Release v4.1.1 MediaElement: AOT Compatible & bugfixes · CommunityToolkit/Maui

Breaking Changes

The following tools are now required for CommunityToolkit.Maui.MediaElement:

Xcode 16.0.0
- Read the latest .NET MAUI Release wiki to always find the latest-supported version) of Xcode for .NET MAUI
- We HIGHLY recommend using the open-source tool Xcodes to easily manage your installed Xcode versions
Update to the latest stable version of Visual Studio (or Jet Brains Rider)
Download/install .NET SDK v8.0.403
After installing the latest stable .NET SDK, update to the latest stable version of the .NET MAUI workload:
- On macOS, open the Terminal and enter the following command: sudo dotnet workload install maui
- On Windows, open the command prompt (or Powershell) and enter the following command: dotnet workload install maui
Add a global.json file to your application with the following parameters to ensure you're not using a unsupported preview version of .NET (example below)
- The .NET MAUI Community Toolkit does not support preview releases of .NET

{
  "sdk": {
    "version": "8.0.403", 
    "rollForward": "latestMajor",
    "allowPrerelease": false
  }
}

Fix MediaElement CTD on Windows by @ne0rrmatrix in #2144
Fix Android App Exit On Back button pressed by @ne0rrmatrix in #2145
Remove log messages that were confusing and not required. by @ne0rrmatrix in #2140
Fix MediaElement CTD in Windows by @ne0rrmatrix in #2152
Add AOT Compatibility by @simonrozsival in #1820
Fix Crash on iOS when using MediaElement inside a CarouselView by @brminnick in #2187
Update GetPageRoute to use double slashes in route format by @ne0rrmatrix in #2190
Add CollectionView sample to MediaElement by @ne0rrmatrix in #2188

Full Changelog: 4.1.0-mediaelement...4.1.1-mediaelement