.NET 9 - Xcode 16.1 support (9163)

🚨 Xcode 16.1 is required with this release. Xcode 16.1 requires macOS 14.5+ or 15.0+.

This is a servicing release to the previous .NET 9 release, with support for Xcode 16.1.

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/.

Versions

This release consists of the following versions:

• iOS: 18.1.9163
• tvOS: 18.1.9163
• macOS: 15.1.9163
• Mac Catalyst: 18.1.9163

What's Changed

• [AppKit/MediaExtension/introspection] Fix issues found with introspection on Sequoia. by @rolfbjarne in #21587
• [AppKit] Implement NSToolbarItemVisibilityPriority. Fixes #21298. by @rolfbjarne in #21304
• [bgen] Improve performance a little bit when calling functions that return retained objects. by @rolfbjarne in #21297
• [CryptoTokenKit] Fix detecting .NET 10. by @rolfbjarne in #21400
• [msbuild/dotnet] Add support for compressed xcframeworks in binding projects and as NativeReference items. Fixes #21294. by @rolfbjarne in #21492
• [msbuild] Add support for alternate app icons. by @rolfbjarne in #21475
• [msbuild] Add support for the 'overwrite' metadata for PartialAppManifest items. by @rolfbjarne in #21508
• [msbuild] Don't try to create an output file on Windows using a full path. by @rolfbjarne in #21486
• [msbuild] Don't try to look for library resources to unpack from BCL assemblies. Fixes #19511. by @rolfbjarne in #21305
• [msbuild] Embed any Entitlements.plist + compiled entitlements into binlogs. by @rolfbjarne in #21402
• [msbuild] Fix an incremental build issue with resources in universal apps. by @rolfbjarne in #21516
• [msbuild] Improve the error message when the SupportedOSPlatformVersion is lower than the minimum. Fixes #21368. by @rolfbjarne in #21369
• [msbuild] Make it possible to override the path to the 'strip' tool. by @rolfbjarne in #21581
• [msbuild] Make sure the build doesn't keep going if the ILLink task fails. by @rolfbjarne in #21393
• [msbuild] Make the Unzip task cancellable. by @rolfbjarne in #21456
• [msbuild] Port Ditto to subclass XamarinTask. by @rolfbjarne in #21453
• [msbuild] Port Metal and MetalLib to subclass XamarinTask. Fixes #21437. by @rolfbjarne in #21439
• [msbuild] Resolve the full path to the compiled entitlements in the CompileEntitlements task. by @rolfbjarne in #21372
• [msbuild] Unify escaping algorithm for mangled resources, and remove code duplication. by @rolfbjarne in #21488
• [PassKit] Finish implementation of PKPayLaterValidateAmount. Fixes #19271. by @rolfbjarne in #21339
• [static registrar] Make sure to save any changes made by the managed static registrar. Fixes #21606. by @vs-mobiletools-engineering-service2 in #21638
• [StoreKit] Bind AppStore.requestReview. Fixes #21410. by @rolfbjarne in #21441
• [tools] Ignore any interpreter settings when the current runtime isn't MonoVM. Fixes #20398. by @rolfbjarne in #21406
• [UIKit] Fix a few UITraitCollection bindings. Fixes #21377. by @rolfbjarne in #21380
• [UIKit] Improve code for UISegmentedControl. Fixes #21289. by @rolfbjarne in #21299
• [Vision] Bind VNVisionVersionNumber. Fixes #21342. by @rolfbjarne in #21350
• Update HealthKit all the way to Xcode 16.1 RC by @dalexsoto in #21510
• Update Intents all the way to Xcode 16.1 RC by @dalexsoto in #21515
• Update NetworkExtension all the way to Xcode 16.1 RC by @dalexsoto in #21518
• Update PencilKit all the way to Xcode 16.1 RC by @dalexsoto in #21519
• Update TVServices all the way to Xcode 16.1 RC by @dalexsoto in #21520
• Update UIKit all the way to Xcode 16.1 RC by @dalexsoto in #21522

Full Changelog: dotnet-9.0.1xx-xcode16.0-9617...dotnet-9.0.1xx-xcode16.1-916

.NET 8.0.1xxx - Xcode 16.0 Support (8316)

🚨 Xcode 16.0 is required with this release. Xcode 16 requires macOS 14.5+ or 15.0+.

