.NET 7.0.2xx - Xcode 14.3 (7060)

This is a servicing release to the previous 7.0.2xx service release, adding support for Xcode 14.3.

Versions

This release consists of the following versions:

• iOS: 16.4.7060
• tvOS: 16.4.7060
• macOS: 13.3.7060
• Mac Catalyst: 16.4.7060

These builds are supported using Xcode 14.3.

What's Changed

• [AppKit] Add a weakly typed version of NSRulerView.WeakMeasurementUnits. Fixes #17742. by @rolfbjarne in #17779
• [AppKit] Add missing fields to the NSKey enum. Fixes #17085. by @rolfbjarne in #17086
• [AppKit] Add missing setter for generateMipmaps in NSView by @haritha-mohan in #17416
• [AppKit] Add nullability to the manual code. by @mandel-macaque in #17182
• [AppKit] Bind an NSWindow(IntPtr) constructor in the API definition. by @rolfbjarne in #17264
• [AppKit] Enable nullability in NSHost. by @rolfbjarne in #17414
• [AppKit] Make sure NSButtons are treated as toggled objects after setting a field. Fixes #17635. by @rolfbjarne in #17639
• [AppKit] Remove nullability warning. by @mandel-macaque in #17411
• [AppKit] Try to make NSWindow.ReleasedWhenClosed work. Fixes #8606. by @rolfbjarne in #17105
• [AudioToolBox] Add nullability to files that were forgotten. by @mandel-macaque in #17185
• [AudioUnit] Add nullability to forgotten files. by @mandel-macaque in #17186
• [AudioUnit] Adjust availability attributes according to conditional compilation directives. by @rolfbjarne in #17309
• [AudioUnit] Cleanup ifdefs in AUEnums. by @rolfbjarne in #17267
• [AudioUnit] Make AudioUnitParameterType.AUDCFilterDecayTime obsolete on Mac Catalyst. by @rolfbjarne in #17231
• [AVFoundation/Intents/QuickLook] Don't add introduced attributes for a platform when the type itself isn't available on that platform. by @rolfbjarne in #17293
• [AVFoundation] Add a few missing APIs. Fixes #16954. by @rolfbjarne in #17310
• [AVFoundation] Fix capitalization issue by @haritha-mohan in #16461
• [AVFoundation] Fix Capitalization Issue in type AVCaptureDeviceFormat by @haritha-mohan in #16630
• [AVFoundation] Fix inputs -> Inputs by @haritha-mohan in #16660
• [BackgroundTasks] Add nullability to forgotten files. by @mandel-macaque in #17187
• [build] Add support for Visual Studio on win-arm64 by @jonathanpeppers in #16935
• [BussinessChat] Add nullability to forgotten files. by @mandel-macaque in #17188
• [CFNetwork] Add nullability to forgotten files. by @mandel-macaque in #17208
• [CloudKit] Add nullability to forgotten file. by @mandel-macaque in #17209
• [CloudKit] Update availability attributes for CKShareParticipantType. by @rolfbjarne in #17066
• [ColreLocation] Add nullability to forgotten file and remove dead code. by @mandel-macaque in #17212
• [compare-commits] Fix undefined array access when running on bots. by @rolfbjarne in #16462
• [Contacts] Add nullability to forgotten file. by @mandel-macaque in #17210
• [ContactsUI] Ensure availability attributes are identical on all platforms. by @rolfbjarne in #17233
• [CoreAnimation] Add missing CAMetalLayer properties. Fixes #17340. by @rolfbjarne in #17345
• [CoreFoundation] A few minor nullability fixes in CFSocket. by @rolfbjarne in #16761
• [CoreHaptics] Add nullability to forgotten file. by @mandel-macaque in #17211
