What's Changed

MAUI Product Fixes

• [Windows] Fix for CarouselView IsSwipeEnabled=False Prevents Visual Navigation by @SubhikshaSf4851 in #29286
• [Windows] Fix for Argument Exception raised when the GetStringSize method of ICanvas called with default font by @SyedAbdulAzeemSF4852 in #29048
• [Android] Fixed the CollectionView Header and Footer Do Not Align with Horizontal ItemsLayout When EmptyView is Displayed by @Ahamed-Ali in #28779
• Fixed - On iOS GestureRecognizers don't work on Span in a Label, which doesn't get IsVisible (=true) update from its parent by @KarthikRajaKalaimani in #29024
• Fixed Footer not displayed at the Bottom When EmptyView in CV2 by @Dhivya-SF4094 in #28681
• fixed typo in Connectivity.shared.cs by @corvin in #29213
• [Windows] Fix Dot based Date Format property in DatePicker not working on Windows by @devanathan-vaithiyanathan in #29058
• Fixed the CollectionView grouped item highlighting issue on selection by @NanthiniMahalingam in #29122
• [Android] Action mode menu doesn't disappear when switch on another tab - fix by @kubaflo in #21231
• [Android] Custom back button image color by @kubaflo in #24993
• Fixed the hide password hint which is showing when the entry is focused by @devanathan-vaithiyanathan in #25768
• Fix for Shell does not always raise Navigating event on Windows by @SuthiYuvaraj in #28315
• [Android] Fix for WebView Fails to Load URLs with Certain Encoded Characters by @praveenkumarkarunanithi in #27003
• Use latest map renderer for Android Google Maps by @jfversluis in #29007
• [iOS] DatePicker | Remove unnecessary UpdateDate() call in UpdateTextColor() by @bhavanesh2001 in #27811
• [Windows] Fix for IndicatorView using templated icons not working by @SyedAbdulAzeemSF4852 in #28905
• [Windows] Fixed BarTextColor applied to secondary toolbar items by @NirmalKumarYuvaraj in #28932
• Fixed Refresh Color not applying to RefreshView initially by @Shalini-Ashokan in #28638
• [Android][iOS] WebView Navigated event not triggered when using HtmlWebViewSource by @Tamilarasan-Paranthaman in #28354
• [Windows] - Handle Dynamic Updates for CanDrag and AllowDrop in Drag and Drop Gesture by @prakashKannanSf3972 in #27845
• Fixes footer position not updated on CV1 when clearing all items by @albyrock87 in #29173
• Fix CarouselView layout SR6 regressions by @albyrock87 in #29035
• [Windows] Fixed the flyout content width not being set correctly after updating to WinUI SDK 1.7 by @Tamilarasan-Paranthaman in #28996
• [iOS] Fix for the File.ContentType from MediaPicker not being in valid MIME format by @SyedAbdulAzeemSF4852 in #28842
• [Android] Fixed the Incorrect Text Color Applied to Selected Tab in TabbedPage by @Ahamed-Ali in #28844
• [iOS] Fix FlyoutPage does not respond to changes in the FlyoutLayoutBehavior property by @devanathan-vaithiyanathan in #28884
• [Android] Fixed ScalingCanvas.SetBlur not working by @NirmalKumarYuvaraj in #28911
• [iOS] - Resolved Proper Rendering of Dynamic Header/Footer Updates in CV2 by @prakashKannanSf3972 in #28641
• [iOS] Fixed the TargetInvocationException Occurs When Selecting Header/Footer After Changing ItemsLayout in CV2 by @Ahamed-Ali in #28890
• [Windows] - Fix Visual State Issue with Picker TextColor After Navigation by @prakashKannanSf3972 in #28746
• [Android] Fix for SearchHandler Placeholder did not update when changed at runtime by @Tamilarasan-Paranthaman in #28636
• [Catalyst] Fixed the CanMixGroups Set to False Still Allows Reordering Between Groups in CollectionView by @Ahamed-Ali in #28623
• [Android, iOS] Dynamically setting SearchHandler Query property does not update text in the search box by @HarishwaranVijayakumar in #28400
• [Windows] Flyout Menu Icon disappears from Window Title Bar after Navigation by @NirmalKumarYuvaraj in #28240
• Fixed ScrollView Orientation Neither issue by @Vignesh-SF3580 in #27231
• [iOS] Changing carousel view orientation with disabled loop - fix by @kubaflo in #28545
• [XC] better support for nullable props and BPs by @StephaneDelcroix in #28550
• Fixed Keyboard Scrolling in editors with Center or End VerticalTextAlignment by @NirmalKumarYuvaraj in #25827
• Stop iOS SetNeedsLayout propagation by @looking at VisualElement computed Constraint by @albyrock87 in #28479
• [Android] Fixed Setting a Label visible after having had focus on a InputView will increase the Label's height by @Ahamed-Ali in #29210
• Add Accessibility Selected for iOS CollectionView by @tj Lambert in #29014
• [iOS] Fix: FlyoutPage memory leak by @bhavanesh2001 in #28769
• [XC] add IRootObjectProvider by @StephaneDelcroix in #28310
• Fix HideSoftInputOnTapped Not Working Net9 by @SuthiYuvaraj in #28534

