Essential Studio® for MAUI - v33.1.44 Release Notes

v33.1.44

March 16, 2026

Test Results: 50922 Success , 0 Failure

• All
• Features
• Bug Fixes
• Breaking Changes

SfAIAssistView

Features

• Added Conversation History support, allowing users to conveniently browse, group, and filter past conversations for quick access and restoration through an interactive history panel.
• Added Context Menu support for request and response messages, allowing users to access configurable actions in a consistent and intuitive manner within assistant interactions.
• Added Temporary Chat support, allowing users to start privacy focused conversations where messages are not saved.
• Added auto scroll control support using CanAutoScrollToBottom, allowing users to enable or disable automatic scrolling to the latest message as new content is added.
• Added Footer Suggestion support in the AssistView editor for quick insertion of suggested prompts.
• Added Header Toolbar support, allowing users to customize the toolbar with a title and action items for improved control.
• Added Action Button Position support, allowing users to position the action button at the start or end of the input area for greater layout flexibility.
• Added Editor Auto Suggestions support, allowing users to receive and select contextual inline suggestions while typing to streamline message composition.
• Added image and file preview support in the AssistView editor, enabling seamless attachment review and management within AI assisted conversations.
• Added RequestEditor support, allowing users to access the editor directly for height and placeholder customization.

SfCartesianChart

Features

• FB46529 - Added Crosshair support, allowing users to interact with the chart area and view precise values along with related data points on the axes.
• FB62331 - Added Trendline support, enabling users to visualize overall data direction and patterns across any series. Supported trendline types include linear, exponential, power, and polynomial, providing deeper analytical insights.

SfChat

Features

• Added support to pin messages in Chat using AllowPinning to keep important messages accessible at the top of the conversation.

SfDataGrid

Features

• #FB70663 - Provided support for merging rows and columns in the SfDataGrid to represent cell content across multiple cells.
• #FB64870 - Provided multi-binding support for the display and value binding properties in DataGridColumn.
• #FB60923 - Provided support for selecting rows and cells on mouse-down interaction.
• #FB70761 - Provided support to customize selection behavior on secondary tap.
• #FB69471 - Provided support for listening to scroll state changes in SfDataGrid.
• #FB71713 - Provided support to load records into the DataGrid automatically when the scroll view reaches the bottom.
• #FB48119 - Provided support to auto-fit a column when it is hidden from the view and the column width mode is set to LastColumnFill.
• #FB62274 - Provided support to customize the semantic description for DataGridCell for accessibility.
• #FB71181 - Provided support to customize the bounce effect of horizontal scrolling.
• Provided support to customize the appearance of the Filter Popup Menu in both the checkbox and advanced filter popup menus.

SfDatePicker

Features

• FB62474 - Added CloseIcon support in SfDatePicker dialog/relative dialog modes to allow users to close the picker via the close icon.
• FB51858 - Provided ColumnTextStyle support in SfDatePicker, allowing customization of the appearance and text style for each individual column.
• I571906 - Provided ColumnWidth support in SfDatePicker, allowing customization of the width for each individual column.
• FB63322 - Provided additional date formats support in SfDatePicker.
• FB70506 - Added IsSelectionImmediate property to SfDatePicker. When true, selection updates immediately on tap/scroll in dialog modes. When false, requires OK button confirmation.

SfDateTimePicker

Features

• FB62474 - Added CloseIcon support in SfDateTimePicker dialog/relative dialog modes to allow users to close the picker via the close icon.
• FB71590 - Added ActiveView support to programmatically set the initial tab selection in SfDateTimePicker.
• I571906 - Provided ColumnTextStyle support in SfDateTimePicker, allowing customization of the appearance and text style for each individual column.
• I571906 - Provided ColumnWidth support in SfDateTimePicker, allowing customization of the width for each individual column.
• FB63322 - Provided additional date formats support in SfDateTimePicker
• FB70506 - Added IsSelectionImmediate property to SfDateTimePicker. When true, selection updates immediately on tap/scroll in dialog modes. When false, requires OK button confirmation.

SfImageEditor

Feature

• #FB68539 - Enhanced annotation deserialization to ensure annotations scale properly with the updated image size.

SfMaps

Features

• #FB40082 - Implemented marker virtualization to improve performance when zooming and panning large datasets.
• #FB51452 - Improved panning behavior for smoother navigation and better responsiveness when moving around the map.

SfPicker

Features

• FB62474 - Added CloseIcon support in SfPicker dialog/relative dialog modes to allow users to close the picker via the close icon.
• FB70506 - Added IsSelectionImmediate property to SfPicker. When true, selection updates immediately on tap/scroll in dialog modes. When false, requires OK button confirmation.

SfPopup

Features

• #FB63968 - [Android,iOS] SfPopup can now be used inside native Android Activity and iOS UIViewController hosts that embed .NET MAUI views without a MAUI Window. This enables hybrid/native scenarios where MAUI content is placed within existing native apps.

