DateTime.Now returns UTC Time if we build Xamarin.Android app with azure pipeline.

    /// <summary>

    /// !!! REPLACES DateTime.Now - Gets the current local date and time, including the correct UTC offset from the Android time zone.

    /// </summary>

    /// <returns>A DateTime object representing the current local time.</returns>

    public static DateTime GetCurrentDateTime()

    {

        // Step 1: Get the current UTC time

        DateTime utcNow = DateTime.UtcNow;

        try

        {

            // Step 2: Retrieve the Android device's default time zone

            var javaTimeZone = Java.Util.TimeZone.Default;

            // Step 3: Create a Java.Util.Date object using the current UTC time in milliseconds

            long currentTimeMillis = (long)(DateTime.UtcNow - new DateTime(1970, 1, 1)).TotalMilliseconds;

            var javaDate = new Java.Util.Date(currentTimeMillis);

            // Step 4: Calculate the raw offset (standard time) and daylight saving adjustment

            int rawOffsetMillis = javaTimeZone.RawOffset; // Base offset in milliseconds

            int dstOffsetMillis = javaTimeZone.DSTSavings; // Daylight saving time adjustment in milliseconds (if applicable)

            // Step 5: Determine if daylight saving is currently active

            bool isDstActive = javaTimeZone.InDaylightTime(javaDate);

            // Step 6: Calculate the total offset in hours

            int totalOffsetMillis = rawOffsetMillis + (isDstActive ? dstOffsetMillis : 0);

            TimeSpan totalOffset = TimeSpan.FromMilliseconds(totalOffsetMillis);

            //System.Console.WriteLine($"Raw Offset (ms): {rawOffsetMillis}, DST Active: {isDstActive}, Total Offset: {totalOffset}");

            // Step 7: Apply the offset to UTC time

            return utcNow + totalOffset;

        }

        catch (System.Exception ex)

        {

            // Log and fallback to UTC in case of errors

            GetLogger("Utils").Error($"Error calculating local time: {ex.Message}");

            return utcNow;

        }

    }