• [CoreMedia] Add nullability to missing files. by @mandel-macaque in #17213
• [CoreMidi] Add nullability to missing files. by @mandel-macaque in #17214
• [CoreMidi] Fixed MidiPacket.Bytes IndexOutOfRangeException. Fixes #16979. by @reid-kirkpatrick in #16992
• [CoreSpotlight] Add nullability to forgotten files. by @mandel-macaque in #17216
• [CoreTelephony] Add nullability to missing file. by @mandel-macaque in #17217
• [dotnet-linker] Give a better exception message when unable to resolve an assembly reference. by @rolfbjarne in #16750
• [dotnet-linker] Handle null fields in BackingFieldDelayHandler as unmarked fields. Fixes #16957. by @rolfbjarne in #16970
• [dotnet-linker] Only enable ForceLoad for native binding libraries if that's actually requested in the binding library. Fixes #16861. by @rolfbjarne in #16879
• [dotnet/msbuild] Copy binding resource packages to output directories together with CopyLocal assemblies. Fixes #13910. by @rolfbjarne in #17806
• [dotnet/msbuild] Only compile entitlements once for universal builds. Fixes #15632. by @rolfbjarne in #17096
• [dotnet/tools] Don't disable compact unwind info. Fixes #16546. by @rolfbjarne in #16623
• [dotnet] Add [SupportedOSPlatformGuard] attributes to UIDevice.CheckSystemVersion. Fixes #16250. by @rolfbjarne in #16513
• [dotnet] Add a missing IsMacEnabled check before executing a task in the _ComputeLinkerArguments target. by @vs-mobiletools-engineering-service2 in #18221
• [dotnet] Add support for .so files by @ylatuya in #16887
• [dotnet] Add support for passing environment variables and custom arguments when launching apps with mlaunch. by @rolfbjarne in #17730
• [dotnet] Add support for setting an MSBuild property to pass additional mlaunch arguments. by @rolfbjarne in #17866
• [dotnet] address book pinvokes by @stephen-hawley in #17419
• [dotnet] Always use a four part VS component version by @pjcollins in #16633
• [dotnet] AppKit pinvokes by @stephen-hawley in #17644
• [dotnet] audiotoolbox blittable pinvokes with delegates by @stephen-hawley in #17388
• [dotnet] blitable network pinvokes by @stephen-hawley in #17071
• [dotnet] Cache the AOT compiler path. Fixes #16774. by @rolfbjarne in #17033
• [dotnet] CGImageMetadata by @stephen-hawley in #17530
• [dotnet] Change _IntermediateDecompressionDir to always have a trailing directory separator. by @rolfbjarne in #17728
• [dotnet] Change the order of the linker steps. Fixes #17347. by @rolfbjarne in #17360
• [dotnet] CoreFont delegates by @stephen-hawley in #17338
• [DotNet] CoreFoundation Pinvokes by @stephen-hawley in #17505
• [dotnet] CoreGraphics convert strings in pinvokes by @stephen-hawley in #17135
• [dotnet] CoreGraphics pinvoke by @stephen-hawley in #17702
• [dotnet] Create an MSBuild property for the current min OS version. by @rolfbjarne in #17034
• [dotnet] Darwin p/invokes by @stephen-hawley in #17698
• [dotnet] Enable generation of runtime configuration file by @haritha-mohan in #17840
• [dotnet] Ensure all templates are targetting .NET 7. by @rolfbjarne in #16819
• [dotnet] Ensure any trimmer components are restored properly. by @rolfbjarne in #17227
• [dotnet] final blittable pinvoke by @stephen-hawley in #17723
• [dotnet] First change for blitability of pinvokes with strings by @steph...

