Building the weather app

It’s time to start building the app. Create a new blank .NET MAUI app using the following steps for Visual Studio for Mac:

1. Open Visual Studio for Mac and click on New:

Figure 8.1 – Visual Studio 2022 for Mac start screen

2. In the Choose a template for your new project dialog, use the .NET MAUI App template, which is under Multiplatform | App, then click Continue:

Figure 8.2 – New project 

3. In the Configure your new .NET MAUI App dialog, ensure the .NET 7.0 target framework is selected, then click Continue:

Figure 8.3 – Choosing the target framework

4. In the Configure your new .NET MAUI App dialog, name the project Weather, then click Create:

Figure 8.4 – Naming the new app

If you run the app now, you should see something like the following:

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