Contact Store Releases

v1.0 - March 24, 2026

Feature

IContactStore interface — full CRUD operations for device contacts: GetAll, GetById, Create, Update, Delete

Feature

LINQ query support — IQueryable<Contact> with native translation for Contains, StartsWith, EndsWith, Equals on name, phone, and email fields

Feature

MAUI permissions — ContactPermission class wrapping both READ_CONTACTS and WRITE_CONTACTS with Granted, Limited, and Denied states on Android

Feature

Permission extensions — RequestPermissionsAsync() and CheckPermissionStatusAsync() extension methods on IContactStore

Feature Android

PermissionStatus.Limited — returned when only one of read/write is granted, enabling read-only or write-only scenarios

Feature

GetFamilyNameFirstLetters — extension method returning sorted, distinct first letters of family names for alphabetical index UIs

Feature

Comprehensive contact model — phones, emails, addresses, dates, relationships, websites, organization, photos, and thumbnails

Feature iOS

Notes entitlement auto-detection — gracefully handles missing com.apple.developer.contacts.notes entitlement at runtime

Feature

DI registration — builder.Services.AddContactStore() registers IContactStore as singleton

Feature

AOT and trimmer compatible — IsAotCompatible and EnableTrimAnalyzer enabled