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Contacts on Windows

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#23,940 opened on Jul 31, 2024

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Description

Description

We are currently testing a WinUI version of our app. When running the iOS build our users often use Contacts to pick mail addresses from the device's contacts (which are synced with Azure/Exchange). For Windows this is not working as "Picking a contact is unsupported on Windows."

Public API Changes

(API should be the same as it is and for example invoke Outlook's contacts)

Intended Use-Case

Access contact information on Windows, so you don't have to copy and paste raw text data from other sources for example mail drafts or spreadsheets.

Contributor guide

Tech stack
csharp
Domain
mobiledesktop
Issue type
feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
3
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
3-5 days
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
fresh
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
clear
Prerequisites
Basic C#.NET MAUI conceptsWindows platform integration
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
40
Research direction
Examine how contact picking is implemented for iOS and Android in the MAUI repository (likely under src/Core/src/Platform). For Windows, the platform API can be found in the Windows.ApplicationModel.Contacts namespace. The implementation should mirror the existing public API pattern used on other platforms.