Testing

• [Testing] Fix for UITest Catalyst screenshot dimension inconsistency and image cropping issue by @anandhan-rajagopal in #29204
• [Testing] Fix for flaky UITests in CI that occasionally fail - 10 by @anandhan-rajagopal in #29360
• [Testing] Update failing CarouselView2 tests to use CarouselView1 in sample by @nivetha-nagalingam in #29315
• Re-enabled flaky UI test TextInEditorShouldScroll by @NirmalKumarYuvaraj in #29167
• [Testing] Re-Enabled UI Test - Issue10222Test by @TamilarasanSF4853 in #29226
• [Testing] Feature Matrix UITest Cases for CollectionView Selection Feature by @LogishaSelvarajSF4525 in #29165
• [Testing] Feature Matrix UITest Cases for CollectionView Grouping Feature by @NafeelaNazhir in #29002
• add test category for ActionModeMenuShouldNotBeVisibleAfterSwitchingTab by @bhavanesh2001 in #29159
• [Testing] Feature Matrix UITest Cases for CollectionView Scrolling Feature by @NafeelaNazhir in #29230
• [Testing] Feature Matrix UITest Cases for CollectionView EmptyView Feature by @NafeelaNazhir in #28679
• [Testing] Fix for flaky tests which randomly fails on CI - 10 by @anandhan-rajagopal in #29026
• [Testing] Update UIAutomator2 driver version by @rmarinho in #29029
• Changes to fix Android emulators boot issues on Linux by @jsuarezruiz in #28882
• Update UIAutomator2 driver version by @jsuarezruiz in https://github.com/dotnet/maui/pull/6eda8edcb9
• Add retries and avoid Appium Doctor on Linux by @jsuarezruiz in #28845
• [Testing] Feature Matrix UITest Cases for CollectionView Header/Footer Feature by @LogishaSelvarajSF4525 in #28938
• Fixed testcase failures in PR28867 by @Vignesh-SF3580 in #28889
• Fixed Test case failure in PR 28486 by @Vignesh-SF3580 in #28780
• [Testing] Migration of Compatibility.Core platform-specific unit tests into device tests - 8 by @TamilarasanSF4853 in #28496
• Fix mistake in RadioButtonTests.Windows.cs by @jsuarezruiz in https://github.com/dotnet/maui/pull/d0c2ac6bf6
• [Testing] Migration of Compatibility.Core platform-specific unit tests into device tests - 3 by @anandhan-rajagopal in #28103
• [Testing] Fix some Flaky UI tests that fails on android by @bhavanesh2001 in #28956

