How to improve webview load time

Question

I have a URL which I can load in webview. If I open the webview through browser it takes less time, but if I load the URL in webview it takes more time. Also if I have to reuse the same webview page with the same URL in another screen then I am unable to do that because if I use the same webview object in different screens then also it takes time to load the URL.

How do I make my webview to load a URL instantly?

WebView trades speed for flexibility. If you're needing to work with web content faster, please consider using a browser intent rather than embedding a WebView in your app. You may be able to see some improvement by disabling the liberal cacheing in WebView as seen in this solution: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3652583/enhance-webview-performance-should-be-the-same-performance-as-native-web-browser/4799448#4799448 — Brian, Jun 09 '11 at 16:05
I had done two things 1) call load methods on web views when user launches the app. 2) If the webview is not ready and user clicked the tab for it, then show a loader progress dialog — Piyush-Ask Any Difference, Jun 13 '13 at 01:06
may be , this link help you. http://stackoverflow.com/questions/7422427/android-webview-slow — Azahar, Jan 24 '15 at 17:01

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Jul 05 '11 at 06:37

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You could use the YSlow or Google PageLoad plugins for your browser, to get specific tips on how to improve page load and speed up your page.

answered Jul 05 '11 at 06:37

Stephanvs

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score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Jul 13 '13 at 06:14

By default, a WebView provides no browser-like widgets, does not enable JavaScript and web page errors are ignored.

here i paste small part of code of zirco-browser

settings.setJavaScriptEnabled(Controller.getInstance().getPreferences().getBoolean(Constants.PREFERENCES_BROWSER_ENABLE_JAVASCRIPT, true));
            settings.setLoadsImagesAutomatically(Controller.getInstance().getPreferences().getBoolean(Constants.PREFERENCES_BROWSER_ENABLE_IMAGES, true));
            settings.setUseWideViewPort(Controller.getInstance().getPreferences().getBoolean(Constants.PREFERENCES_BROWSER_USE_WIDE_VIEWPORT, true));
            settings.setLoadWithOverviewMode(Controller.getInstance().getPreferences().getBoolean(Constants.PREFERENCES_BROWSER_LOAD_WITH_OVERVIEW, false));
            settings.setSaveFormData(Controller.getInstance().getPreferences().getBoolean(Constants.PREFERENCES_BROWSER_ENABLE_FORM_DATA, true));
            settings.setSavePassword(Controller.getInstance().getPreferences().getBoolean(Constants.PREFERENCES_BROWSER_ENABLE_PASSWORDS, true));
            settings.setDefaultZoom(ZoomDensity.valueOf(Controller.getInstance().getPreferences().getString(Constants.PREFERENCES_DEFAULT_ZOOM_LEVEL, ZoomDensity.MEDIUM.toString())));             
            settings.setUserAgentString(Controller.getInstance().getPreferences().getString(Constants.PREFERENCES_BROWSER_USER_AGENT, Constants.USER_AGENT_DEFAULT));

@RavindranathAkila The question itself lac of code what user tried.. without knowing it i would only suggested what i mentioned in my answer — dharmendra, Feb 26 '16 at 06:37

score 0 · Answer 3 · edited Feb 03 '14 at 11:25

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set render priority high for your web view can solve problem up to some extent its some thing like this

webview.getSettings().setRenderPriority(RenderPriority.HIGH);

edited Feb 03 '14 at 11:25

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answered Feb 03 '14 at 11:08

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score 0 · Answer 4 · answered Jul 05 '11 at 06:31

You could try a different cache mode: http://developer.android.com/reference/android/webkit/WebSettings.html#setCacheMode%28int%29

or, if the page doesn't change, just use loadDataWithBaseURL: http://developer.android.com/reference/android/webkit/WebView.html#loadDataWithBaseURL%28java.lang.String,%20java.lang.String,%20java.lang.String,%20java.lang.String,%20java.lang.String%29

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