Non-visible zoom controls in WebView

Question

I want pinch-to-zoom in WebView but I dont want it to have the integrated control (the little zoom in and zoom out buttons) all I want is the pinch to zoom.
I tried this and it didn't work:

wv1.getSettings().setBuiltInZoomControls(false);
wv1.getSettings().setSupportZoom(true);

Any ideas would be great!

p.s. I'm using API Version 8

score 10 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 12:13

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On API 11 or greater, you can use:

webview.getSettings().setBuiltInZoomControls(true);
webview.getSettings().setDisplayZoomControls(false);

From API 11,

public void setDisplayZoomControls (boolean enabled)

Sets whether the on screen zoom buttons are used. A combination of built in zoom controls enabled and on screen zoom controls disabled allows for pinch to zoom to work without the on screen controls

Look at enable/disable zoom in Android WebView.

edited May 23 '17 at 12:13

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answered Nov 09 '11 at 05:06

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I get this error: **The method setDisplayZoomControls(boolean) is undefined for the type WebSettings** – William Lewis Nov 09 '11 at 05:11
Which API version you are using? – user370305 Nov 09 '11 at 05:14
Its Froyo, So its API version 8. – William Lewis Nov 09 '11 at 05:18
ok, take a look at question link I mentioned in my answer, I think you can find your solution there. – user370305 Nov 09 '11 at 05:27
Thanks, It's a little more complicated than I thought but it should work :D – William Lewis Nov 09 '11 at 05:36
I am developing an android application for API level 9 and above, so how can i get above solution in my case? – Irfan DANISH Jan 29 '13 at 13:02
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Don't you mean: webview.getSettings().setBuiltInZoomControls(true); webview.getSettings().setDisplayZoomControls(false); ? – Abandoned Cart Apr 26 '13 at 21:00
@LoungeKatt, that is definitely what he means. Ah, lexdysia. It gets the best of us. – Nathan Vance Jul 20 '15 at 20:23

Non-visible zoom controls in WebView

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