.NET 8.0.100 Preview 4 (8377)

We're excited to announce our fourth preview release for .NET 8!

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: 16.4.8377-net8-p4
• tvOS: 16.4.8377-net8-p4
• Mac Catalyst: 16.4.8377-net8-p4
• macOS: 13.4.8377-net8-p4

Known issues: https://github.com/xamarin/xamarin-macios/wiki/Known-issues-in-.NET8

What's Changed

• [AppKit] Add a few missing NullAllowed attributes. Fixes #18115. by @rolfbjarne in #18118
• [AppKit] Add a weakly typed version of NSRulerView.WeakMeasurementUnits. Fixes #17742. by @rolfbjarne in #17779
• [AVFoundation] Add a few strongly typed enums by @rolfbjarne in #18022
• [AVFoundation] Add missing AVCapture members. Fixes #18155. by @rolfbjarne in #18156
• [AVFoundation] Fix callback signature for the AVAudioSinkNode constructor. Fixes #17575. by @rolfbjarne in #17785
• [bgen] Check for null (no) namespace when matching namespace to framework. Fixes #18025. by @rolfbjarne in #18046
• [CoreMidi] Create a blittable version of MidiCIDeviceIdentification. by @rolfbjarne in #18052
• [CoreMidi] Sprinkle a few more NativeName attributes for various structs. by @rolfbjarne in #18139
• [docs] Document properties for configurations by @haritha-mohan in #17940
• [dotnet/msbuild] Copy binding resource packages to output directories together with CopyLocal assemblies. Fixes #13910. by @rolfbjarne in #17806
• [dotnet/msbuild] Don't bundle *.xml files that match any assemblies. Fixes #14939 and fixes #15897. by @rolfbjarne in #17908
• [dotnet] Add a missing IsMacEnabled check before executing a task in the _ComputeLinkerArguments target. by @rolfbjarne in #18145
• [dotnet] Add support for setting an MSBuild property to pass additional mlaunch arguments. by @rolfbjarne in #17866
• [dotnet] Added one more test to ensure that multiple types in a file work. by @stephen-hawley in #18073
• [dotnet] Added tests, fixed bugs by @stephen-hawley in #17979
• [dotnet] Enable generation of runtime configuration file by @haritha-mohan in #17840
• [dotnet] Include the parsed runtimeconfig.bin into ResolvedFileToPublish. Contributes towards #17579. by @rolfbjarne in #18087
• [dotnet] integrate writing out class map into static registrar by @stephen-hawley in #18141
• [dotnet] preliminary cut for class-redirector by @stephen-hawley in #17951
• [dotnet] Use the type_map_path arg by @stephen-hawley in #18175
• [Foundation] Preserve all members of WrappedNSInputStream. Fixes #15860. by @rolfbjarne in #18011
• [Generator] Clean the attribute work. by @mandel-macaque in #17570
• [generator] Make the block callbacks UnmanagedCallersOnly functions in .NET. by @rolfbjarne in #17741
• [generator] Simplify/clarify code a little bit. by @rolfbjarne in #17858
• [linker/trimmer] Add opt-in support for not marking NSObjects in user assemblies. Fixes #15723. by @rolfbjarne in #17949
• [main] Add Xcode 14.3 Support by @dalexsoto in #17810
• [msbuild/dotnet] Rework how we collect and process native references. by @rolfbjarne in #17554
• [msbuild/tests/dotnet] Add support for xcframeworks for Hot Restart and add tests. Fixes #16571. by @rolfbjarne in #18103
• [msbuild] Allow setting EnableCodeSigning=false to disable code signing for Hot Restart. by @rolfbjarne in #18013
• [msbuild] Always pass --wait-for-exit: to mlaunch. by @rolfbjarne in #17865
• [msbuild] Enable nullability and unify base and derived class for the GetFiles task. by @rolfbjarne in #17814
• [msbuild] Get RecursiveDir directory name only if it isn't empty by @emaf in #17988
• [msbuild] Honor any existing values for HotRestartSignedAppOutputDir and HotRestartAppBundlePath. by @rolfbjarne in #18014
• [msbuild] Move *.targets, *.props and FrameworkList.xml files to a common directory. by @rolfbjarne in #17860
• [msbuild] Remove the SdkVersion property in the ReadAppManifest task. by @rolfbjarne in #18053
• [msbuild] Remove unused input/output from HotRestart's DetectSigningIdentity task by @rolfbjarne in #18055
• [msbuild] Rename a few HotRestart tasks. by @rolfbjarne in #18077
• [msbuild] Simplify the CompileAppManifest a bit by removing the SdkPlatform input property. by @rolfbjarne in #18054
• [msbuild] Use our own Unzip task instead of Ditto when extracting compressed plugins. by @rolfbjarne in #18015
• [msbuild] Verify Mac Catalyst apps like we verify macOS apps. Fixes #17829. by @rolfbjarne in #17835
• [registrar] Refactor some code to reduce code duplication by @rolfbjarne in #17924
• [runtime] Add support for passing on a connect timeout to sdb. by @rolfbjarne in #18037
• [runtime] Always look for dynamic libraries relative to the root directory first. Fixes #xamarin/maccore@2668. by @rolfbjarne in #18121
• [src] Define NETX_Y_OR_GREATER flags for our platform assemblies. by @rolfbjarne in #17811
• [src] Fix containing namespace/framework for AVCustomRoutingControllerDelegate. by @rolfbjarne in #18137
• [src] Fix min OS versions for .NET for numerous APIs. by @rolfbjarne in #17871
• [src] Improve the generated project files a little bit. by @rolfbjarne in #17812
• [src] Remove duplicated FindUserTypeIndex method between the Runtime and Class types. by @rolfbjarne in #17923
• [static registrar] Avoid listing protocols more than once in generated code. by @rolfbjarne in #18136
• [Templates] Add comments to help developers publish MacCatalyst apps on App Store by @dustin-wojciechowski in #17830
• [tools/tests] Fix bug in 'link all' test and the resulting regression that showed up in code. by @rolfbjarne in #18016
• [tools] Re-create dotnet-linker.csproj.inc when dotnet-linker.csproj changes. by @rolfbjarne in #17826
• add EditorBrowsable to obsolete member by @stephen-hawley in #17854
• CGEventCreate fixed broken call, added tests by @stephen-hawley in #17805
• Enable deduplication of generics in Xamarin.iOS build by @kotlarmilos in #17766
• Encode the .NET version we're targeting in the third NuGet version number. by @rolfbjarne in #17818
• Fixed remote and local build issues by @mauroa in #17964

