dotnet presents a no-nonsense guide for .NET MAUI developers, sharing lessons learned and robust fixes for common real-world app challenges in mobile development.

Ship Faster with .NET MAUI: Real-World Pitfalls and Solutions

Building mobile apps with .NET MAUI is empowering, but moving from development to production brings its own set of challenges. This session, featuring live demos and insights from real projects, provides actionable advice and proven solutions to help developers deliver high-quality .NET MAUI applications swiftly and reliably.

Key Challenges Discussed

  • iOS Archiving Errors: Step-by-step fixes for common issues encountered during iOS app archiving and deployment.
  • Android Signing Failures: Reliable strategies for managing Android APK/AAB signing and release configuration.
  • Memory Management: Approaches to handling image and PDF processing that avoid out-of-memory (OOM) errors.
  • SQLite Sync Headaches: Best practices for data synchronization and offline-first patterns.
  • UI Glitches and Grids: How to debug and resolve unpredictable UI layout bugs, especially with complex grids and third-party controls.

Practical Solutions

  • Packaging Woes: Diagnostics and resolutions for build and packaging snags across platforms.
  • Diagnostics and Telemetry: Setting up effective monitoring to catch issues before your customers do, transforming “works on my machine” into “works on production devices.”
  • Live Demos:
    • Robust techniques for flaky-network handling
    • Correct approaches to PDF and image export
    • Pipeline fixes to adopt in your own workflows
  • .NET 10: The latest capabilities in unified app development
  • .NET MAUI 10: Cross-platform mobile and desktop apps
  • C# 14 & F# 10: Modern language features for productivity and safety
  • ASP.NET Core 10, .NET Aspire: Tools for cloud-native and full-stack apps
  • Visual Studio 2026: Enhanced tooling experience

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Takeaways

  • Actionable advice for solving real-world .NET MAUI production problems
  • Tips to improve diagnostics and customer reliability
  • Hands-on troubleshooting for app packaging and distribution challenges
  • Patterns for robust offline and cross-platform experiences

Whether you’re launching your first .NET MAUI app or scaling to thousands of users, these techniques will help you avoid common pain points and ship with confidence.