From 4456e314a710c799161323a844690d9d6e3e3998 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: =?UTF-8?q?Miroslav=20Hus=C5=A5=C3=A1k?= <97535187+MiroslavHustak@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Tue, 3 Nov 2026 02:11:17 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] update-mobile-apps-maui Updated the documentation to reflect the transition from Xamarin to .NET MAUI and Avalonia for F# app development. Added links to getting started guides and tutorials for Fabulous with .NET MAUI and Avalonia. --- use/mobile-apps/index.md | 26 ++++++++++++++------------ 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-) diff --git a/use/mobile-apps/index.md b/use/mobile-apps/index.md index d6572985..384690ec 100644 --- a/use/mobile-apps/index.md +++ b/use/mobile-apps/index.md @@ -7,24 +7,26 @@ redirect_from: - /use/ios/index.html --- -### Option 1: Build Android and iOS Apps using F# and Xamarin +### Option 1: Build Android and iOS Apps using F# and Fabulous (.NET MAUI or Avalonia) -F# supports the development of Android and iOS applications using the [Xamarin](https://dotnet.microsoft.com/apps/xamarin) tools. -Both native and cross-platform app development is possible. +F# supports the development of Android and iOS applications using +[.NET MAUI](https://dotnet.microsoft.com/apps/maui), the successor to Xamarin.Forms, or using +Avalonia. Xamarin reached end of support on May 1, 2024. -1. Install [JetBrains Rider](https://www.jetbrains.com/rider/), or [Visual Studio for Mac](https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/vs/mac/). +[Fabulous](https://fabulous-dev.github.io/Fabulous/) is a framework for F# functional app +development, using declarative dynamic UI. It lets you use the simple MVU (Model-View-Update) +architecture to build applications for Android, iOS, macOS, Windows and more, on top of either +.NET MAUI or Avalonia. -2. Select F# Language support as part of installation. +.NET MAUI: -[Fabulous](https://fabulous-dev.github.io/Fabulous/) is a framework for F# Functional App Development, using declarative dynamic UI. -This allows you to use the ultra-simple MVU (Model-View-Update) architecture to build applications for iOS, Android, Mac, WPF and more using Xamarin.Forms. +* [Getting Started with Fabulous and .NET MAUI](https://fabulous-dev.github.io/Fabulous/docs/maui/get-started/) +* [Fabulous .NET MAUI tutorials](https://fabulous-dev.github.io/Fabulous/docs/tutorials/maui/) -* [Getting Started with Fabulous](https://fabulous-dev.github.io/Fabulous/docs/). - -* [Fabulous Weather](https://github.com/cboudereau/fabulous-weather) - A sample weather app using Fabulous - -* [Fabulous Contacts](https://github.com/TimLariviere/FabulousContacts) - A sample contacts app using Fabulous +Avalonia: +* [Getting Started with Fabulous and Avalonia](https://fabulous-dev.github.io/Fabulous/docs/avalonia/get-started/) +* [Fabulous Avalonia tutorials](https://fabulous-dev.github.io/Fabulous/docs/tutorials/avalonia/)
### Option 2: Build Android and iOS Apps using F# and React Native