New Contributors

• @kotlarmilos made their first contribution in #17766
• @stmoor made their first contribution in #18028

Full Changelog: dotnet-8.0.1xx-preview3-462...dotnet-8.0.1xx-preview4-8377

Xamarin.iOS 16.4 and Xamarin.Mac 9.3

This is a service release for Xamarin.iOS and Xamarin.Mac bringing Xcode 14.3 support.

It is available via Visual Studio 2022 version 17.6 release, Visual Studio for Mac 2022 version 17.5.5 or using the links below.

Product	Version	Package	Changelog
Xamarin.iOS	16.4.0.6	xamarin.ios-16.4.0.6.pkg	xamarin-ios-16.2.0.6...xamarin-ios-16.4.0.6
Xamarin.Mac	9.3.0.6	xamarin.mac-9.3.0.6.pkg	xamarin-mac-9.1.0.6...xamarin-mac-9.3.0.6

What's Changed

• [AppKit] Add a weakly typed version of NSRulerView.WeakMeasurementUnits. Fixes #17742. by @rolfbjarne in #17779
• [AppKit] Add missing fields to the NSKey enum. Fixes #17085. by @rolfbjarne in #17086
• [AppKit] Add missing setter for generateMipmaps in NSView by @haritha-mohan in #17416
• [AppKit] Add nullability to the manual code. by @mandel-macaque in #17182
• [AppKit] Bind an NSWindow(IntPtr) constructor in the API definition. by @rolfbjarne in #17264
• [AppKit] Enable nullability in NSHost. by @rolfbjarne in #17414
• [AppKit] Make sure NSButtons are treated as toggled objects after setting a field. Fixes #17635. by @rolfbjarne in #17639
• [AppKit] Remove nullability warning. by @mandel-macaque in #17411
• [AppKit] Try to make NSWindow.ReleasedWhenClosed work. Fixes #8606. by @rolfbjarne in #17105
• [AudioToolBox] Add nullability to files that were forgotten. by @mandel-macaque in #17185
• [AudioUnit] Add nullability to forgotten files. by @mandel-macaque in #17186
• [AudioUnit] Adjust availability attributes according to conditional compilation directives. by @rolfbjarne in #17309
• [AudioUnit] Cleanup ifdefs in AUEnums. by @rolfbjarne in #17267
• [AudioUnit] Make AudioUnitParameterType.AUDCFilterDecayTime obsolete on Mac Catalyst. by @rolfbjarne in #17231
• [AVFoundation/Intents/QuickLook] Don't add introduced attributes for a platform when the type itself isn't available on that platform. by @rolfbjarne in #17293
• [AVFoundation] Add a few missing APIs. Fixes #16954. by @rolfbjarne in #17310
• [AVFoundation] Fix capitalization issue by @haritha-mohan in #16461
• [AVFoundation] Fix Capitalization Issue in type AVCaptureDeviceFormat by @haritha-mohan in #16630
• [AVFoundation] Fix inputs -> Inputs by @haritha-mohan in #16660
• [BackgroundTasks] Add nullability to forgotten files. by @mandel-macaque in #17187
• [build] Add support for Visual Studio on win-arm64 by @jonathanpeppers in #16935
• [BussinessChat] Add nullability to forgotten files. by @mandel-macaque in #17188
• [CFNetwork] Add nullability to forgotten files. by @mandel-macaque in #17208
• [CloudKit] Add nullability to forgotten file. by @mandel-macaque in #17209
• [CloudKit] Update availability attributes for CKShareParticipantType. by @rolfbjarne in #17066
• [Contacts] Add nullability to forgotten file. by @mandel-macaque in #17210
• [ContactsUI] Ensure availability attributes are identical on all platforms. by @rolfbjarne in #17233
• [CoreAnimation] Add missing CAMetalLayer properties. Fixes #17340. by @rolfbjarne in #17345
• [CoreFoundation] A few minor nullability fixes in CFSocket. by @rolfbjarne in #16761
• [CoreHaptics] Add nullability to forgotten file. by @mandel-macaque in #17211
• [CoreLocation] Add nullability to forgotten file and remove dead code. by @mandel-macaque in #17212
• [CoreMedia] Add nullability to missing files. by @mandel-macaque in #17213
• [CoreMidi] Add nullability to missing files. by @mandel-macaque in #17214
• [CoreMidi] Fixed MidiPacket.Bytes IndexOutOfRangeException. Fixes #16979. by @reid-kirkpatrick in #16992
