MAUI Resource not found on Android Only

Question

I am using the M2Mqtt nuget package with a MAUI application, connecting via TLS with a certificate. When I deploy to physical devices (both an iOS and Android), the iOS works perfectly while the Android throws an error saying it cannot find the file. The certificate is a .crt placed in the Resources/Raw folder with MauiAsset as its build activity. What's the trick to including this file in the physical build?

Answer 1

Hello,

What's the trick to including this file in the physical build?

For MauiAssert resource files, the official recommended access method is to use the OpenAppPackageFileAsync API.

FileSystem.OpenAppPackageFileAsync Files that were added to the project with the Build Action of MauiAsset can be opened with this method. .NET MAUI projects will process any file in the Resources\Raw folder as a MauiAsset.

Please refer to Bundled files for more detailed information.

Best Regards,

Alec Liu.

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