SDK: 1.0.1587.40
WebView2 Runtime: For full API compatibility, this version of the WebView2 SDK requires WebView2 Runtime version 110.0.1587.40 or higher.
Delivering the Microsoft Edge WebView2 Runtime to Windows 10 Consumers: https://blogs.windows.com/msedgedev/2022/06/27/delivering-the-microsoft-edge-webview2-runtime-to-windows-10-consumers/
Microsoft: We're bringing Edge WebView2 to more Windows 10 devices, and here's why: https://www.zdnet.com/article/microsoft-is-bringing-more-loop-components-to-microsoft-teams-and-outlook/
Custom Scheme Registration API
NEW: CustomSchemeRegistrations additional option used to create a WebView2 Environment to manage custom scheme registration. This allows the app to be able to handle OnWebResourceRequested event for requests with the specified scheme and be able to navigate the WebView2 to the custom scheme.
NEW: "Custom scheme" example demonstrates a navigation to the addresses like school://students/list/json.
Web resource API
NEW: EnableWebResourceRequestedEvent method enables or disables OnWebResourceRequested event.
NEW: Overloaded Navigate methods allow you to send binary POST data.
CHG: "Resource request" example (renamed to "Navigate with web resource request" in main menu) now uses www.w3schools.com page to send POST data and receive a server response.
Permission management API
CHG: OnPermissionRequested event: extended CoreWebView2PermissionKind itemize (pKind argument), new equates:
MultipleAutomaticDownloads (Permission is requested when multiple downloads are triggered in quick succession)
FileReadWrite (Permission is requested when developers use the File System Access API)
Autoplay (This permission affects the autoplay attribute and play method of the audio and video HTML elements, and the start method of the Web Audio API)
LocalFonts (Permission is requested when developers use the Local Font Access API)
HiddenPdfToolbarItems API
CHG: HiddenPdfToolbarItems now allows to hide any toolbar item.
DownloadStarting API
CHG: OnDownloadStarting event: added uri and mimeType parameters.
Misc
FIX: Some ITEMIZE equates had wrong values.
NEW: "Save web page as mhtml" sample code in the demo.
This release is available, free of charge, to all customers who have an active maintenance and support subscription plan.