How to disable cache in android webview?

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In my android webview my webpage is loading even without internet because of cache, so i want to disable cache in android webview, can anyone help me how to do this?

I am using following lines in my webview, but still i am not able to disable cache.

     myBrowser.getSettings().setCacheMode(WebSettings.LOAD_NO_CACHE);
     myBrowser.getSettings().setAppCacheEnabled(false);

Please suggest me if there are some other methods

possible duplicate of [Android Webview - Completely Clear the Cache](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2465432/android-webview-completely-clear-the-cache) — Arda Yigithan Orhan, Jan 11 '14 at 07:45

score 66 · Answer 1 · edited Dec 24 '20 at 19:07

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Please add below code

mWebView.getSettings().setAppCacheEnabled(false);
mWebView.getSettings().setCacheMode(WebSettings.LOAD_NO_CACHE);

Please remove app from history task and test its working.

edited Dec 24 '20 at 19:07

Edric

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answered Jul 10 '15 at 10:11

Piyush

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Works like a charm! I was having an issue with a payment gateway not updating the Amount in case user presses BACK and updates the order value. Now it works! – sud007 Aug 03 '16 at 10:56
Can't thank you enough! Too much time wasted on this! – Hobbes the Tige May 23 '18 at 16:17
It seems setAppCacheEnabled is now deprecated. Does anyone know what replaced it..? – Vélimir Nov 10 '21 at 22:27
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@Sho Hi, if it is still the issue, try this - https://stackoverflow.com/questions/62354423/how-to-use-serviceworkercontroller-on-android/63491172#63491172 and here is info from javadoc: The Application Cache API is deprecated and this method will become a no-op on all Android versions once support is removed in Chromium. Consider using Service Workers instead. See https://web.dev/appcache-removal/ for more information. – Inliner Apr 07 '22 at 14:06

score 35 · Answer 2 · answered May 22 '14 at 06:46

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Just after creating your webview, before loading any pages, you can clear the cache.

myBrowser.clearCache(true) - the boolean indicates if you wish to delete the cached files on disk as well.

The documentation is here if you wish to dig further.

answered May 22 '14 at 06:46

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I applied that without having to look for on SOF and Is correct but **unfortunately doesn't work for me** that way. Answer by @Piyush above did. – sud007 Aug 03 '16 at 10:57
Perfect solution ! – BSQ Dec 21 '17 at 10:44

score 5 · Answer 3 · answered Jun 25 '19 at 11:11

I had the same problem. Even though I had the below two lines, my webview was still loading old data.

webview.getSettings().setAppCacheEnabled(false); webview.getSettings().setCacheMode(WebSettings.LOAD_NO_CACHE);

My mistake was, i had this cache related settings after I called the loadUrl() on webview. After I moved these cache settings ahead of loadUrl(), i had everything working as expected.

score 0 · Answer 4 · answered Aug 05 '23 at 20:56

 webView.clearCache(true)
 webView.clearHistory()
 webView.settings.cacheMode = WebSettings.LOAD_NO_CACHE;

Those 3 methods before the loadUrl method worked for me. Don't forget to clear the app storage or uninstall the app completely to test for the first time.

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