• [CoreSpotlight] Add nullability to forgotten files. by @mandel-macaque in #17216
• [CoreTelephony] Add nullability to missing file. by @mandel-macaque in #17217
• [dotnet-linker] Give a better exception message when unable to resolve an assembly reference. by @rolfbjarne in #16750
• [dotnet-linker] Handle null fields in BackingFieldDelayHandler as unmarked fields. Fixes #16957. by @rolfbjarne in #16970
• [dotnet-linker] Only enable ForceLoad for native binding libraries if that's actually requested in the binding library. Fixes #16861. by @rolfbjarne in #16879
• [dotnet/msbuild] Copy binding resource packages to output directories together with CopyLocal assemblies. Fixes #13910. by @rolfbjarne in #17806
• [dotnet/msbuild] Only compile entitlements once for universal builds. Fixes #15632. by @rolfbjarne in #17096
• [dotnet/tools] Don't disable compact unwind info. Fixes #16546. by @rolfbjarne in #16623
• [dotnet] Add [SupportedOSPlatformGuard] attributes to UIDevice.CheckSystemVersion. Fixes #16250. by @rolfbjarne in #16513
• [dotnet] Add support for .so files by @ylatuya in #16887
• [dotnet] Add support for passing environment variables and custom arguments when launching apps with mlaunch. by @rolfbjarne in #17730
• [dotnet] Add support for setting an MSBuild property to pass additional mlaunch arguments. by @rolfbjarne in #17866
• [dotnet] address book pinvokes by @stephen-hawley in #17419
• [dotnet] Adjust stable MSI versioning. by @rolfbjarne in #16501
• [dotnet] Always use a four part VS component version by @pjcollins in #16633
• [dotnet] AppKit pinvokes by @stephen-hawley in #17644
• [dotnet] audiotoolbox blittable pinvokes with delegates by @stephen-hawley in #17388
• [dotnet] blitable network pinvokes by @stephen-hawley in #17071
• [dotnet] Cache the AOT compiler path. Fixes #16774. by @rolfbjarne in #17033
• [dotnet] CGImageMetadata by @stephen-hawley in #17530
• [dotnet] Change _IntermediateDecompressionDir to always have a trailing directory separator. by @rolfbjarne in #17728
• [dotnet] Change the order of the linker steps. Fixes #17347. by @rolfbjarne in #17360
• [dotnet] CoreFont delegates by @stephen-hawley in #17338
• [DotNet] CoreFoundation Pinvokes by @stephen-hawley in #17505
• [dotnet] CoreGraphics convert strings in pinvokes by @stephen-hawley in #17135
• [dotnet] CoreGraphics pinvoke by @stephen-hawley in #17702
• [dotnet] Create an MSBuild property for the current min OS version. by @rolfbjarne in #17034
• [dotnet] Darwin p/invokes by @stephen-hawley in #17698
• [dotnet] Enable generation of runtime configuration file by @haritha-mohan in #17840
• [dotnet] Ensure all templates are targetting .NET 7. by @rolfbjarne in #16...

.NET 7.0.2xx - Xcode 14.2 (2054)

This is a servicing release to the previous 7.0.1xx service release.

Versions

This release consists of the following versions:

• iOS: 16.2.2054
• tvOS: 16.1.2551
• macOS: 13.1.2054
• Mac Catalyst: 16.2.2054

These builds are supported using Xcode 14.2.

What's Changed

• [msbuild] Always pass --wait-for-exit: to mlaunch. by @vs-mobiletools-engineering-service2 in #17950
• [msbuild] Verify Mac Catalyst apps like we verify macOS apps. Fixes #17829. by @vs-mobiletools-engineering-service2 in #17867
• Fixed remote and local build issues by @vs-mobiletools-engineering-service2 in #17965
• Update dependencies from xamarin/xamarin-macios by @dotnet-maestro in #17973
• Updated Xamarin.Messaging to 1.9.94 by @vs-mobiletools-engineering-service2 in #17936

Full Changelog: dotnet-7.0.2xx-2035...dotnet-7.0.2xx-2054

.NET 6.0.4xx - Xcode 14.2 (46)

This is a servicing release to the previous 6.0.4xx servicing release.

