Xamarin Android WebView Authentication

The WebView browser component is commonly used to render web content within a native application layout. When the content is secured, it is required for the app to authenticate with the Web server first.  When using the WebView component, we can leverage the component events (HTTP pipeline) to...

Xamarin Android Class Not Found Exception

The Class Not Found Exception is commonly raised when the class loader tries to find an activity or a broadcast receiver class listed on the app manifest, but it fails to find it. Common examples can be a splash activity with no layout to show an animation, or a broadcast receiver which should load after intent is received, like boot completed intent. What is common on these cases is that these...

Xamarin Android Device Mac and IP Address on a WebView JavaScript App

When using JavaScript applications with any framework, we cannot get access to some of the device information like the MAC and IP Address because JavaScript runs on an Isolated Sandbox due to security concerns. When building hybrid applications using the WebView control on a Xamarin Android app, we can leverage the nature of the native app layer to provide the device information to the JavaScript...