Problem Statement:
I am trying to display a hosted PDF from a secure site using https in a WebView using Xamarin.Forms.
What I Have Tried:
I have a custom renderer for the Android WebView control.
If I try using the pdfjs library, I get the following output
Below is my custom renderer:
public class BindableWebviewRenderer : WebViewRenderer
{
public BindableWebviewRenderer(Context context)
:base (context)
{
}
protected override void OnElementChanged(ElementChangedEventArgs<WebView> e)
{
base.OnElementChanged(e);
if (e.NewElement != null)
{
var customWebView = Element as BindableWebView;
Control.Settings.AllowUniversalAccessFromFileURLs = true;
Control.LoadUrl(string.Format("file:///android_asset/pdfjs/web/viewer.html?file={0}", string.Format("file:///android_asset/Content/{0}", WebUtility.UrlEncode(customWebView.URL))));
}
}
}
I have also tried using
Control.LoadUrl("https://drive.google.com/viewerng/viewer?embedded=true&url=" + customWebView.URL);
But this just displays an empty page (it is also worth noting that the URL created from this also does not work in a browser).
Questions I Have Already Consulted: