Essential Studio® for MAUI - v33.1.44 Release Notes

SfAIAssistView

Breaking Changes

• The default AssistView UI now displays a toolbar and a conversation history view. To hide these elements, set ShowToolbar and EnableConversationHistory to false.

Features

• Added Conversation History support, allowing users to conveniently browse, group, and filter past conversations for quick access and restoration through an interactive history panel.
• Added Context Menu support for request and response messages, allowing users to access configurable actions in a consistent and intuitive manner within assistant interactions.
• Added Temporary Chat support, allowing users to start privacy focused conversations where messages are not saved.
• Added auto scroll control support using CanAutoScrollToBottom, allowing users to enable or disable automatic scrolling to the latest message as new content is added.
• Added Footer Suggestion support in the AssistView editor for quick insertion of suggested prompts.
• Added Header Toolbar support, allowing users to customize the toolbar with a title and action items for improved control.
• Added Action Button Position support, allowing users to position the action button at the start or end of the input area for greater layout flexibility.
• Added Editor Auto Suggestions support, allowing users to receive and select contextual inline suggestions while typing to streamline message composition.
• Added image and file preview support in the AssistView editor, enabling seamless attachment review and management within AI assisted conversations.
• Added RequestEditor support, allowing users to access the editor directly for height and placeholder customization.

SfAutocomplete

Features

• FB66620, I518799 - The SfAutocomplete control now supports customizing the Dropdown Corner Radius. This enhancement allows developers to adjust the corner radius of the dropdown popup, enabling better alignment with the application’s visual style and design guidelines.

• FB69157, I752224 - The SfAutocomplete control now supports a Clear Button Click event. This event is triggered whenever a user taps the clear button, allowing developers to easily respond to the action.

SfButton

Features

• The SfButton control now includes support for Automation ID, enabling more reliable UI automation and testing. By assigning unique identifiers to button instances, this enhancement improves compatibility with accessibility frameworks and test automation tools, ensuring consistent element detection across platforms.

SfCartesianChart

Features

• FB46529 - Added Crosshair support, allowing users to interact with the chart area and view precise values along with related data points on the axes.
• FB62331 - Added Trendline support, enabling users to visualize overall data direction and patterns across any series. Supported trendline types include linear, exponential, power, and polynomial, providing deeper analytical insights.

SfChat

Features

• Added support to pin messages in Chat using AllowPinning to keep important messages accessible at the top of the conversation.

Bug fixes

• #I817156 - Fixed an issue where icons were clipped when multiple items were loaded using the AttachmentButtonTemplate.

SfChip

Features

-FB71979, I798022 - The SfChip control now includes several Accessibility enhancements, including clearer focus visuals, and enhanced screen‑reader labels. These updates provide a more inclusive and user‑friendly experience for all users.

SfComboBox

Features

-FB66620, I518799 - The SfComboBox control now supports customizing the Dropdown Corner Radius. This enhancement allows developers to adjust the corner radius of the dropdown popup, enabling better alignment with the application’s visual style and design guidelines.

• FB69157, I752224 -The SfComboBox control now supports a Clear Button Click event. This event is triggered whenever a user taps the clear button, allowing developers to easily respond to the action.

SfDataGrid

Features

• #FB70663 - Provided support for merging rows and columns in the SfDataGrid to represent cell content across multiple cells.
• #FB64870 - Provided multi-binding support for the display and value binding properties in DataGridColumn.
• #FB60923 - Provided support for selecting rows and cells on mouse-down interaction.
• #FB70761 - Provided support to customize selection behavior on secondary tap.
• #FB69471 - Provided support for listening to scroll state changes in SfDataGrid.
• #FB71713 - Provided support to load records into the DataGrid automatically when the scroll view reaches the bottom.
• #FB48119 - Provided support to auto-fit a column when it is hidden from the view and the column width mode is set to LastColumnFill.
• #FB62274 - Provided support to customize the semantic description for DataGridCell for accessibility.
• #FB71181 - Provided support to customize the bounce effect of horizontal scrolling.
• Provided support to customize the appearance of the Filter Popup Menu in both the checkbox and advanced filter popup menus.

SfDatePicker

Features

• FB62474 - Added CloseIcon support in SfDatePicker dialog/relative dialog modes to allow users to close the picker via the close icon.
• FB51858 - Provided ColumnTextStyle support in SfDatePicker, allowing customization of the appearance and text style for each individual column.
• I571906 - Provided ColumnWidth support in SfDatePicker, allowing customization of the width for each individual column.
• FB63322 - Provided additional date formats support in SfDatePicker.
• FB70506 - Added IsSelectionImmediate property to SfDatePicker. When true, selection updates immediately on tap/scroll in dialog modes. When false, requires OK button confirmation.

SfDateTimePicker

Features

• FB62474 - Added CloseIcon support in SfDateTimePicker dialog/relative dialog modes to allow users to close the picker via the close icon.
• FB71590 - Added ActiveView support to programmatically set the initial tab selection in SfDateTimePicker.
• I571906 - Provided ColumnTextStyle support in SfDateTimePicker, allowing customization of the appearance and text style for each individual column.
• I571906 - Provided ColumnWidth support in SfDateTimePicker, allowing customization of the width for each individual column.
• FB63322 - Provided additional date formats support in SfDateTimePicker
• FB70506 - Added IsSelectionImmediate property to SfDateTimePicker. When true, selection updates immediately on tap/scroll in dialog modes. When false, requires OK button confirmation.