Versions

This release consists of the following versions:

• iOS: 16.2.46
• tvOS: 16.1.284
• macOS: 13.1.46
• Mac Catalyst: 16.2.46

What's Changed

• Updated Xamarin.Messaging and added Merq to ILMerge by @rolfbjarne in #17691
• [msbuild] Verify Mac Catalyst apps like we verify macOS apps. Fixes #17829. by @vs-mobiletools-engineering-service2 in #17868
• Updated Xamarin.Messaging to 1.9.94 by @vs-mobiletools-engineering-service2 in #17935
• Fixed remote and local build issues by @vs-mobiletools-engineering-service2 in #17971

Full Changelog: dotnet-6.0.4xx-xcode14.2-29...dotnet-6.0.4xx-xcode14.2-46

.NET 8.0.100 Preview 3 (462)

We're excited to announce our third preview release for .NET 8!

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: 16.2.462-net8-p3
• tvOS: 16.1.1250-net8-p3
• Mac Catalyst: 16.2.462-net8-p3
• macOS: 13.1.462-net8-p3

Known issues: https://github.com/xamarin/xamarin-macios/wiki/Known-issues-in-.NET8

What's Changed

• [AppKit] Make sure NSButtons are treated as toggled objects after setting a field. Fixes #17635. by @rolfbjarne in #17639
• [dotnet] Add support for passing environment variables and custom arguments when launching apps with mlaunch. by @rolfbjarne in #17730
• [dotnet] Add support for setting an MSBuild property to pass additional mlaunch arguments. by @vs-mobiletools-engineering-service2 in #17881
• [dotnet] AppKit pinvokes by @stephen-hawley in #17644
• [dotnet] Change _IntermediateDecompressionDir to always have a trailing directory separator. by @rolfbjarne in #17728
• [dotnet] CoreGraphics pinvoke by @stephen-hawley in #17702
• [dotnet] Darwin p/invokes by @stephen-hawley in #17698
• [dotnet] final blittable pinvoke by @stephen-hawley in #17723
• [dotnet] fix pinvokes for Darwin by @stephen-hawley in #17633
• [dotnet] future proof the test by @stephen-hawley in #17739
• [dotnet] mac CoreGraphics pinvokes by @stephen-hawley in #17634
• [dotnet] Missed a string in the Security pinvoke by @stephen-hawley in #17699
• [dotnet] network pinvoke by @stephen-hawley in #17642
• [dotnet] Remove dead method, add some ignores by @stephen-hawley in #17631
• [dotnet] Rework how we handle manifest version bands. by @rolfbjarne in #17670
• [dotnet] security pinvoke and nullable string arrays by @stephen-hawley in #17643
• [generator] Generate block callback signatures using only blittable types. by @rolfbjarne in #17712
• [Generator] Refactor TypeManager and add nullability. by @mandel-macaque in #17559
• [generator] The trampoline name is always 'Invoke', so simplify code accordingly. by @rolfbjarne in #17657
• [generator] Use the new Block API that makes BlockLiteral disposable. by @rolfbjarne in #17612
• [ImageIO] Refactor block code to use blittable callbacks. by @rolfbjarne in #17654
• [ImageIO] Simplify the block code in CGImageAnimation. by @rolfbjarne in #17622
• [main] Added Merq and Merq.Core to ILMerge since they're now required and loaded by Messaging by @mauroa in #17683
• [main] Updated Xamarin.Messaging to 1.9.59 by @mauroa in #17646
• [msbuild] Always pass --wait-for-exit: to mlaunch. by @vs-mobiletools-engineering-service2 in #17886
• [msbuild] Don't use an item transform that doesn't use any items in the transform. by @rolfbjarne in #17719
• [msbuild] Extract the PublishFolderType enum into its own file. by @rolfbjarne in #17715
• [msbuild] Fix nullability issue when compiling for legacy Xamarin. by @rolfbjarne in #17716
• [msbuild] Set the '_SdkIsSimulator' property for HotRestart builds. by @rolfbjarne in #17714
• [net8.0] Remove support for .NET 6. by @vs-mobiletools-engineering-service2 in #17922
• [registrar] Improve support for pointers to value types in exported signatures. by @rolfbjarne in #17608
• [src] Refactor block code to use blittable callbacks. by @rolfbjarne in #17641
• Add support for function pointers to BlockLiteral. by @rolfbjarne in #17672
• Fixed remote and local build issues by @vs-mobiletools-engineering-service2 in #17969
• Update dependencies from xamarin/xamarin-macios by @dotnet-maestro in #17926
• Updated Xamarin.Messaging to 1.9.94 by @vs-mobiletools-engineering-service2 in #17937