Dependency Updates

• Bump Microsoft.Web.WebView2 from 1.0.2903.40 to 1.0.3179.45 by @MartyIX in #29139
• [Windows] Upgrade to Windows App SDK 1.7 by @MartyIX in #28499
• Update dependencies from https://github.com/dotnet/xharness build 20250409.2 by @dotnet-maestro[bot] in #28963
• Update dependencies from https://github.com/dotnet/xharness build 20250407.3 by @dotnet-maestro[bot] in #28892

Housekeeping

• Update Versions.props for 9.0.70 versioning by @PureWeen in #29407
• [2025/05/12] Candidate - In Flight Branch by @PureWeen in #29335
• [maui-release] Use DevDiv/Xamarin.yaml-templates by @peter Collins in #29385
• updated changes by @LogishaSelvarajSF4525 in #29352
• Removed frame styles by @Vignesh-SF3580 in #29222
• add global xmlns in template by @StephaneDelcroix in #29203
• Update breaking change tag to PMs by @jfversluis in #29326
• [2025/04/28] Candidate - In Flight Branch by @PureWeen in #29158
• Remove by @MartyIX in #29256
• Fixed Test case failure in PR 29158 - [2025/04/28] Candidate by @HarishKumarSF4517 in #29168
• [Testing][Inflight] Fix failing test case in [2025/04/28] Candidate by @bhavanesh2001 in #29161
• Fix Core API XML Documentation by @jfversluis in #29107
• Remove Mac Catalyst version detection workaround by @jfversluis in #29112
• [inflight] Change inflight package name by @rmarinho in #29103
• Exclude .NET bot for sample content template by @jfversluis in #29019
• [ci] Update internal release pipeline to push nuget by @rmarinho in #29271
• [ci] Add cgmanifest word to cSpell by @rmarinho in #29270
• Upgrade by @MartyIX in #28885
• [sfi] Add cgmanifest.json by @rmarinho in #29244
• fix-29168 by @HarishKumarSF4517 in #29248
• [ci] Update AspNet.Security.OAuth.Apple by @rmarinho in #29250
• Fix typo in source-gen error: soruce -> source by @durandt in #29242
• [tests] On 9.0.4 theres no build warning for Syste.Text.json by @rmarinho in #29243
• Changes in Android cake to fix emulator boot issues on Linux by @jsuarezruiz in #29123
• [ci] Update stable versions by @rmarinho in #29124
• Add testing note to PR template by @jfversluis in #29127
• [2025/04/21] Candidate - In Flight Branch by @PureWeen in #29037
• Fixed Test case failure in PR 29037 - [2025/04/21] Candidate by @HarishKumarSF4517 in #29049
• [ci] Fix sigining by @rmarinho in #29061
• [ci] Fix sigining by @rmarinho in https://github.com/dotnet/maui/pull/9addf000ff
• [ci] Try fix the naming of Workload.VSDrop by @rmarinho in #29053
• Revert "[Android] picker - focus/unfocus events (#28122)" by @PureWeen in https://github.com/dotnet/maui/pull/1fb5164929
• [2025/04/11] Candidate - In Flight Branch by @PureWeen in #28867
• Avoid qualified name in x:Type binding for Blazor Hybrid template by @BretJohnson in #29005
• Fixed Test case failure in PR 28867 - MAC Screenshot by @PureWeen in #29009
• Fixed Test case failure in PR 28867 by @Ahamed-Ali in #28964
• Revert "Fix HideSoftInputOnTapped Not Working Net9 (#28534)" by @SuthiYuvaraj in #28802
• [ci] Update arcade by @rmarinho in #29000
• [ci] Produce nightly for inflight/current by @rmarinho in #28940
• [ai] Add release notes prompt by @rmarinho in #28896
• fix by @bhavanesh2001 in #28919
• Update bug-report.yml with latest public releases by @PureWeen in #28922
• Update Versions.props to 9.0.70 SR7 by @PureWeen in #28900

Full Changelog: release/9.0.1xx-sr6...release/9.0.1xx-sr7