# xamarin/Essentials

Xamarin.Essentials is no longer supported. Migrate your apps to .NET MAUI, which includes Maui.Essentials.

Repository: https://github.com/xamarin/Essentials
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/xamarin-essentials
Homepage: https://aka.ms/xamarin-upgrade
Language: C#
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Topics: xamarin, dotnet, android, ios, uwp, cross-platform, essentials-xamarin
Archived: true
Last push: 2024-05-01T11:33:34+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3116, "days_push": 854, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: archived, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1497, forks 488 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:53.933830+00:00)

## What it is
Xamarin.Essentials provided a single set of cross-platform C# APIs for accessing device features (sensors, storage, connectivity, etc.) in iOS, Android, and UWP apps built with Xamarin. Support ended on May 1, 2024, and developers are directed to migrate to .NET MAUI's Maui.Essentials.

## Use cases
- access device sensors from shared C# code
- cross-platform geolocation in a Xamarin app
- read and write files on iOS and Android with one API
- check network connectivity across mobile platforms
- open the browser or dialer from shared code
- migrate a Xamarin app to .NET MAUI Essentials

## When to choose
- maintaining a legacy Xamarin application that already depends on it
- reading its source as a reference when porting to Maui.Essentials

## When to avoid
- starting any new mobile project
- building apps that need long-term support or updates
- targeting platforms beyond iOS, Android, or UWP

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: abandoned
- function: mobile-framework, sdk
- domain: mobile-development, cross-platform, developer-tools
- platform: cross-platform, dotnet
- tags: xamarin, uwp, csharp, deprecated, maui-migration, device-apis, android, ios

## Member repositories
- xamarin/Essentials (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:53.933830+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T04:33:10.873672+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/xamarin/Essentials (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:53.933830+00:00, sha 603cacb6b432)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.