microsoft/WinUI-Gallery v2.8.0

WinUI Gallery v2.8.0

Repository: microsoft/WinUI-Gallery

Tag: v2.8.0

Published: 2026-03-05T13:37:05Z

Prerelease: no

Release notes: To learn more about this release, check out our blog post: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/ifdef-windows/announcing-winui-gallery-2-8/

What's Changed

• feat: enhance icon tags with British variants, synonyms, and cleanup by @Zakariathr22 in https://github.com/microsoft/WinUI-Gallery/pull/2058
• Fix SplitView sample layout issue when pane is on the right side by @AndrewKeepCoding in https://github.com/microsoft/WinUI-Gallery/pull/2056
• Fix TextBlock words spacing in TextBlock sample by @Zakariathr22 in https://github.com/microsoft/WinUI-Gallery/pull/2067
• fix: correct corner radius of options display in ControlExample by @Zakariathr22 in https://github.com/microsoft/WinUI-Gallery/pull/2064
• Fix clipped Hyperlink focus rectangle on Typography page by @AndrewKeepCoding in https://github.com/microsoft/WinUI-Gallery/pull/2061
• Refactor Application Settings and Support for Packaged/Unpackaged Mode #1924 by @ghost1372 in https://github.com/microsoft/WinUI-Gallery/pull/2014
• Fix CornerRadius Mismatch Between GridViewItem and Its ItemTemplate by @ghost1372 in https://github.com/microsoft/WinUI-Gallery/pull/2076
• Fix grammar in high contrast section text by @OphirBleicher in https://github.com/microsoft/WinUI-Gallery/pull/2075
• Fix app title bar gap beneath the caption buttons by @AndrewKeepCoding in https://github.com/microsoft/WinUI-Gallery/pull/2051
• Centralize app version info in project file for maintainability by @AndrewKeepCoding in https://github.com/microsoft/WinUI-Gallery/pull/2055
• Add RepositionThemeTransition to sample pages for smoother layout updates by @Zakariathr22 in https://github.com/microsoft/WinUI-Gallery/pull/2047
• Replace MainWindow with plain Window in sample projects by @AndrewKeepCoding in https://github.com/microsoft/WinUI-Gallery/pull/2063
• Disable temperature converter button when input is empty by @Copilot in https://github.com/microsoft/WinUI-Gallery/pull/2090
• Fix duplicate screen reader announcements in Color page copy buttons by @Copilot in https://github.com/microsoft/WinUI-Gallery/pull/2091
• Enable nullable reference types by @AndrewKeepCoding in https://github.com/microsoft/WinUI-Gallery/pull/2069
• Fix Narrator silence on PipsPager page navigation by @Copilot in https://github.com/microsoft/WinUI-Gallery/pull/2093
• Update badge count and glyph handling by @Zakariathr22 in https://github.com/microsoft/WinUI-Gallery/pull/2099
• Adjust code sample layout and minimum height by @Zakariathr22 in https://github.com/microsoft/WinUI-Gallery/pull/2101
• Enable Built-in COM interop for ContentIsland sample by @Zakariathr22 in https://github.com/microsoft/WinUI-Gallery/pull/2100
• Add AppWindow Title Bar Customization sample by @Zakariathr22 in https://github.com/microsoft/WinUI-Gallery/pull/2105
• Fix Navigation for Native AOT with Source Generator #1627 by @ghost1372 in https://github.com/microsoft/WinUI-Gallery/pull/2095
• Upgrade to WASDK 1.8.5 and remove TitleBar.IconSource workaround by @niels9001 in https://github.com/microsoft/WinUI-Gallery/pull/2108
• Add copilot instructions by @niels9001 in https://github.com/microsoft/WinUI-Gallery/pull/2109
• Fix issue with special section pages not loading by @marcelwgn in https://github.com/microsoft/WinUI-Gallery/pull/2111
• Set MaxWidth on Description TextBlock by @niels9001 in https://github.com/microsoft/WinUI-Gallery/pull/2112
• Remove duplicated RadioButtons page by @Zakariathr22 in https://github.com/microsoft/WinUI-Gallery/pull/2102
• Fix Narrator announcement for info buttons in Source code flyout by @niels9001 in https://github.com/microsoft/WinUI-Gallery/pull/2110
• Addings Text headings by @niels9001 in https://github.com/microsoft/WinUI-Gallery/pull/2113
• Upgrade to dotnet9 + slnx by @niels9001 in https://github.com/microsoft/WinUI-Gallery/pull/2114
• Update SplitView text by @niels9001 in https://github.com/microsoft/WinUI-Gallery/pull/2122
• Fix FlipView a11y issue by @niels9001 in https://github.com/microsoft/WinUI-Gallery/pull/2121
• Fix for Info button showing with no content by @niels9001 in https://github.com/microsoft/WinUI-Gallery/pull/2120
• Removing custom converters by @niels9001 in https://github.com/microsoft/WinUI-Gallery/pull/2119
• Add narrator announcement for tooltip information icon by @sshubhavee in https://github.com/microsoft/WinUI-Gallery/pull/2123
• Fix wrong getting started link by @niels9001 in https://github.com/microsoft/WinUI-Gallery/pull/2126
• Update versions for successful build in WinUI repo by @marcelwgn in https://github.com/microsoft/WinUI-Gallery/pull/2127
• Updating icons by @niels9001 in https://github.com/microsoft/WinUI-Gallery/pull/2124
• Adding jumplist support by @niels9001 in https://github.com/microsoft/WinUI-Gallery/pull/2125
• [Clipboard] Porting UWP clipboard samples to WinUI Gallery by @niels9001 in https://github.com/microsoft/WinUI-Gallery/pull/2132
• [Binding] List-Detail-View sample by @niels9001 in https://github.com/microsoft/WinUI-Gallery/pull/2133
• Bump version to v2.8.0 by @marcelwgn in https://github.com/microsoft/WinUI-Gallery/pull/2134

New Contributors

• @OphirBleicher made their first contribution in https://github.com/microsoft/WinUI-Gallery/pull/2075
• @sshubhavee made their first contribution in https://github.com/microsoft/WinUI-Gallery/pull/2123

Full Changelog: https://github.com/microsoft/WinUI-Gallery/compare/v2.7.0...v2.8.0