This is a servicing release to the previous .NET 8 release.

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/.

Versions

This release consists of the following versions:

• iOS: 18.0.8316
• tvOS: 18.0.8316
• macOS: 15.0.8316
• Mac Catalyst: 18.0.8316

What's Changed

Full Changelog: dotnet-8.0.1xx-xcode16.0-8314...dotnet-8.0.1xx-xcode16.0-8316

.NET 9

We're excited to announce our .NET 9 SDK release!

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: 18.0.9617
• tvOS: 18.0.9617
• macOS: 15.0.9617
• Mac Catalyst: 18.0.9617

Installation

You can use workload set version 9.0.100 in order to install these versions of the SDKs, please make sure to be using the latest .NET SDK 9.0.100 before issuing the dotnet workload install command below. You can validate your installed dotnet version using dotnet --version do make sure it shows 9.0.100 before proceeding.

dotnet workload install <workload id(s)> --version 9.0.100

Available workload ids

• ios
• tvos
• macos
• maccatalyst
• android (see https://github.com/dotnet/android)
• maui (see https://github.com/dotnet/maui)

Example command installing all listed workloads.

dotnet workload install ios tvos macos maccatalyst maui android --version 9.0.100

You can use dotnet workload --info to validate the workload versions installed in your system.

Full release notes: https://github.com/xamarin/xamarin-macios/wiki/.NET-9-release-notes

.NET 8.0.1xxx - Xcode 16.0 Support (8314)

🚨 Xcode 16.0 is required with this release. Xcode 16 requires macOS 14.5+ or 15.0+.

This is a servicing release to the previous .NET 8 release, with support for Xcode 16 and macOS 15.0 (Sequoia).

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/.

Versions

This release consists of the following versions:

• iOS: 18.0.8314
• tvOS: 18.0.8314
• macOS: 15.0.8314
• Mac Catalyst: 18.0.8314

What's Changed

• [dotnet] Don't link with BrowserEngineKit. Fixes #21324. by @vs-mobiletools-engineering-service2 in #21359
• [msbuild] Fix: Assembly.GetManifestResourceNames() may return an empty string by @vs-mobiletools-engineering-service2 in #21507

Full Changelog: dotnet-8.0.1xx-xcode16.0-8303...dotnet-8.0.1xx-xcode16.0-8314

.NET 9.0.1xx RC 2 (9600)

We're excited to announce our second (and last) release candidate for .NET 9!

This release includes support for Xcode 16 and macOS 15.0 (Sequoia).

Note: these are the base SDKs that add support for the platforms in question. For MAUI (which is built on top of our SDKs), visit: https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/maui/.

This release consists of the following versions:

• iOS: 18.0.9600-net9-rc2
• tvOS: 18.0.9600-net9-rc2
• Mac Catalyst: 18.0.9600-net9-rc2
• macOS: 15.0.9600-net9-rc2

🚨 This release requires Xcode 16.0

Installation

You can use workload set version 9.0.100-rc.2.24503.1 in order to install the 18.0.9600-net9-rc2 version of the iOS SDK, please make sure to be using the latest .NET SDK 9.0.100-rc.2 before issuing the dotnet workload install command below. You can validate your installed dotnet version using dotnet --version do make sure it shows 9.0.100-rc.2 before proceeding.

dotnet workload install <workload id(s)> --version 9.0.100-rc.2.24503.1

Available workload ids

• ios
• tvos
• macos
• maccatalyst
• android (see https://github.com/dotnet/android)
• maui (see https://github.com/dotnet/maui)

Example command installing all listed workloads.

dotnet workload install ios tvos macos maccatalyst maui android --version 9.0.100-rc.2.24503.1

You can use dotnet workload --info to validate the workload versions installed in your system.

