UWP WebView

Question

Hello. Used a WebView to display the site in a UWP app. But the site says that the web browser is outdated or not supported. Development environment Visual Studio 2022, Windows 10. What can be done to correct the situation? I heard that there is WebView2, but it doesn't seem to work with UWP, or can I install it somehow? Perhaps there is another way to solve this problem?

Answer 1

Hello,

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I heard that there is WebView2, but it doesn't seem to work with UWP, or can I install it somehow?

The core of the native Webview control in UWP is old Edge. Now, the Edge is updated with chrome as its core. So, the native Webview control in UWP is outdated as you've seen. WebView2 is the solution for your scenario. You could use it from the WinUI2 library in the UWP app. What you need to do is to install the WinUI2 library (2.7 or higher) NuGet package inside your UWP app. You could refer to this document : Get started with WebView2 in WinUI 2 (UWP) apps (public preview).

Thank you.

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