SfImageEditor

Feature

• #FB68539 - Enhanced annotation deserialization to ensure annotations scale properly with the updated image size.

SfMaps

Features

• #FB40082 - Implemented marker virtualization to improve performance when zooming and panning large datasets.
• #FB51452 - Improved panning behavior for smoother navigation and better responsiveness when moving around the map.

SfMaskedEntry

Features

• The SfMaskedEntry control now includes support for Password Delay Duration. This feature allows you to customize how long the most recently typed character remains visible before being automatically masked, providing greater flexibility and control over secure text entry behavior..

• FB67272, I720325 - The SfMaskedEntry control now includes support for a Completed event. This event is triggered when the user finishes input—either by pressing the Enter/Done action or by moving focus away after entering a valid value.

• FB69157, I752224 - The SfNumericEntry control now supports a Clear Button Click event. This event is triggered whenever a user taps the clear button, allowing developers to easily respond to the action.

SfNavigationDrawer

Features

• FB67678, I732274 - SfNavigationDrawer now supports Animation Easing, allowing developers to customize easing functions applied during drawer open/close transitions. This enhancement delivers smoother, more natural motion and helps ensure animations are visually consistent with the application’s overall theme and design language.

SfNumericEntry

Features

• FB67272, I720325 - The SfNumericEntry control now includes support for a Completed event. This event is triggered when the user finishes input—either by pressing the Enter/Done action or by moving focus away after entering a valid value.

• FB69157, I752224 - The SfNumericEntry control now supports a Clear Button Click event. This event is triggered whenever a user taps the clear button, allowing developers to easily respond to the action.

SfPicker

Features

• FB62474 - Added CloseIcon support in SfPicker dialog/relative dialog modes to allow users to close the picker via the close icon.
• FB70506 - Added IsSelectionImmediate property to SfPicker. When true, selection updates immediately on tap/scroll in dialog modes. When false, requires OK button confirmation.

SfPopup

Features

• FB63968 - [Android,iOS] SfPopup can now be used inside native Android Activity and iOS UIViewController hosts that embed .NET MAUI views without a MAUI Window. This enables hybrid/native scenarios where MAUI content is placed within existing native apps.

Breaking Changes

• FB68680 - When the overlay is disabled (ShowOverlayAlways = false), users can interact with background elements.

SfRichTextEditor

Bug fixes

• I817420, FB73061 - Fixed an issue where the RichTextEditor shrinks and is obscured by the on-screen keyboard when placed inside a fixed-height Grid.

Breaking changes

• The IsFocused property is now read‑only and can be used to check the control’s focus state.

SfScheduler

Features

• #FB37551 - Provided support for an appointment editor to manage appointments, including creating, editing, and deleting them through an interactive pop-up interface.

• #FB37224 - Provided support to resize appointments by dragging their top or bottom edges to adjust the duration directly on desktop platforms.

• #FB43288 - Provided support to display a tooltip when hovering over or tapping an appointment, showing key details such as the subject and scheduled time.

SfSmartTextEditor

Features

• Introduced EnableLiquidGlassEffect support for SfSmartTextEditor. This feature allows to enable or disable a liquid glass like appearance for SfSmartTextEditor on MacCatalyst and iOS platforms.

SfTabView

Breaking changes

• The TabBarHeight property has been marked as obsolete to improve API clarity and alignment across tab placements. Replace TabBarHeight with the new TabBarSize property.

Features

-FB36659, I772915 - SfTabView now supports Vertical Tab Headers, enabling headers to be oriented vertically on the left or right side of the control. This enhancement allows for more flexible tab layouts and improved content alignment, especially in space‑constrained or side‑navigation designs.

• FB66381, I702427 - SfTabView now supports Line Break Mode, allowing long header text to wrap across multiple lines instead of being truncated. This enhancement improves readability in constrained layouts and provides greater flexibility for displaying descriptive tab headers.

• FB44908 , I667138 - SfTabView now supports a Data Template Selector, enabling dynamic selection of templates based on the associated TabItem data. This enhancement allows developers to apply conditional header and content layouts.

• SfTabView now includes support for Header Item Spacing. The new HeaderItemSpacing property allows developers to control the spacing between adjacent TabItem headers, enabling finer layout customization and improved visual alignment.

• SfTabView now supports Animation Easing, allowing developers to customize easing functions used during tab selection transitions and content animations. This enhancement enables smoother, more natural motion and helps align animations with the application’s overall theme and design language.

SfTimePicker

Features

• FB62474 - Added CloseIcon support in SfTimePicker dialog/relative dialog modes to allow users to close the picker via the close icon.
• I571906 - Provided ColumnTextStyle support in SfTimePicker, allowing customization of the appearance and text style for each individual column.
• I571906 - Provided ColumnWidth support in SfTimePicker, allowing customization of the width for each individual column.
• FB70506 - Added IsSelectionImmediate property to SfTimePicker. When true, selection updates immediately on tap/scroll in dialog modes. When false, requires OK button confirmation.

SfToolbar

Breaking changes

• The OverlayToolbar initialization has been moved from the sample level to the source level. You must now explicitly initialize OverlayToolbar in your application.

Features

• Provided Extended row toolbar support in SfToolbar to display a large number of items and prevent truncation on devices with limited screen width.
• FB70807 - Added support to programmatically update SelectedItems in multiple selection mode and SelectedItem in single selection mode in SfToolbar.

SfTreeView

Features

• Added Filtering support to TreeView, enabling efficient node filtering using built-in text modes or custom predicates.

Test Results