Developers needing a dial-based input experience — for timers, volume controls, or brightness selectors — previously had to build custom circular controls from scratch, handling graphics, gesture recognition, and value-to-angle calculations themselves. Telerik UI for .NET MAUI now ships a new Circular Slider component, letting users adjust a value by rotating a handle along a configurable circular track, with support for ticks, labels, value tooltips, snapping, and full theming. The result — an intuitive radial value-selection experience out of the box, with no custom graphics or gesture-handling code required.
The existing RadChart relies on an older, platform-native architecture that's complex to maintain and evolve consistently across platforms, limiting how quickly new charting capabilities can be delivered. Telerik UI for .NET MAUI now introduces a new SkiaSharp-powered ChartView, available in Preview, with a shared rendering foundation supporting Bar, Line, Area, Point, Pie, and nested Donut series across multiple plot areas. The result — a modern, high-performance charting foundation that delivers consistent cross-platform behavior, with RadChart remaining available while ChartView works toward full feature parity.
Telerik UI for .NET MAUI DataGrid: Smart Semantic Search
Finding relevant records in large datasets today relies on exact keyword matches, forcing users to know precise field values or wording rather than describing what they're looking for. The DataGrid now supports Smart Semantic Search, letting users find relevant rows using natural, conversational queries alongside the existing AI Prompt toolbar for sorting, filtering, and highlighting data. The result — users can explore and act on grid data conversationally, with search, semantic search, and AI prompting available as configurable, independent capabilities.