Does a hyperlink in android studio need internet permission?

Asked Aug 21 '18 at 22:48

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I have hyperlinks in my new android app:

<string name="additionURL"><a href="www.example.com">More Information</a></string>

Does this require this line of code in the manifest file?

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

I was unable to find this information anywhere.

asked Aug 21 '18 at 22:48

shurup

I'm not aware that `` is a valid HTML tag for a string resource. That being said, that should not require the `INTERNET` permission by default, as clicking on it at most would bring up a Web browser, and the browser is what needs the permission. – CommonsWare Aug 21 '18 at 22:52
@CommonsWare Thanks for your answer. Yes `a` is a valid tag, and it works. See this link https://stackoverflow.com/questions/2734270/how-do-i-make-links-in-a-textview-clickable – shurup Aug 21 '18 at 23:02
Make sure you test that thoroughly on your oldest supported API level. I'm fairly certain that `` *didn't* work early on in Android, and I don't know when they added support for it. – CommonsWare Aug 21 '18 at 23:08
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@CommonsWare I checked API 16 and it works. Since that is the lowest SDK my app supports, I think I am safe – shurup Aug 26 '18 at 01:07

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