Android WebView when I click on a link it opens in a browser instead of in the app

Question

Activity.java code:

package net.pocketcraftgaming.pocketcraftgaming;

import android.support.v7.app.AppCompatActivity;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.webkit.WebView;
import android.view.Menu;
import android.view.MenuItem;

public class WebMainActivity extends AppCompatActivity {

@Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
    setContentView(R.layout.activity_web_main);

    String url ="http://www.pocketcraftgaming.net/";
    WebView view =(WebView) this.findViewById(R.id.webView);
    view.getSettings().setJavaScriptEnabled(true);
    view.loadUrl(url);
}
}

Tell me if I need to show my AndroidManifest.xml or activity.xml please reply soon!

The second answer there, sorted by votes, is the one you want. — Mike M., Nov 25 '15 at 02:54
you have to implement WebView's shouldOverrideURLLoading method — William Ku, Nov 25 '15 at 02:57

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Nov 25 '15 at 02:41

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In case you are not bound to only webview, you can have a look into this. Chrome Custom Tab

Here you can find more about Custom Tab.

answered Nov 25 '15 at 02:41

Dhrumil Patel

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I just need some type of code to make it not open in chrome – Pocket Craft Gaming Nov 25 '15 at 02:51
@PocketCraftGaming Do you have a specific host for all those links or those links are from different hosts ? And yeah, you have to extend `WebClient` class and then set it to your webview. – Dhrumil Patel Nov 25 '15 at 02:54
to be honest i like the custom tabs thing i'll look into it – Pocket Craft Gaming Nov 25 '15 at 03:07
@PocketCraftGaming yes, it is bit better than webview in speed. If you find it useful then up-vote my answer or mark it right, whatever you find appropriate. – Dhrumil Patel Nov 25 '15 at 03:11

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Nov 25 '15 at 03:30

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You have to set up WebViewClient . Add this:

this.mWebView.setWebViewClient(new WebViewClient(){

    @Override
    public boolean shouldOverrideUrlLoading(WebView view, String url){
      view.loadUrl(url);
      return true;
    }
});

answered Nov 25 '15 at 03:30

Jas

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where do I add this? – Pocket Craft Gaming Nov 26 '15 at 02:26
After your `view.loadUrl(url);` – Jas Nov 26 '15 at 03:39
nevermind i fixed it, works! – Pocket Craft Gaming Nov 27 '15 at 01:36
boolean shouldOverrideUrlLoading(WebView view, String url) deprecated now, the url i got is "re-state://", can u help? Thanks – famfamfam Nov 07 '21 at 12:24

score 1 · Answer 3 · answered Nov 25 '15 at 04:45

Try this way. put this in oncreate method.

String URL ="http://www.pocketcraftgaming.net/";
    if (URL.startsWith("http://")) {
    } else {
        URL = "http://" + getIntent().getStringExtra("WebUrl").trim();
    }
    // this is method.
    LoadURLinWebView(URL);

this is Load URL method.

private void LoadURLinWebView(String uRL2) {
    // TODO Auto-generated method stub
    WebView Wv_onlywebview =(WebView) this.findViewById(R.id.Wv_onlywebview);
    Wv_onlywebview.getSettings().setJavaScriptEnabled(true);
    Wv_onlywebview.setWebChromeClient(new WebChromeClient());
    Wv_onlywebview.setWebViewClient(new WebViewClient() {
        ProgressDialog progressDialog;

        @Override
        public boolean shouldOverrideUrlLoading(WebView view, String url) {
            view.loadUrl(url);
            return true;
        }

        // Show loader on url load
        public void onLoadResource(WebView view, String url) {
            if (progressDialog == null) {
                progressDialog = new ProgressDialog(
                        Webview_Only_Activity.this);
                progressDialog.show();
            } else {
                progressDialog.dismiss();
            }
        }

        public void onPageFinished(WebView view, String url) {
            if (progressDialog.isShowing()) {
                progressDialog.dismiss();
                progressDialog = null;
            }
        }
    });
    Wv_onlywebview.loadUrl(uRL2);
}

It works fine. Thank you for sharing with us! – Nick Dec 08 '15 at 07:01 — Nick, Dec 08 '15 at 07:01

score 0 · Answer 4 · answered Nov 25 '15 at 03:57

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try this

Intent browserIntent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW, Uri.parse("http://www.google.com"));
startActivity(browserIntent);

answered Nov 25 '15 at 03:57

Narendra Motwani

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Android WebView when I click on a link it opens in a browser instead of in the app

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