Full release notes: .NET 9 release notes

Known issues

VSCode on macOS 15.0 (Sequoia)

VSCode currently has some incompatibilities on macOS 15.0 (Sequoia). Full details (with workarounds) can be found here: microsoft/vscode-dotnettools#1449

The native strip tool might crash (and exit with exit code 139)

This is a bug in the native strip tool (shipped by Apple with Xcode).

The simplest workaround is to disable stripping by adding the following to your csproj (the downside is that the app size will increase somewhat):

<PropertyGroup>
    <NoSymbolStrip Condition="$([MSBuild]::GetTargetPlatformIdentifier('$(TargetFramework)')) == 'ios'">True</NoSymbolStrip>
</PropertyGroup>

For more information: #19157

App submission denied because app references the BrowserEngineKit framework

The workaround is to add the following to the project file:

<Target Name="DoNotLinkWithBrowserEngineKit" AfterTargets="_ComputeLinkNativeExecutableInputs">
	<ItemGroup>
		<_NativeExecutableFrameworks Remove="BrowserEngineKit" />
	</ItemGroup>
</Target>

For more information: #21324

Binding projects don't build

Binding projects will fail to build with an error like this:

/usr/local/share/dotnet/packs/Microsoft.iOS.Sdk.net9.0_18.0/18.0.9600-net9-rc2/tools/msbuild/iOS/Xamarin.Shared.targets(1776,3): error MSB6006: "dotnet" exited with code 150.

It might be possible to work around this by installing a daily .NET 9 RTM build from here: https://github.com/dotnet/sdk/blob/main/documentation/package-table.md

For more information: #21407

Known issues in .NET 9: Known issues in .NET 9

What's Changed

• [Accessibility] Implement Xcode 16.0 beta 1-6 changes. by @rolfbjarne in #21070
• [AccessorySetupKit] Implement Xcode 16.0 beta 1-6 changes. by @rolfbjarne in #20857
• [AppKit/UIKit] Implement Xcode 16.0 beta 1-6 changes. by @rolfbjarne in #21130
• [AudioToolbox] Implement Xcode 16.0 beta 1-6 changes. by @rolfbjarne in #20856
• [AuthenticationServices] Implement Xcode 16.0 beta 1-6 changes. by @rolfbjarne in #21143
• [AutomaticAssessmentConfiguration] Implement Xcode 16.0 beta 1, beta 2 and beta 3 changes. by @rolfbjarne in #20847
• [AutomaticAssessmentConfiguration] Implement Xcode beta 5 changes. by @rolfbjarne in #21028
• [AVFoundation] Add AVCaptureDeviceTypeExternal. by @rolfbjarne in #21190
• [AVFoundation] Implement Xcode 16.0 beta 1, beta 2 and beta 3 changes (from AVFAudio only). by @rolfbjarne in #20851
• [AVKit] Implement Xcode 15 + Xcode 16.0 beta 1, beta 2 and beta 3 changes. by @rolfbjarne in #20849
• [bgen] Add methods to convert between arrays of strong enum values and their underlying native enum type. by @rolfbjarne in #21089
• [bgen] Add support for delegates with pointer types. by @rolfbjarne in #21159
• [bgen] Add support for more backing field types. by @rolfbjarne in #21172
• [bgen] Add support for specifying the backing field for strong enums using a new BackingFieldType attribute. by @rolfbjarne in #21016
• [bgen] Add warning to the list of exceptions instead of showing it right away. by @rolfbjarne in #21027
• [bgen] Fix compiler warnings. by @rolfbjarne in #21184
• [bgen] Fix detecting NSObject types and generating block code with types that aren't NSObjects. by @rolfbjarne in #21181
• [bgen] Fix generating delegates with nullable return types. #17109. by @rolfbjarne in #21094
• [bgen] Fix using arrays of INativeObjects in delegate signatures. by @rolfbjarne in #21183
• [bgen] Fix using types that are in multiple namespaces. by @rolfbjarne in #21182
• [bgen] Fully qualify the RequiredMember and OptionalMember attributes. Fixes #21073. by @rolfbjarne in #21076
• [bgen] Generate Obsolete + EditorBrowsable attributes in a few more cases. by @rolfbjarne in #21135
• [bgen] Improve nullability detection to detect the nullability attributes the C# compiler generates. Fixes #17130. by @rolfbjarne in #21099
• [BrowserEngineKit] Implement this new framework. by @rolfbjarne in #21168
• [BrowserEngineKit] Improve API a bit by making a few methods async. by @rolfbjarne in #21236
• [CallKit] Implement Xcode 16.0 beta 1, beta 2 and beta 3 changes. by @rolfbjarne in #20858
• [CarPlay] Implement Xcode 16.0 beta 1-6 changes. by @rolfbjarne in #21039
• [CloudKit] Implement Xcode 16.0 beta 1-6 changes. by @rolfbjarne in #20861
• [ContactProvider] Don't bind this framework. by @rolfbjarne in #21160
• [Contacts] Implement Xcode 16.0 beta 1, beta 2 and beta 3 changes. by @rolfbjarne in #20860
• [CoreAnimation] Implement Xcode 16.0 beta 1-6 changes. by @rolfbjarne in #21050
• [CoreAudioTypes] Implement Xcode 16.0 beta 1-6 changes. by @rolfbjarne in #21019
• [CoreBluetooth] Implement Xcode 16.0 beta 1, beta 2 and beta 3 changes. by @rolfbjarne in #20859
• [CoreData] Implement Xcode 16.0 beta 1-6 changes. by @rolfbjarne in #21113
• [CoreFoundation] Implement Xcode 16.0 beta 1-6 changes. by @rolfbjarne in #21116
• [CoreGraphics] Bind the CGSession API. by @rolfbjarne in #21024
• [CoreGraphics] Implement Xcode 16.0 beta 1-6 changes. by @rolfbjarne in #21033
• [CoreImage] Implement Xcode 16 beta 6 changes. by @rolfbjarne in #21117
• [CoreLocation] Implement Xcode 16.0 beta 1, beta 2 and beta 3 changes. by @rolfbjarne in #20864
• [CoreMedia] Implement Xcode 16 beta 3-6 changes. by @rolfbjarne in #21118
• [CoreMedia] Implement Xcode 16 RC changes. by @rolfbjarne in #21226
• [CoreMidi] Implement Xcode 16.0 beta 1-6 changes. by @rolfbjarne in #20882
• [CoreMidi] Move fields to the api definition. by @rolfbjarne in #21043
• [CoreML] Implement Xcode 16.0 beta 1-6 changes. by @rolfbjarne in #21145
• [CoreMotion] Implement Xcode 16.0 beta 1, beta 2 and b...

