Weekly .NET Roundup: MAUI Widgets and January Servicing

by TechHub

This week’s section features tutorials and maintenance releases supporting cross-platform development and reliable deployments. The articles focus on Android widget development with .NET MAUI and the latest service updates for .NET, helping developers extend, stabilize, and maintain their applications.

Advanced Android Widget Development with .NET MAUI

You can now create native Android widgets in .NET MAUI using C# (AppWidgetProvider), by following a clear step-by-step guide for project setup, structuring code, and using XML layouts. The resource outlines how to pass data between your main app and widgets (with Preferences and SharedPreferences), trigger widget actions (like counter buttons) using PendingIntent, and manage configuration steps and Android Context for optimized resource use. Options for automatic or custom widget refreshes—like updatePeriodMillis, AlarmManager, and WorkManager—are explained, with example code for connecting Android platform features to your MAUI app. This topic extends last week’s coverage of Avalonia UI on Linux for MAUI, as more developers adapt MAUI for broader and more unified use across platforms.

.NET Servicing Releases for January 2026

January’s .NET servicing releases are out, delivering non-security patches for .NET 10.0 (10.0.2), 9.0 (9.0.12), and 8.0 (8.0.23), covering the runtime, ASP.NET Core, SDKs, WPF, WinForms, and EF Core. The official changelogs and issue lists are linked for details. Updates are available as Windows and Linux installers, plus refreshed container images, making it easier to keep environments up to date across hosting scenarios. No changes were released for traditional .NET Framework. Teams should review the changes and update as needed for stability. These releases connect to last week’s content on the .NET roadmap and developer community status.