Breaking Changes

• #FB68680 - When the overlay is disabled (ShowOverlayAlways = false), users can interact with background elements.

SfRichTextEditor

Breaking changes

• The IsFocused property is now read‑only and can be used to check the control’s focus state.

SfScheduler

Features

• #FB37551 - Provided support for an appointment editor to manage appointments, including creating, editing, and deleting them through an interactive pop-up interface.

• #FB37224 - Provided support to resize appointments by dragging their top or bottom edges to adjust the duration directly on desktop platforms.

• #FB43288 - Provided support to display a tooltip when hovering over or tapping an appointment, showing key details such as the subject and scheduled time.

SfSmartTextEditor

Features

• Introduced EnableLiquidGlassEffect support for SfSmartTextEditor. This feature allows to enable or disable a liquid glass like appearance for SfSmartTextEditor on MacCatalyst and iOS platforms.

SfTimePicker

Features

• FB62474 - Added CloseIcon support in SfTimePicker dialog/relative dialog modes to allow users to close the picker via the close icon.
• I571906 - Provided ColumnTextStyle support in SfTimePicker, allowing customization of the appearance and text style for each individual column.
• I571906 - Provided ColumnWidth support in SfTimePicker, allowing customization of the width for each individual column.
• FB70506 - Added IsSelectionImmediate property to SfTimePicker. When true, selection updates immediately on tap/scroll in dialog modes. When false, requires OK button confirmation.

SfToolbar

Breaking changes

• The OverlayToolbar initialization has been moved from the sample level to the source level. You must now explicitly initialize OverlayToolbar in your application.

Features

• Provided Extended row toolbar support in SfToolbar to display a large number of items and prevent truncation on devices with limited screen width.
• FB70807 - Added support to programmatically update SelectedItems in multiple selection mode and SelectedItem in single selection mode in SfToolbar.

SfTreeView

Features

• Added Filtering support to TreeView, enabling efficient node filtering using built-in text modes or custom predicates.

Test Results

Component Name	Test Cases	Passed	Failed	Remarks
Accordion	63	63	0	All Passed
AI AssistView	309	309	0	All Passed
Autocomplete	445	445	0	All Passed
Avatar View	56	56	0	All Passed
Backdrop	83	83	0	All Passed
Badge View	81	81	0	All Passed
Barcode Generator	1763	1763	0	All Passed
Busy Indicator	91	91	0	All Passed
Button	235	235	0	All Passed
Calendar	2741	2741	0	All Passed
Cards	235	235	0	All Passed
Carousel	229	229	0	All Passed
Cartesian Charts	428	428	0	All Passed
Chat	139	139	0	All Passed
CheckBox	191	191	0	All Passed
Chips	73	73	0	All Passed
Circular Charts	35	35	0	All Passed
Color Picker	164	164	0	All Passed
ComboBox	506	506	0	All Passed
DataForm	3423	3423	0	All Passed
DataGrid	4936	4936	0	All Passed
Date Picker	159	159	0	All Passed
Date Time Picker	117	117	0	All Passed
Digital Gauge	108	108	0	All Passed
Effects View	61	61	0	All Passed
Expander	215	215	0	All Passed
Funnel Charts	14	14	0	All Passed
Image Editor	1142	1142	0	All Passed
Kanban Board	722	722	0	All Passed
Lineaar Gauge	668	668	0	All Passed
ListView	4951	4951	0	All Passed
Maps	1819	1819	0	All Passed
Markdown Viewer	116	116	0	All Passed
Masked Entry	218	218	0	All Passed
Navigation Drawer	242	242	0	All Passed
Numeric Entry	515	515	0	All Passed
NumericUpdown	515	515	0	All Passed
Picker	813	813	0	All Passed
Polar Charts	33	33	0	All Passed
Popup	1615	1615	0	All Passed
Progress Bar	626	626	0	All Passed
Pyramid Charts	11	11	0	All Passed
Radial Gauge	583	583	0	All Passed
Radial Menu	199	199	0	All Passed
Radio Button	194	194	0	All Passed
Range selector	15	15	0	All Passed
Range Slider	77	77	0	All Passed
Rating	202	202	0	All Passed
Rich Text Editor	221	221	0	All Passed
Rotator	1195	1195	0	All Passed
Scheduler	11959	11959	0	All Passed
Segment Control	354	354	0	All Passed
Shimmer	371	371	0	All Passed
Signature Pad	32	32	0	All Passed
Slider	201	201	0	All Passed
Smart DataGrid	96	96	0	All Passed
Smart Scheduler	135	135	0	All Passed
Smart Text Editor	234	234	0	All Passed
Sunburst Charts	399	399	0	All Passed
Switch	131	131	0	All Passed
Tab View	1620	1620	0	All Passed
Text Input Layout	251	251	0	All Passed
Time Picker	182	182	0	All Passed
Toolbar	428	428	0	All Passed
TreeMap	454	454	0	All Passed
TreeView	483	483	0	All Passed