.NET 8.0.1xxx - Xcode 16.0 Support (8303)

🚨 Xcode 16.0 is required with this release. Xcode 16 requires macOS 14.5+ or 15.0+.

This is a servicing release to the previous .NET 8 release, with support for Xcode 16 and macOS 15.0 (Sequoia).

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/.

Versions

This release consists of the following versions:

• iOS: 18.0.8303
• tvOS: 18.0.8303
• macOS: 15.0.8303
• Mac Catalyst: 18.0.8303

Installation

You can use workload set version 8.0.402.1 in order to install the 18.0.8303 version of the iOS SDK, please make sure to be using the latest .NET SDK 8.0.402+ before issuing the dotnet workload install command below. You can validate your installed dotnet version using dotnet --version do make sure it shows 8.0.402 or above but below 9.0 before proceeding.

⚠️ Xcode 16 support for .NET 9 will be available on Release Candidate 2

dotnet workload install <workload id(s)> --version 8.0.402.1

Available workload ids

• ios
• tvos
• macos
• maccatalyst
• android (see https://github.com/dotnet/android)
• maui (see https://github.com/dotnet/maui)

Example command installing all listed workloads.

dotnet workload install ios tvos macos maccatalyst maui android --version 8.0.402.1

You can use dotnet workload --info to validate the workload versions installed in your system.

