-7125...dotnet-7.0.3xx-7127

.NET 8

We're excited to announce our .NET 8 SDK release!

Note: these are the base SDKs that add support for the platforms in question, for MAUI (which is built on top of our SDKs), go here instead: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/maui/.

This release consists of the following versions:

• iOS: 17.0.8478
• tvOS: 17.0.8478
• macOS: 14.0.8478
• Mac Catalyst: 17.0.8478

Full release notes: https://github.com/xamarin/xamarin-macios/wiki/.NET-8-release-notes

.NET 7.0.3xx (7125)

This is a servicing release to the previous 7.0.3xx service release.

Versions

This release consists of the following versions:

• iOS: 16.4.7125
• tvOS: 16.4.7125
• macOS: 13.3.7125
• Mac Catalyst: 16.4.7125

These builds are supported using both Xcode 14.3 and Xcode 15.

What's Changed

• [msbuild] Look for and copy binding resource packages to the remote Mac in the ResolveNativeReferences task. Fixes #19229. by @rolfbjarne in #19326

Full Changelog: dotnet-7.0.3xx-7124...dotnet-7.0.3xx-7125

.NET 7.0.3xx (7124)

This is a servicing release to the previous 7.0.3xx service release.

Versions

This release consists of the following versions:

• iOS: 16.4.7124
• tvOS: 16.4.7124
• macOS: 13.3.7124
• Mac Catalyst: 16.4.7124

These builds are supported using both Xcode 14.3 and Xcode 15.

What's Changed

• [dotnet] Link Mono and Xamarin statically in Mac Catalyst by default. Fixes #14686. by @vs-mobiletools-engineering-service2 in #19134
• Bump mlaunch to get device support for iOS 17. by @rolfbjarne in #19169
• [msbuild] Copy the entire frameworks to the Mac when building remotely in the ResolveNativeReferences task. Fixes #19173. by @rolfbjarne in #19230
• Bump mlaunch to get fix for older devices. by @vs-mobiletools-engineering-service2 in #19250
• Bump mlaunch to get resource fix. by @vs-mobiletools-engineering-service2 in #19294
• Update dependencies from dotnet/installer by @dotnet-maestro in #19286

Full Changelog: dotnet-7.0.3xx-7107...dotnet-7.0.3xx-7124