Xamarin Native Android HttpClient, where is it located?

Question

When i select the native implementation for the HttpClient in Visual Studio like:

And i use the HttpClient in my code.

• where does the HttpClient code live ?
• Is it in a native Android library ?
• Or is it in the Google Play Services ?
• Where could I find out ?

Answer 1

HttpClient implementation:

where does the HttpClient code live ?

HttpClient is the "normal" System.Net.Http.HttpClient, but when using the AndroidClientHander there is a custom System.Net.Http.HttpClientHandler that uses Java.Net.HttpURLConnection as its implementation:

Re: xamarin-android/src/Mono.Android/Xamarin.Android.Net/AndroidClientHandler.cs

SSL/TLS implementation:

Is it in a native Android library ?

As far as the "native" TLS 1.2+ option, it is provided by a bundled version of Google's Boring SSL (boringssl) which is included in your apk (it is a native NDK/C shared library)