v1.7.0-preview1

1.7 Preview 1 (1.7.250208002-preview1) 🔃

The first preview of WinAppSDK 1.7 is now available! Check out the release notes for more information on the new & updated features and known issues.

Updates to this version:

The 1.7 Preview 1 package is available at https://www.nuget.org/packages/Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK/1.7.250208002-preview1

• New Badge notifications to allow numeric (1-99) or system glyphs to be applied.
• New CameraCaptureUI API provides a streamlined solution with support for WindowID in the constructor for enhanced desktop compatibility.
• New AuthManager has been introduced.
• New background task support, providing the ability to directly register the full trust COM components with background tasks.
• New Titlebar controls includes robust titlebar capabilities like empty-space draggable regions, theme responsiveness, caption buttons and built-in accessibility support.
• Support for MathML
• New Runtime compatibility options to provide more control over how servicing changes affect apps.
• New ReleaseInfo API provides easy access to the version of the WinAppSDK runtime in use.

Bugs fixed in the new WinAppSDK Release:

• #178 - Changed 'SplitButton' so touch input now matches the behavior of mouse input. |
• #939 - Changed cascading menus so sub menus now open immediately if clicked |
• #1467 - Fixed an issue where opening a ComboBox which is in a flyout closes all flyouts
• #2527 - Fixed an issue where SwipeControl would randomly crash in a ListView
• #3458 - Fixed an issue where drag-and-drop only a ListViewItem would leave it in the wrong visual state
• #3842 - Fixed an issue in StackLayout so that is respects the ItemsRepeater.HorizontalAlignment and VerticalAlignment properties
• #6661 - Fixed an issue when deleting items in the ItemsRepeater alignment was stretched
• #8447 - Fixed an issue where the right Alt key would not show Keytips for Access Keys
• #9199 - Fixed a crash where UniformGridLayout would sometimes pick a wrong layout anchor and cause infinite layout passes when scrolling backwards
• #9632 - Fized an issue where setting NavigationFailedEventArgs.Handled to True would still throw an exception
• #9846 - Fixed an issue where TabView would not apply any specific CornerRadius
• #9852 - Fixed a potential layout cycle crash in StackLayout
• #9868 - Fixed a potential crash in ItemsView when removing items.

Providing feedback

As we introduce new & upcoming features in our preview releases, we appreciate all of your feedback as we work towards a stable release:

• For WinUI 3 feedback, please open an issue on the WinUI repo.
• For feedback regarding all other Windows App SDK components, please open an issue here, on the Windows App SDK repo.