WebView and HTML5 <video>

Question

I\'m piecing together a cheapo app that amongst other things \"frames\" some of our websites... Pretty simple with the WebViewClient. until I hit the video.

Answer 1

This question is years old, but maybe my answer will help people like me who have to support old Android version. I tried a lot of different approaches which worked on some Android versions, however not on all. The best solution I found is to use the Crosswalk Webview which is optimized for HTML5 feature support and works on Android 4.1 and higher. It is as simple to use as the default Android WebView. You just have to include the library. Here you can find a simple tutorial on how to use it: https://diego.org/2015/01/07/embedding-crosswalk-in-android-studio/