how to change the position of the toast in maui?

Question

I am using .net maui and I want to use toast so I use CommunityToolkit. and I find that I can not change the position of the toast . I want to change it to middle and change the background of it.

how to do it?

Answer 1

Thanks for reaching out. In .NET MAUI, when using CommunityToolkit.Maui Toast, the behavior you are seeing is expected. Currently, the toast implementation is intentionally lightweight and does not support changing the toast position or background styling public APIs.

Why this limitation exists

The toast in CommunityToolkit.Maui is a native-platform toast wrapper:

The Toast in CommunityToolkit.Maui is native-platform toast wrapper:

• Android-> Uses native Android Toast (position in system-controlled)
• iOS-> Uses a system-style overlay notification

Because of this:

• Positioning (center/middle) cannot be customized.
• Background color, corner radius, or layout cannot be changed.
• These constraints are imposed by the underlying, OS behavior, not MAUI itself.

Supported Options

At this time:

• You can control text, duration and front size.
• You cannot control position or background Example of supported usage:

    using CommunityToolkit.Maui.Alerts;
    using CommunityToolkit.Maui.Core;
    
    await Toast.Make(
    	"This is a toast message",
    	ToastDuration.Short,
    	14
    ).Show();
  

Recommended workaround (if customization is required)

if your requirement is to:

• Show the message in the middle of the screen
• Customize background color, opacity, or layout

We recommend using Snackbar or a custom overlay view instead.

Option 1: Use Snackbar(partially customizable)

Using CommunityToolkit.Maui.Alerts;
Using CommunityToolkit.Maui.core;

await Snackbar.Make(
	"This is a snackbar message",
	null,
	"OK",
	TimeSpan.FromSeconds(3)
).Show();

Note: Snackbar still has placement constraints but allows more styling than Toast.

Option 2: Custom popup/overlay (fully customizable)

For full control, create a custom popup using:

• CommunityToolkit.Maui.Views.Popup
• or a model overlay layout

This approach allows:

• Center positioning
• custom background, animations and styles
• Consistent behavior across platforms

Github reference

This limitation is tracked and discussed in the Community Toolkit repository:

• Repository: github.com/dotnet/maui
• Toolkit: github.com/CommunityToolkit/Maui

You can follow or upvote related feature requests in the Issues section to influence future enhancements.

Please let us know if you require any further assistance we’re happy to help. If you found this information useful, kindly mark this as "Accept Answer".

Answer 2

In .NET MAUI, the Toast functionality provided by the CommunityToolkit does not allow for customization of its position or background color. The Toast is designed to appear at the bottom of the screen and is automatically dismissed after a set duration. The only customization options available are the text, duration, and font size, as specified in the documentation.

If you need more control over the appearance and position of notifications, you might want to consider using a Popup instead, which allows for more customization in terms of layout and design.

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References:

• Toast
• Popup
• API
• Details of implementation and limitation for different platforms
• Platform specific initialization
• Align and position .NET MAUI controls
• ToastDuration
• Properties
• Methods
• Examples
• Toast on Tizen
• Snackbar
• Send a local toast notification from C# apps
• CommunityToolkit.Maui.Sample