UIWebView is unavailable: not available on tvOS

Question

Is there anyway to use a UIWebView with an application targeted for tvos? This Apple Doc, UIWebView Class Reference, would suggest otherwise would it not? Or am I just interpreting this all wrong?

UIWebViewNavigationType (New in tvos 9.0)

Answer 1

UIWebView is not available for tvOS, as @JessBowers mentioned in the comments, and is documented here: UIKit Changes for Objective-C, UIKit Changes for Swift.

For a complete list of iOS API's that are available for tvOS refer to: iOS 9.0 to tvOS 9.0 API Differences

Answer 2

Although WebKit/UIWebView is not officially available in tvOS, some people have figured out that it is possible to use that functionality if you are willing to edit your system header files. No word on whether Apple would actually approve a tvOS app that is using such an undocumented API.

• http://www.macrumors.com/2015/11/06/apple-tv-4-web-browser-tvos-hack/
• https://github.com/steventroughtonsmith/tvOSBrowser