Question

The following code works sometimes and most of the time not:

WebBrowserTask wbt = new WebBrowserTask();
        wbt.URL = url;
        wbt.Show();

On both the emulator and a real device (HTC HD7). It will bring up the web browser (IE) but it will not put in the url or navigate to it.

What gives?

Answer 1

Every time you execute the code, it brings up a new tab. So, if you look @ your tabs, you will see the one with your URL and a bunch of blanks — which is the bad behavior.

The bad behavior only happens when debugging, tho. So, if you launch with a ctrl+F5 or just run the app from your phone, it should work as you expect.

EDIT: Accentuated the answer – thanks.