Trying to redirect local html page in android webview using Javascript redirect, gets denied starting an intent in Logcat:
Testing on android 5.1.1
document.location = "index.html";
Denied starting an intent without a user gesture, URI:
file:///android_asset/index.html
I read the documentation in 1,000 attempts Android.developer and this was my solution
I do not know if you understand, I speak Spanish
webView.setWebViewClient(new WebViewClient() { @Override public boolean shouldOverrideUrlLoading(WebView view, String url) { return false; } }); This worked for me:
webView.setWebViewClient(new WebViewClient()); There are few issues here.
From newest androids, the WebView and Chrome Client is separated application which can be automatically updated without user intention.
From Chrome x >= 25 version, they changed how loading url is working in android application which is using webview component. https://developer.chrome.com/multidevice/android/intents Looks like they are blocking changing url without user gesture and launched from JavaScript timers
Solution here is to force user to activate URL change, for example on button click.
Also, you can override method mentioned above "shouldOverrideUrlLoading" in WebView client.
As alternate, i figured out was to add addJavascriptInterface each button click event fire action to JavascriptInterface
webView.addJavascriptInterface(new java2JSAgent(), "java2JSAgentVar"); //webView webview object public class java2JSAgent { @JavascriptInterface public String getContacts() { String jsonResponse = "{result:'redirected'}"; runOnUiThread(new Runnable() { @Override public void run() { webView.loadUrl("file:///android_asset/index.html"); } }); return jsonResponse; } } might not be a good approach but atleast its working :-) Thanks