If you need to downgrade to the previous version of the workloads for any reason, this command will do it:

dotnet workload install <workload id(s)> --version 8.0.402

Full release notes: https://github.com/xamarin/xamarin-macios/wiki/.NET-8-release-notes

Known issues

VSCode on macOS 15.0 (Sequoia)

VSCode currently has some incompatibilities on macOS 15.0 (Sequoia). Full details (with workarounds) can be found here: microsoft/vscode-dotnettools#1449

The native strip tool might crash (and exit with exit code 139)

This is a bug in the native strip tool (shipped by Apple with Xcode).

The simplest workaround is to disable stripping by adding the following to your csproj (the downside is that the app size will increase somewhat):

<PropertyGroup>
    <NoSymbolStrip Condition="$([MSBuild]::GetTargetPlatformIdentifier('$(TargetFramework)')) == 'ios'">True</NoSymbolStrip>
</PropertyGroup>

For more information: #19157

App submission denied because app references the BrowserEngineKit framework

The workaround is to add the following to the project file:

<Target Name="DoNotLinkWithBrowserEngineKit" AfterTargets="_ComputeLinkNativeExecutableInputs">
	<ItemGroup>
		<_NativeExecutableFrameworks Remove="BrowserEngineKit" />
	</ItemGroup>
</Target>

For more information: #21324

What's Changed

• [Accessibility] Implement Xcode 16.0 beta 1-6 changes. by @rolfbjarne in #21070
• [AccessorySetupKit] Implement Xcode 16.0 beta 1-6 changes. by @rolfbjarne in #20857
• [AppKit/UIKit] Implement Xcode 16.0 beta 1-6 changes. by @rolfbjarne in #21130
• [AudioToolbox] Implement Xcode 16.0 beta 1-6 changes. by @rolfbjarne in #20856
• [AuthenticationServices] Implement Xcode 16.0 beta 1-6 changes. by @rolfbjarne in #21143
• [AutomaticAssessmentConfiguration] Implement Xcode 16.0 beta 1, beta 2 and beta 3 changes. by @rolfbjarne in #20847
• [AutomaticAssessmentConfiguration] Implement Xcode beta 5 changes. by @rolfbjarne in #21028
• [AVFoundation] Add AVCaptureDeviceTypeExternal. by @rolfbjarne in #21190
• [AVFoundation] Implement Xcode 16.0 beta 1, beta 2 and beta 3 changes (from AVFAudio only). by @rolfbjarne in #20851
• [AVKit] Implement Xcode 15 + Xcode 16.0 beta 1, beta 2 and beta 3 changes. by @rolfbjarne in #20849
• [bgen] Add methods to convert between arrays of strong enum values and their underlying native enum type. by @rolfbjarne in #21089
• [bgen] Add support for delegates with pointer types. by @rolfbjarne in #21159
• [bgen] Add support for more backing field types. by @rolfbjarne in #21172
• [bgen] Add support for NSNumber as the underlying type for Objective-C fields. by @rolfbjarne in #21018
• [bgen] Add support for specifying the backing field for strong enums using a new BackingFieldType attribute. by @rolfbjarne in #21016
