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Does UnityWebRequest works in windows 10/UWP?

Discussion in 'Scripting' started by cdytoby, Aug 11, 2016.

  1. cdytoby

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    The new UnityWebRequest seems great but I don't know if it supports windows 10/UWP store app.
     
    cdytoby, Aug 11, 2016
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  2. SynchroAR

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    Do we have an answer for this...?
     
    SynchroAR, Sep 22, 2017
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  3. Brathnann

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    Brathnann, Sep 22, 2017
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  4. Aurimas-Cernius

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    Yes, it does work on almost all platforms. From memory it does not work in Nintendo 3DS and Switch platforms.
     
    Aurimas-Cernius, Sep 25, 2017
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  5. SynchroAR

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    It does work on Editor under UWP platform, but when I export the app into HoloLens, it does not seem to work.
    Is there something I am missing, or HoloLens does not support it..?

    I am using Unity 5.6.3f Pro with VS2015 10.0.14393.
     
    SynchroAR, Sep 25, 2017
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  6. SynchroAR

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    I have changed the code to WWW from UnityWebRequest, and now it works...
    Any idea on why this is...?
     
    SynchroAR, Sep 25, 2017
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  7. Brathnann

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    Without knowing how you were using it, there isn't much we can tell you. (as in without seeing code and knowing what you were trying to do).
     
    Brathnann, Sep 25, 2017
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  8. Kurt-Dekker

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    We've switched to UnityWebRequest for a lot of stuff and we're finding it's not really feature-complete yet as of Unity 5.6.2.

    For instance, it is not possible to open and read stuff from /StreamingAssets using UnityWebRequest. Why on earth Unity hasn't fixed this glaring deficiency yet is a mystery, but it is documented here:

    https://unity3d.com/learn/tutorials/temas/best-practices/assetbundle-usage-patterns

    and search for Android to see the specific issue I ran into.

    Wouldn't surprise me if UWR doesn't work with other platforms if it doesn't work with Android Streaming Assets!

    Seems safest to stick with a tried-and-true WWW class at this stage, which actually CAN do all the above.
     
    Kurt-Dekker, Sep 25, 2017
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  9. Aurimas-Cernius

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    UnityWebRequest can read from StreamingAssets since 2017.1 on Android.
     
    Aurimas-Cernius, Sep 26, 2017
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  10. Kurt-Dekker

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    Will that be ported back to 5.6.x or are we perpetual pro license holders just out of luck? :)
     
    Kurt-Dekker, Sep 26, 2017
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  11. Aurimas-Cernius

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    In 5.6 you should use AssetBundle.LoadFromFileAsync, that is much more efficient than UnityWebRequest. This is one of the main reasons why it's disabled in 5.6.
     
    Aurimas-Cernius, Sep 27, 2017
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