Android web view new links

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I have a WebView inside a fragment and for example when a user opens that part of my application with the WebView I will show him a website for example ebay or amazon. My problem is that when he clicks on another link from that WebView the new link will open in the default browser. Is there a way to continue opening the links in my WebView?

Bear in mind security issues when opening an external website inside a WebView in your app (refer http://developer.android.com/training/articles/security-tips.html#WebView) — FreewheelNat, Oct 22 '14 at 09:28

score 1 · Answer 1 · edited Oct 22 '14 at 10:50

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For that you need to set your webclient to the webview explicitly like this

webview.setWebViewClient(new WebViewClient());

edited Oct 22 '14 at 10:50

MysticMagicϡ

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answered Oct 22 '14 at 09:24

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Setting a WebViewClient to the WebView works. Thank you guys. – CipQuestion Oct 22 '14 at 10:40

score 1 · Answer 2 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:11

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You have to define a custom WebViewClient to your WebView to handle this.

The question was already answered here and here.

edited May 23 '17 at 12:11

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answered Oct 22 '14 at 09:25

mithrop

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score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Oct 22 '14 at 09:27

Use WebViewClient for that

myWebView.setWebViewClient(new WebViewClient(){
    public boolean shouldOverrideUrlLoading(WebView view, String url) {
    // TODO Auto-generated method stub

        if(url.contains("amazon"))  //compare urls that should open in same webview
        {
            return super.shouldOverrideUrlLoading(view, url);
        }
        else
        {    
            //open in default browser
            view.getContext().startActivity(
                            new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW, Uri.parse(url)));
            return true;
        }
    }
});

Hope it helps.

Android web view new links

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