• [bgen] Add warning to the list of exceptions instead of showing it right away. by @rolfbjarne in #21027
• [bgen] Fix detecting NSObject types and generating block code with types that aren't NSObjects. by @rolfbjarne in #21181
• [bgen] Fix generating delegates with nullable return types. #17109. by @rolfbjarne in #21094
• [bgen] Fix using arrays of INativeObjects in delegate signatures. by @rolfbjarne in #21183
• [bgen] Fix using types that are in multiple namespaces. by @rolfbjarne in #21182
• [bgen] Fully qualify the RequiredMember and OptionalMember attributes. Fixes #21073. by @rolfbjarne in #21076
• [bgen] Generate Obsolete + EditorBrowsable attributes in a few more cases. by @rolfbjarne in #21135
• [bgen] Improve nullability detection to detect the nullability attributes the C# compiler generates. Fixes #17130. by @rolfbjarne in #21099
• [BrowserEngineKit] Implement this new framework. by @rolfbjarne in #21168
• [BrowserEngineKit] Improve API a bit by making a few methods async. by @rolfbjarne in #21236
• [CallKit] Implement Xcode 16.0 beta 1, beta 2 and beta 3 changes. by @rolfbjarne in #20858
• [CarPlay] Implement Xcode 16.0 beta 1-6 changes. by @rolfbjarne in #21039
• [CloudKit] Implement Xcode 16.0 beta 1-6 changes. by @rolfbjarne in #20861
• [ContactProvider] Don't bind this framework. by @rolfbjarne in #21160
• [Contacts] Implement Xcode 16.0 beta 1, beta 2 and beta 3 changes. by @rolfbjarne in #20860
• [CoreAnimation] Implement Xcode 16.0 beta 1-6 changes. by @rolfbjarne in #21050
• [CoreAudioTypes] Implement Xcode 16.0 beta 1-6 changes. by @rolfbjarne in #21019
• [CoreBluetooth] Implement Xcode 16.0 beta 1, beta 2 and beta 3 changes. by @rolfbjarne in #20859
• [CoreData] Implement Xcode 16.0 beta 1-6 changes. by @rolfbjarne in #21113
• [CoreFoundation] Implement Xcode 16.0 beta 1-6 changes. by @rolfbjarne in #21116
• [CoreGraphics] Bind the CGSession API. by @rolfbjarne in #21024
• [CoreGraphics] Implement Xcode 16.0 beta 1-6 changes. by @rolfbjarne in #21033
• [CoreImage] Implement Xcode 16 beta 6 changes. by @rolfbjarne in #21117
• [CoreLocation] Implement Xcode 16.0 beta 1, beta 2 and beta 3 changes. by @rolfbjarne in #20864
• [CoreMedia] Implement Xcode 16 beta 3-6 changes. by @rolfbjarne in #21118
• [CoreMedia] Implement Xcode 16 RC changes. by @rolfbjarne in #21226
• [CoreMidi] Implement Xcode 16.0 beta 1-6 changes. by @rolfbjarne in #20882
• [CoreMidi] Move fields to the api definition. by @rolfbjarne in #21043
• [CoreML] Implement Xcode 16.0 beta 1-6 changes. by @rolfbjarne in #21145
• [CoreMotion] Implement Xcode 16.0 beta 1, beta 2 and beta 3 changes. by @rolfbjarne in #20862
• [CoreSpotlight] Implement Xcode 16.0 beta 1-6 changes. by @rolfbjarne in #20866
• [CoreTelephony] Implement Xcode 16.0 beta 1, beta 2 and beta 3 changes. by @rolfbjarne in https://github.com/xama...

