Android Question Has something changed with WebView and current Android version?

[Robert Valentino]

My app opens and webview and loads a url.

I have been getting reports about it just hanging trying to open the webview. (users got this on a Samsung Tablet and Chromebook)

Is there some new setting or permission I need to add now that we are using SDK 35 to get the webview to continue on to the webpage?

Thanks for any help

BobVal

 

[Robert Valentino]

Just realized, last year I added this code because the website I am going to LeagueSecretary
is so loaded with ADs

'-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
'    doSettings - This fix patches WebView so that LS webpage will load
'                 Without this routine the webpage just hangs
'-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
#IF JAVA
    import android.webkit.WebView;
    import android.webkit.WebSettings;

    public void doSettings( WebView wv ) {
       wv.getSettings().setCacheMode(WebSettings.LOAD_CACHE_ELSE_NETWORK);
       wv.getSettings().setJavaScriptEnabled(true);
       wv.getSettings().setDomStorageEnabled(true);
       wv.clearClientCertPreferences( null );
       wv.clearSslPreferences();
       wv.clearHistory();
       wv.getSettings().setDisplayZoomControls(false);
       wv.getSettings().setBuiltInZoomControls(true);
       wv.getSettings().setAllowFileAccess(true);   // google turns this off by default as of api30
    }
#End If

I wonder if the problem is when you go to leaguesecretary the first thing you get to is turn off your AD Block page. Wonder if that could be hanging things

 

[Robert Valentino]

I am attaching a little test program that when button is clicked should open up a page of instructions and when clicking on Open Web Browser should display the LeagueSecretary.com website.

This works on ALL my devices - but some users report it just hangs trying to go to the web page.

PLEASE any help

 

[asales]

I tested your example in 3 devices:
- Redmi 9A - Android 10 - OK
- Tablet Samsung A9 - Android 15 - OK
- Moto G7 Plus - Android 10 - with Adblock -> the site is showing with adblock message.

 

[Robert Valentino]

Yes, but it is getting to the site for you. I have users that that never shows. I know I had a user that changed some privacy setting on their Chromebook that let them work but they could never remember what they changed. So frustrating to me. Guess I will have to buy another useless device to test on.