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This new release includes a new implementation for the MediaPlayerElement control (#154).

This new release also addresses the following issues :

• [Android] SimpleOrientationSensor calculations was updated based on SensorType.Gravity or based on single angle orientation when the device does not have a Gyroscope.
• [iOS] The Time Picker flyout placement is not always respected.
• [Android] Fixed the loading of ItemsPresenter.
• [iOS] Fixed an issue when back swiping from a page with a collapsed CommandBar.
• [iOS] Setting a different DP from TextBox.TextChanging can cause an infinite 'ping pong' of changing Text values.
• [iOS] MenuFlyout was not loaded correctly, causing templates containing a MenuFlyout to fail.
• [iOS] Image performance improvements.
• [iOS] Fixed ImageBrush flash/flickering occurs when transitioning to a new page.
• [Android] Fix crash in UpdateItemsPanelRoot() in the ItemsControl class.
• [Android] Set the leading edge considering header can push groups out off the screen.
• [Android] Fixed Window bounds set too late.
• [iOS] Improve ListView.ScrollIntoView() when ItemTemplateSelector is set.
• [Android] Content occasionally fails to show because binding throws an exception.
• [Android] Binding MediaPlayerElement.Source causes video to go blank.
• [iOS] ComboBox does not display its Popup.
• [iOS] Ensures the back gesture is enabled and disabled properly when the CommandBar is visible, collapsed, visible with a navigation command and collapsed with a navigation command.

View the full change log.

This release is the first non-experimental release of the Uno Platform since the initial public version in May 2018. Lot of bug fixes and features have been added since then, and lots more are coming.

A lot of those changes where included to support these libraries : MVVMLight, ReactiveUI, Prism, Rx.NET, Windows Community Toolkit, Xamarin.Forms UWP.

The VisualStudio Add-in is available through the marketplace.

Here are some highlights of this release:

• General improvement in the memory consumption of the ListView control
• Many Wasm rendering and support updates
  • Invalid images support
  • Text and images measuring fixes
  • Add support for AppManifest.displayName
• Support for the Pivot control
• Support for inline XAML event handlers in DataTemplate
• Support for implicit styles in the XamlReader
• Support for ThreadPoolTimer
• Add support for implicit bool to Visibility conversion
• Support for AutoSuggestBox
• SourceLink, Reference Assemblies and deterministic builds are enabled
• Support for x:Name reference in x:Bind markup
• Support for WriteableBitmap for all platforms
• Added support for Cross-platform Library template in vsix
• Added support for StaticResource as top level ResourceDictionary element
• Added support for AutomationPeer
• Android status bar height is now included in Window.Bounds
• Add support for Underline in HyperLinkButton
• Add support for TextBlock.TextDecorations
• TextBlock base class is now FrameworkElement on iOS, instead of UILabel
• Auto generated list of views implemented in Uno in the documentation
• Add support for string to Type conversion in XAML generator and binding engine
• Support for Attached Properties localization
• Added ItemsControl.OnItemsChanged support
• Added support for ListView GroupStyle.HeaderTemplateSelector for iOS/Android

View the full change log.

This new experimental release adresses the following issues :

• VSIX solution now targets UWP 16299 to allow for UWP Xaml Edit and Continue to work out of the box
• Some animations after transitions would not execute properly [Android]
• Fix for some RenderTransform origin was incorrectly set [iOS]
• Disable source generation for UWP 16299 and later, where Uno.UI's netstandard2.0 was incorrectly selected (#5)
• Adjust for invalid Xaml markup extension escape sequence
• Adjust hit testing for shapes [Wasm]

This release of Uno contains a preview for WebAssemly and the Uno Playground.