Full Changelog: dotnet-8.0.1xx-preview2-374...dotnet-8.0.1xx-preview3-462

.NET 7.0.2xx - Xcode 14.2 (2035)

This is a servicing release to the previous 7.0.1xx service release.

Versions

This release consists of the following versions:

• iOS: 16.2.2035
• tvOS: 16.1.2532
• macOS: 13.1.2035
• Mac Catalyst: 16.2.2035

These builds are supported using Xcode 14.2.

What's Changed

• [release/7.0.2xx] Bump to MSBuild.StructuredLogger v2.1.758. by @vs-mobiletools-engineering-service2 in #17230
• [release/7.0.2xx] [msbuild] Don't process assemblies over and over again in the UnpackLibraryResources target. Fixes #16377. by @vs-mobiletools-engineering-service2 in #17234
• [release/7.0.2xx] Update dependencies from dotnet/installer by @dotnet-maestro in #17228
• [release/7.0.2xx] [dotnet] Ensure any trimmer components are restored properly. by @vs-mobiletools-engineering-service2 in #17255
• [release/7.0.2xx] Fix libs reidentification deployed in a subdirectory by @ylatuya in #17221
• [release/7.0.2xx] Update dependencies from dotnet/installer by @dotnet-maestro in #17284
• [release/7.0.2xx] [msbuild] Build the solution using .NET instead of msbuild. by @vs-mobiletools-engineering-service2 in #17258
• [release/7.0.2xx] [system-dependencies] Add diagnostics for duplicate sim download error. by @vs-mobiletools-engineering-service2 in #17336
• [release/7.0.2xx] Updated MessagingVersion to 1.9.0 by @vs-mobiletools-engineering-service2 in #17247
• [release/7.0.2xx] Updated Xamarin.Messaging to 1.9.5 by @vs-mobiletools-engineering-service2 in #17372
• [release/7.0.2xx] Hardcode a version bump to make sure versions are repeated across release branches. by @rolfbjarne in #17446
• [release/7.0.2xx] [dotnet] Add support for .so files by @ylatuya in #17440
• [release/7.0.2xx] Update Xamarin.Messaging to 1.9.17 by @vs-mobiletools-engineering-service2 in #17510
• [release/7.0.2xx] [dotnet] Only include the Xamarin.Shared.Sdk.MultiTarget.targets file if it exists. Fixes #16400. by @vs-mobiletools-engineering-service2 in #17516
• [release/7.0.2xx] Update dependencies from dotnet/installer by @dotnet-maestro in #17487
• [release/7.0.2xx] [tests] Allow for timeouts in CI in a few tests. by @vs-mobiletools-engineering-service2 in #17677
• [release/7.0.2xx] [tests] Adjust ImageCaptioningTest to skip network-related failures in CI. by @vs-mobiletools-engineering-service2 in #17667
• [release/7.0.2xx] Updated Xamarin.Messaging to 1.9.59 by @mauroa in #17648
• [release/7.0.2xx] Fix WatchKit stub copy error when using native watchOS app by @vs-mobiletools-engineering-service2 in #17626
• [release/7.0.2xx] [Sim] Bump min simulator versions for ventura. by @vs-mobiletools-engineering-service2 in #17651
• [release/7.0.2xx] [CI] The DropsPAT was removed, change it to a new one. by @rolfbjarne in #17659
• [release/7.0.2xx] Bump mlaunch to get fix for Xcode 14.3 beta 1. by @rolfbjarne in #17587
• [release/7.0.2xx] [xharness] Bump the timeout for the .NET tests. by @vs-mobiletools-engineering-service2 in #17710
• [release/7.0.2xx] [dotnet] Add support for passing environment variables and custom arguments when launching apps with mlaunch. by @vs-mobiletools-engineering-service2 in #17736
• [release/7.0.2xx] Update dependencies from xamarin/xamarin-macios by @dalexsoto in #17759

Full Changelog: dotnet-7.0.1xx-xcode14.2-1040...dotnet-7.0.2xx-2035

.NET 8.0.100 Preview 2 (374)

We're excited to announce our second preview release for .NET 8!