.NET 9.0.1xx RC 1 (9270)

We're excited to announce our first release candidate for .NET 9!

Note: these are the base SDKs that add support for the platforms in question. For MAUI (which is built on top of our SDKs), visit: https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/maui/.

This release consists of the following versions:

• iOS: 17.5.9270-net9-rc1
• tvOS: 17.5.9270-net9-rc1
• Mac Catalyst: 17.5.9270-net9-rc1
• macOS: 14.5.9270-net9-rc1

🚨 This release requires Xcode 15.4

Full release notes: .NET 9 release notes
Known issues: Known issues in .NET 9

What's Changed

• [main] Update dependencies from dotnet/xharness by @dotnet-maestro in #20902
• Reenable dedup optimization for all AOT modes by @ivanpovazan in #20936
• Do not enable dedup when targeting maccatalyst-x64 by @ivanpovazan in #20945
• [net9.0] Update dependencies from dotnet/sdk by @dotnet-maestro in #20948
• [ci] Update post-build pipeline triggers by @pjcollins in #20950
• [main] Enable dedup only when targeting arm64 by @dalexsoto in #20953
• [net9.0] Merge main into net9.0 by @dalexsoto in #20956
• Bump maccore. by @rolfbjarne in #20960
• [main] Update dependencies from dotnet/xharness by @dotnet-maestro in #20927
• Add Xcsync tool to workload package by @mcumming in #20931
• [net9.0] Update dependencies from dotnet/sdk by @dotnet-maestro in #20949
• Fail the build if global.json was updated. by @rolfbjarne in #20983
• [net9.0] [xcsync] Add xcsync to the SignList.xml by @dalexsoto in #20978
• [net9.0] [xcsync] Rename xcsync script to dotnet-xcsync by @mcumming in #20986
• [xtro] Enable Mac Catalyst. by @rolfbjarne in #20974
• [net9.0] Merge main into net9.0. by @rolfbjarne in #20973
• [net9.0] [xcsync] Bump xcsync to 1.0.90 by @mcumming in #20987
• [net9.0] [dotnet] Delay computing trimming options until MAUI has had a chance to change the default. by @rolfbjarne in #20971
• [dotnet] Delay computing trimming options until MAUI has had a chance to change the default. by @rolfbjarne in #20970
• [net9.0] [xcsync] Add open argument to generate target by @mcumming in #20979
• [maestro] Rearrange lines to try to have fewer merge conflicts. by @rolfbjarne in #20984
• [net9.0] [xcsync] Fix unix file permissions for xcsync by @mcumming in #20997
• [net9.0] Merge main into net9.0. by @rolfbjarne in #20996
• [main] Update dependencies from dotnet/installer by @dotnet-maestro in #20932
• [ObjCRuntime] Allow a null delegate in Runtime.ReleaseBlockWhenDelegateIsCollected. Fixes #20920. by @rolfbjarne in #20999
• [devops] Publish Xcode 16 builds. by @rolfbjarne in #21006
• [github] Add a much better issue template. by @rolfbjarne in #21007
• [github] Fix issue template syntax. by @rolfbjarne in #21014
• [net9.0] Update dependencies from dotnet/sdk by @dotnet-maestro in #20994
• [src/runtime] Add extra checks to Runtime.IsUserType to detect invalid pointers. by @rolfbjarne in #21001
• [tests] Improve the CustomizedCodeSigning tests to not depend on file order. by @rolfbjarne in #20889
• [ci] Simplify shipping drop metadata names by @pjcollins in #21003
• [main] Update dependencies from dotnet/xharness by @dotnet-maestro in #21017
• [net9.0] Update dependencies from dotnet/sdk by @dotnet-maestro in #21022
• [bgen] Add support for NSNumber as the underlying type for Objective-C fields. by @rolfbjarne in #21018
• [devops] Publish Xcode 16 builds (take 2). by @rolfbjarne in #21025
• [net9.0] Update dependencies from dotnet/sdk by @dotnet-maestro in #21031
• [net9.0] Merge main into net9.0. by @rolfbjarne in #21038
• [ci] Support stable publishing and passwordless auth for darc/maestro by @pjcollins in #20914
• Don't encode underscore in AOT symbol name by @akoeplinger in #21069
• [release/9.0.1xx-rc1] [dotnet] Make the RelativeMlaunchPath and XamarinRelativeSdkRootDirectory properties public. by @vs-mobiletools-engineering-service2 in #21079
• [release/9.0.1xx-rc1] [build] Make package metadata optional by @vs-mobiletools-engineering-service2 in #21109
• [release/9.0.1xx-rc1] [net9.0] Bump the .NET 8 / Xcode 15.4 bits to latest stable. by @vs-mobiletools-engineering-service2 in #21103
• [release/9.0.1xx-rc1] Fix calculating the branch name if BRANCH_NAME isn't set. by @vs-mobiletools-engineering-service2 in #21125
• [release/9.0.1xx-rc1] [net9.0] Bump .NET Xcode 15.4 packages to latest by @vs-mobiletools-engineering-service2 in #21133
• [release/9.0.1xx-rc1] Remove xcsync from SDK and install as .NET Global Tool by @mcumming in #21127

Full Changelog: dotnet-9.0.1xx-preview7-9231...dotnet-9.0.1xx-rc1-9270

.NET 8.0.1xxx - Xcode 15.4 Support (8030)

This is a servicing release to the previous .NET 8 release.

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/.

