How to get existing user credential in browsers for Xamarin.Andriod WebView custom browser?

Question

Hi,

I'm developing a custom browser using Xamarin.Andriod WebView.

There is a problem: In my custom browser, there is nothing for the existing user credential. The user needs to login again with username and password.

Is there a way to share / get /import the existing user credentials stored by the browsers (Chrome, Firefox..)?

Thanks in advance!

Answer 1

Hello Yongqing,​

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There is a problem: In my custom browser, there is nothing for the existing user credential. The user needs to login again with username and password.

You can create a custom renderer for your WebView. Then enable javascript And Dom Storage. This helps you to remember login details in webview app like following code.

   [assembly: ExportRenderer(typeof(Xamarin.Forms.WebView), typeof(MyWebviewCustomRenderer))]  
   namespace App7.Droid  
   {  
       internal class MyWebviewCustomRenderer : WebViewRenderer  
       {  
           public MyWebviewCustomRenderer(Context context) : base(context)  
           {  
           }  
     
           protected override void OnElementChanged(ElementChangedEventArgs<Xamarin.Forms.WebView> e)  
           {  
               base.OnElementChanged(e);  
     
                
               if (e.NewElement != null)  
               {  
                   Control.Settings.JavaScriptEnabled = true ;   
                   Control.Settings.DomStorageEnabled = true ;  
                   Control.Settings.SavePassword = true;  
                   
               }  
           }  
       }  
   }  

Is there a way to share / get /import the existing user credentials stored by the browsers (Chrome, Firefox..)?

No. Android app cannot access other application's credentials

Best Regards,

Leon Lu

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