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.NET MAUI Chat Methods
Updated on Jun 25, 2026
The Telerik UI for .NET MAUI Chat exposes methods that let you interact with the input area from code.
Focus the Input
Use the FocusEntry() method to move keyboard focus to the Chat input entry.
The method returns true when the focus change succeeds and false when the call does not focus the input element.
C#
bool isFocused = this.chat.FocusEntry();Stop Speech-to-Text Recognition
Use the StopSpeechToTextRecognition() method to stop the active speech-to-text recognition session.
If the speech recognizer is currently listening, the method stops the recognition process. If the recognizer is not active, the call has no effect.
C#
await this.chat.StopSpeechToTextRecognition();