Versions

This release consists of the following versions:

• iOS: 17.5.8030
• tvOS: 17.5.8030
• macOS: 14.5.8030
• Mac Catalyst: 17.5.8030

Full release notes: https://github.com/xamarin/xamarin-macios/wiki/.NET-8-release-notes

🚨 This release requires Xcode 15.4

What's Changed

• [bgen] Fully qualify the RequiredMember and OptionalMember attributes. Fixes #21073. by @vs-mobiletools-engineering-service2 in #21101
• [dotnet-linker] Fix computing block signatures. Fixes #21008. by @rolfbjarne in #21048
• [dotnet] Make the RelativeMlaunchPath and XamarinRelativeSdkRootDirectory properties public. by @vs-mobiletools-engineering-service2 in #21078

Full Changelog: dotnet-8.0.1xx-xcode15.4-8020...dotnet-8.0.1xx-xcode15.4-8030

.NET 9.0.1xx Preview 7 (9231)

We're excited to announce our seventh preview release for .NET 9!

Note: these are the base SDKs that add support for the platforms in question. For MAUI (which is built on top of our SDKs), visit: https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/maui/.

This release consists of the following versions:

• iOS: 17.5.9231-net9-p7
• tvOS: 17.5.9231-net9-p7
• Mac Catalyst: 17.5.9231-net9-p7
• macOS: 14.5.9231-net9-p7

🚨 This release requires Xcode 15.4

Full release notes: .NET 9 release notes
Known issues: Known issues in .NET 9

What's Changed

• [Darwin] Treat this code as a framework, which simplifies things a little bit. by @rolfbjarne in #20833
• [dotnet] Force 'AppendRuntimeIdentifierToOutputPath=true' for the inner build of universal apps. by @rolfbjarne in #20839
• [Foundation] Add missing properties to NSCharacterSet. Fixes #20745. by @rolfbjarne in #20761
• [Foundation] Make the generic collection classes' generic GetEnumerator methods public. by @rolfbjarne in #20808
• [msbuild] Add support for signing with the placeholder key. by @rolfbjarne in #20823
• [msbuild] Don't support RuntimeIdentifiers for Hot Restart. by @rolfbjarne in #20750
• [msbuild] Show a slightly better warning message when trying to expand TeamIdentifierPrefix/AppIdentifierPrefix without a provisioning profile. by @rolfbjarne in #20759
• [msbuild] Update values we put in the generated Info.plist for Xcode archives. by @rolfbjarne in #20719
• [src/tools] Propagate the BackwardsCompatibleCodeGeneration field from Protocol attributes in bindings to the generated code. by @rolfbjarne in #20804
• [src] Fix definition of AVSampleCursorAudioDependencyInfo for Mac Catalyst. by @rolfbjarne in #20781
• [src] Implement a more generic way of calling objc_msgSend with variadic arguments. by @rolfbjarne in #20832
• Add UseInterpreter as part of the check for DynamicCodeSupport by @mcumming in #20912
• Do not suppress trim analysis warnings when NativeAOT is enabled by @simonrozsival in #20767
• Enable dedup only when targeting ARM64 mobile platforms by @ivanpovazan in #20951
• Link with swift by @dalexsoto in #20954
• NativeAOT: Enable building app extensions with NativeAOT by @ivanpovazan in #20872
• NativeAOT: Reenable -dead_strip platform linker optimization by default by @ivanpovazan in #20796
• Reenable dedup optimization for all AOT modes by @dalexsoto in #20941

Full Changelog: dotnet-9.0.1xx-preview6-9714...dotnet-9.0.1xx-preview7-9231

.NET 8.0.1xxx - Xcode 15.4 Support (8020)

This is a servicing release to the previous .NET 8 release.

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/.

Versions

This release consists of the following versions:

• iOS: 17.5.8020
• tvOS: 17.5.8020
• macOS: 14.5.8020
• Mac Catalyst: 17.5.8020

Full release notes: https://github.com/xamarin/xamarin-macios/wiki/.NET-8-release-notes

🚨 This release requires Xcode 15.4

What's Changed

• [release/8.0.1xx-xcode15.4] Revert "[dotnet] Compute _SdkIsSimulator and the trimmer configuration earlier in the build. (#20431)" by @rolfbjarne in #20961

Full Changelog: dotnet-8.0.1xx-xcode15.4-8018...dotnet-8.0.1xx-xcode15.4-8020