Android Webview gives net::ERR_CACHE_MISS message

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2023 Edit: This question was from 2015. You may be able to find more suitable answers elsewhere.

I built a web app and wants to create an android app that has a webview that shows my web app. After following the instructions from Google Developer to create an app, I successfully installed it on my phone with Android 5.1.1.

However, when I run the app for the first time, the webview shows the message:

Web page not available

The Web page at [Lorem Ipsum URL] could not be loaded as:

net::ERR_CACHE_MISS

Maybe this link will help you http://stackoverflow.com/questions/25664146/android-4-4-giving-err-cache-miss-error-in-onreceivederror-for-webview-back — Bidhan, Jun 04 '15 at 07:37

score 471 · Answer 1 · edited Jul 11 '16 at 03:13

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I solved the problem by changing my AndroidManifest.xml.

old : <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.internet"/>
new: <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET"/>

edited Jul 11 '16 at 03:13

Creos

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answered Jul 21 '15 at 08:11

alan shi

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man, you saved my day! After upgrade to Cordova 7.0.1 no XHR was working. I manually added this to the manifest and...boom! :) – Radacina May 16 '17 at 15:29
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No internet, but INTERNET! The BIG one! :) – Mike Keskinov Sep 18 '18 at 18:22

score 70 · Accepted Answer · edited Apr 20 '20 at 20:15

Answers assembled! I wanted to just combine all the answers into one comprehensive one.

1. Check if <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" /> is present in manifest.xml. Make sure that it is nested under <manifest> and not <application>. Thanks to sajid45 and Liyanis Velazquez

2. Ensure that you are using <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET"/> instead of the deprecated <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.internet"/>. Much thanks to alan_shi and creos.

3. If minimum version is below KK, check that you have

if (18 < Build.VERSION.SDK_INT ){
    //18 = JellyBean MR2, KITKAT=19
    mWeb.getSettings().setCacheMode(WebSettings.LOAD_NO_CACHE);
}

or

if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= 19) {
        mWebView.getSettings().setCacheMode(WebSettings.LOAD_CACHE_ELSE_NETWORK);
}

because proper webview is only added in KK (SDK 19). Thanks to Devavrata, Mike ChanSeong Kim and Liyanis Velazquez

4. Ensure that you don't have webView.getSettings().setBlockNetworkLoads (false);. Thanks to TechNikh for pointing this out.

5. If all else fails, make sure that your Android Studio, Android SDK and the emulator image (if you are using one) is updated. And if you are still meeting the problem, just open a new question and make a comment below to your URL.

If all else fails, uninstall and reinstall the app inside your emulator. — xjcl, Mar 24 '21 at 14:11

score 33 · Answer 3 · edited Apr 30 '18 at 05:19

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For anything related to the internet, your app must have the internet permission in ManifestFile. I solved this issue by adding permission in AndroidManifest.xml

<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />

edited Apr 30 '18 at 05:19

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answered Jul 23 '16 at 13:08

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score 30 · Answer 4 · edited Apr 30 '18 at 05:18

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I tried above solution, but the following code help me to close this issue.

if (18 < Build.VERSION.SDK_INT ){
    //18 = JellyBean MR2, KITKAT=19
    mWeb.getSettings().setCacheMode(WebSettings.LOAD_NO_CACHE);
}

edited Apr 30 '18 at 05:18

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answered Jul 11 '16 at 00:52

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Where is this `Build` and `mweb` vars? – Michael Pacheco Jan 18 '20 at 00:32
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@MichaelPacheco Build is from Android System and mweb is the webview object – Acauã Pitta Mar 31 '20 at 04:10

score 9 · Answer 5 · answered Apr 12 '19 at 07:49

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Use

if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= 19) {
        mWebView.getSettings().setCacheMode(WebSettings.LOAD_CACHE_ELSE_NETWORK);
    }

It should solve the error.

answered Apr 12 '19 at 07:49

Devavrata

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This answer helped me a lot, Thanks. But I use `WebSettings.LOAD_NO_CACHE` – Alexander Skvortsov May 01 '19 at 10:35

score 8 · Answer 6 · answered Mar 23 '19 at 01:04

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Also make sure your code doesn't have true for setBlockNetworkLoads

webView.getSettings().setBlockNetworkLoads (false);

answered Mar 23 '19 at 01:04

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score 5 · Answer 7 · answered Jan 11 '21 at 05:11

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I ran to a similar problem and that was just because of the extra spaces:

<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET "/>

which when removed works fine:

<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET"/>

answered Jan 11 '21 at 05:11

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