Determine which Essentials work in Windows Unpackaged apps

[mattleibow]

Description

Not all Essentials APIs are working in Unpackaged windows apps. We need to add device tests to the Essentials.DeviceTests project for everything in the list below. For anything that does not currently work in a Windows unpackaged app, we'll need to open an issue. Note that you can switch between packaged/unpackaged by modifying Essentials.DeviceTests.csproj (instructions are in the csproj comments).

Once you've merged a device test for a feature (and created an issue if necessary), please check it off below.

• Accessibility.SemanticScreenReader
• ApplicationModel.AppActions
• ApplicationModel.AppInfo (More Unpackaged Support #8536)
• ApplicationModel.Browser
• ApplicationModel.Communication.Contacts (partially)
  - GetAllAsync works
  - PickContactAsync throws
  - Bug: ContactPicker InvalidOperationException microsoft/WindowsAppSDK#1157)
• ApplicationModel.Communication.Email
  - Workaround: [Windows] Fix Essentials Email  #10063
  - Bug: EmailManager is not supported, throws exception microsoft/WindowsAppSDK#3433)
• ApplicationModel.Communication.PhoneDialer
  - Bug: PhoneCallManager.ShowPhoneCallUI does nothing microsoft/WindowsAppSDK#3003
• ApplicationModel.Communication.Sms
  - Bug: ChatMessageManager.ShowComposeSmsMessageAsync is not working microsoft/WindowsAppSDK#3014
• ApplicationModel.DataTransfer.Clipboard
• ApplicationModel.DataTransfer.Share
• ApplicationModel.Launcher
• ApplicationModel.MainThread
• ApplicationModel.Map
• ApplicationModel.Permissions
  • Fixes: Fix permissions in Windows #10477
• ApplicationModel.VersionTracking
• ApplicationModel.WindowStateManager
• Authentication.AppleSignInAuthenticator (Not a Windows feature)
• Authentication.WebAuthenticator (WebAuthenticationBroker API that supports all WinAppSDK OS's and application types microsoft/WindowsAppSDK#441)
• Devices.Battery
• Devices.DeviceDisplay
• Devices.DeviceInfo
• Devices.Flashlight
• Devices.HapticFeedback
• Devices.Sensors.Accelerometer
• Devices.Sensors.Barometer
• Devices.Sensors.Compass
• Devices.Sensors.Geocoding
• Devices.Sensors.Geolocation
• Devices.Sensors.Gyroscope
• Devices.Sensors.Magnetometer
• Devices.Sensors.OrientationSensor
• Devices.Vibration
• Media.MediaPicker (partially)
  • Picker works
  • Capture has workaround Use the launcher to start the Windows camera #13220
  • Bug: CameraCaptureUI.CaptureFileAsync() returns null microsoft/WindowsAppSDK#3241
  • Bug: [CameraCaptureUI] WinUi 3 desktop app doesn't open camera. and is there any way that can open default system camera and capture image microsoft/WindowsAppSDK#1034
• Media.Screenshot
• Media.TextToSpeech_(partially)_
  • Speaking happens, but can't control the pitch
  • Bug: SpeechSynthesizer pitch does not affect the speech microsoft/WindowsAppSDK#3015
• Media.UnitConverters
• Networking.Connectivity
• Storage.FilePicker
  - Workaround: Fix FilePicker on Windows Unpackaged #10356
  - Bug: FilePicker issues when using WindowsPackageType=None #10313
• Storage.FileSystem (More Unpackaged Support #8536)
• Storage.Preferences (More Unpackaged Support #8536)
• Storage.SecureStorage
  • Fixes: Add support for SecureStorage in Unpackaged apps #10476

For tracking progress on PACKAGED apps: #8553

VS bug #1747285

[janseris]

Did you guys make essentials part of MAUI in like Preview 12/13 and kept it there even when it doesn't work on Windows? Why?

From this, it feels like the non-UI part of MAUI is just an Android framework and when you're lucky, some pieces work also on other plarforms.