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The TabPage, DrawerPage, and DrawerView Navigation Controls for .NET MAUI have been removed

What Changed

Starting with v22.1.2, the DevExpress Mobile UI for .NET MAUI suite does not include the TabPage, DrawerPage, and DrawerView components that were supported in previous previews.

We still support the TabView control that is now available in the DevExpress.Maui.Controls NuGet package and namespace. The DevExpress.Maui.Navigation NuGet package, which previously contained TabView, has been removed.

Reasons for Change

The .NET MAUI platform is not compatible with the navigation logic that is used in our navigation controls for Xamarin.Forms. The TabPage, DrawerPage, and DrawerView components for Xamarin.Forms cannot be ported to this new platform.

Impact on Existing Apps

The TabPage, DrawerPage, and DrawerView components are discontinued and will not get updates. App, which previously referenced these controls, will stop compiling.

How to Update Existing Apps

Follow these steps to update applications that use our navigation controls for .NET MAUI:

  1. Install the DevExpress.Maui.Controls NuGet package.
  2. Change the DevExpress.Maui.Navigation namespace to DevExpress.Maui.Controls throughout the solution.
  3. Update the dxn XAML namespace to dxco (recommended) and refer it to the DevExpress.Maui.Controls CLR namespace.
  4. Replace the TabPage, DrawerPage, and DrawerView components with any alternative controls. See the following GitHub repositories for examples:

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