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Visual Studio 2022 - implementing .NET MAUI Layout on iOS Simulator with Missing Controls

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This might be a silly question, but I'm currently developing a .NET MAUI app using Visual Studio 2022 (version 17.3) and noticed that some controls in my layout are not rendering on the iOS simulator. Specifically, I'm using a `StackLayout` with several `Label` and `Button` controls inside, but they appear to be missing when I run the app. Here's the relevant XAML code: ```xml <ContentPage xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/dotnet/2021/maui" xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2009/xaml" x:Class="MyApp.MainPage"> <StackLayout> <Label Text="Welcome to .NET MAUI!" FontSize="32" HorizontalOptions="Center" /> <Button Text="Click Me" Clicked="OnButtonClicked" /> </StackLayout> </ContentPage> ``` When I debug the app, I don't see any behavior messages, but the labels and buttons are simply not visible on the screen. I've checked the layout options and ensured that the `StackLayout` is properly configured. Also, I've tried cleaning the solution and rebuilding it, as well as deleting the bin and obj folders. I'm running the iOS simulator on macOS Monterey. Do I need to configure anything specific for iOS that I might be missing? Is there a known scenario with the iOS simulator not rendering certain controls? Any advice on how to troubleshoot this question would be greatly appreciated. For context: I'm using C# on macOS. What's the best practice here?