Let's say I have an Android app that uses a webview. Inside that webview I have a link to download a PDF file like so:
<a href="LinkToDownloadPDF" target="_blank".../>
In a browser (Say Chrome for example), this will either download the file or opens it in a new tab.
My question is, what will happen once the webview is charged in the Android app? Will it download the file or open the web browser?
Nothing will happen when you download from webview without setting the download listener.
If you want to implement the feature of downloading something inside WebView, have a look at this question: Download File inside WebView
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I am trying to build an app using Flutter that uses the Webview to open a website. Within this website there are a number of pdfs and I want to open them inside the app as well, instead of redirecting to a browser or an acrobat viewer. Is there any way to do this?
I am making a download manager app. I need an activity (assume MainActivity) to popup when user is trying to download a file from his default browser (say chrome).
Basically I need to grab a download from chrome.
How to do this?
I am using Axway AppceleratorStudio sdk version 7.5.0.GA on Android and IOS.
I am rendering remote websites using the webview component.
The website has a file URL that when clicked should download the file (usually pdf or excel).
I am unable to download the file within the webview to the mobile device. The same link works on the mobile web browser.
On IOS the file gets downloaded and displayed within the webview itself which is not what i want. I would like the file to be downloaded to the device storage.
On Android clicking the download link does nothing even though I have the storage permissions enabled (WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE)
Any suggestions?
Try to intercept the click (eg. beforeLoad event) pause it and download the file with a normal HTTPClient inside Titanium.
I have a webview that points to a website:
webView.loadUrl("https://websmash.herokuapp.com/");
When the user clicks on a file upload button in the website it should open a file upload dialog on the phone.
Matt Gaunt has provided a fully-functional example using onShowFileChooser(), although the file upload button is in the local index.html file. I've been trying to get this working for a website inside the webview, but to no avail.
What adaptations must be made to get it working when the button is in the website which the webview points to?
Take a look at this SO Post. Per the author`s answer code works for all android versions.
I am downloading PDF file in my application and want to allow user to view it. Is it possible that using webview I can display that pdf file downloaded to SD Card or local memory.
As I know there is workaround in which I can provide the link of pdf file to google url which will open pdf in webview. But it lags and is very slow.
Basic answer, no. You can't open a PDF in a webview; so you either need to fire an Intent to open the file (the file can then open in the default installed app on the device); or write your own PDF reader.
Try to use pdf.js.
See http://www.worldwidewhat.net/2011/08/render-pdf-files-with-html5/
I downloaded its source and placed it in sdcard.
Then I use a WebView to load its index.htm.
It did show pdf file on a webView in sdcard in Android 4.0 device but sometime it show white page. I need to reload it and it finally can show.
Unfortunately, I also tested on Android 2.2 and 2.3 devices. They just show white page, nothing.
I know it make use of html5 canvas technology. I have checked on loading http://html5test.com/ on WebView and have tick on canvas element but still can't show pdf. Strange behaviour. Maybe really depends on Android version.