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maxkatz6
Copper Contributor
Apr 05, 2022

Can we use Maui.Essentials without Maui UI framework?

Previously Xamarin.Essencials was an independed library that could be used with non-XamarinForms applications. Currently this library was rebranded into Maui.Essentials. Which raises a question, if ...
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JamesMontemagno
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Apr 13, 2022
yes! you can add the following in your csproj:

```
<UseMauiEssentials>true</UseMauiEssentials>
```
  • AlexNik4's avatar
    AlexNik4
    Copper Contributor
    Sep 30, 2022
    Any chance someone can update the documentation? This was extremely hard to find. When looking online everything states the property is UsingMauiEssentials (not Use) including your blog. https://devblogs.microsoft.com/xamarin/xamarin-essentials-1-7-and-introducing-net-maui-essentials/
    Overall the documentation for migrating Xamarin Native apps to .NET6 is really lacking. All the documentation is MAUI related. We got through it but with a lot of headache.
    Thanks!

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