.NET MAUI Shell Navigation

Key decisions

ContentTemplate — always use it

Always use ContentTemplate with DataTemplate so pages are created on demand. Using Content directly creates all pages during Shell init, hurting startup time.

<!-- ✅ Lazy — page created on first navigation -->
<ShellContent ContentTemplate="{DataTemplate views:HomePage}" />

<!-- ❌ Eager — page created at Shell startup -->
<ShellContent>
    <views:HomePage />
</ShellContent>