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: 16.2.374-net8-p2
• tvOS: 16.1.1162-net8-p2
• Mac Catalyst: 16.2.374-net8-p2
• macOS: 13.1.374-net8-p2

Known issues: https://github.com/xamarin/xamarin-macios/wiki/Known-issues-in-.NET8

What's Changed

• [AppKit] Add missing setter for generateMipmaps in NSView by @haritha-mohan in #17416
• [CoreFoundation] Fix CFStream to use blittable P/Invokes in .NET 8. by @rolfbjarne in #17595
• [dotnet] Add support for passing environment variables and custom arguments when launching apps with mlaunch. by @vs-mobiletools-engineering-service2 in #17735
• [ImageCaptureCore] Add missing binding by @haritha-mohan in #17424
• [ImageIO] We don't typically own input parameters. by @rolfbjarne in #17613
• [MapKit] Make MKMapRect.World static by @haritha-mohan in #17522
• [msbuild] Add DT* entries to the Info.plist for all platforms. Fixes #13300. by @rolfbjarne in #17499
• [net8.0] Bump min OS versions to what Xcode 14 supports. Fixes #15216. by @rolfbjarne in #16864
• [net8] Fix ILLink for net8 remote builds by @mauroa in #17600
• [ObjCRuntime] Make sure to call 'Release' in all code paths in Runtime.GetINativeObject when owns=true. Fixes #12732. by @rolfbjarne in #17118
• [perf] Remove native usage of MonoReferenceQueue and use a ConditionalWeakTable in managed code instead. by @rolfbjarne in #17429
• [perf] Use pooled arrays for NSData marshalling by @Therzok in #17578
• [src] Create XML documentation when building our platform assemblies for .NET. Fixes #17395. by @rolfbjarne in #17476
• [src] Fix a few inconsistencies in obsolete attributes. by @rolfbjarne in #17447
• [src] Make BlockLiteral disposable and update usage accordingly. by @rolfbjarne in #17597
• [win] Add Hot Restart define constant in a target instead of an evaluation property by @mauroa in #17470
• Add support for Visual Basic projects. by @rolfbjarne in #17409
• Bump mlaunch to get fix for Xcode 14.3 beta 1. by @rolfbjarne in #17586

Full Changelog: dotnet-8.0.1xx-preview1-235...dotnet-8.0.1xx-preview2-374

.NET 7.0.1xx - Xcode 14.2 (1040)

This is a servicing release to the previous 7.0.1xx service release.

Versions

This release consists of the following versions:

• iOS: 16.2.1040
• tvOS: 16.1.1537
• macOS: 13.1.1040
• Mac Catalyst: 16.2.1040

What's Changed

• [dotnet] Ensure any trimmer components are restored properly. by @vs-mobiletools-engineering-service2 in #17254
• [release/7.0.2xx] Bump mlaunch to get fix for Xcode 14.3 beta 1. by @vs-mobiletools-engineering-service2 in #17589
• [win] Add Hot Restart define constant in a target instead of an evaluation property. by @vs-mobiletools-engineering-service2 in #17471
• Fix WatchKit stub copy error when using native watchOS app by @vs-mobiletools-engineering-service2 in #17628
• Imports the .user.env file if exists and the build is from VS by @vs-mobiletools-engineering-service2 in #17467

Full Changelog: dotnet-7.0.1xx-xcode14.2-1007...dotnet-7.0.1xx-xcode14.2-1040

.NET 6.0.4xx - Xcode 14.2 (29)

This is a servicing release to the previous 6.0.4xx servicing release.

Versions

This release consists of the following versions:

• iOS: 16.2.29
• tvOS: 16.1.267
• macOS: 13.1.29
• Mac Catalyst: 16.2.29

What's Changed

• [win] Add Hot Restart define constant in a target instead of an evaluation property. by @vs-mobiletools-engineering-service2 in #17472
• Bump mlaunch to get fix for Xcode 14.3 beta 1. by @vs-mobiletools-engineering-service2 in #17588
• Imports the .user.env file if exists and the build is from VS by @vs-mobiletools-engineering-service2 in #17468
• Update Xamarin.Messaging to 1.9.17 by @vs-mobiletools-engineering-service2 in #17507

Full Changelog: dotnet-6.0.4xx-xcode14.2-19...dotnet-6.0.4xx-xcode14.2-29