WebViewClient not calling shouldOverrideUrlLoading

Question

The problem is rather simple. In the application we want to keep track of the current url being displayed. For that we use shouldOverrideUrlLoading callback fr

Answer 1

Another approach you can try: Catch the url by javascript side. Initialize your webView with this:

webView.addJavascriptInterface(new WebAppInterface(getActivity()), "Android");

After page is completely loaded (You can use an algorithm to check this like this https://stackoverflow.com/a/6199854/4198633), then:

if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.KITKAT) {
    webView.evaluateJavascript("(function() {return window.location.href;})", new ValueCallback() {
        @Override
        public void onReceiveValue(String url) {
            //do your scheme with variable "url"
        }
    });
} else {
    webView.loadUrl("javascript:Android.getURL(window.location.href);");
}

And declare your WebAppInterface:

public class WebAppInterface {
    Activity mContext;

    public WebAppInterface(Activity c) {
        mContext = c;
    }

    @JavascriptInterface
    public void getURL(final String url) {
        mContext.runOnUiThread(new Runnable() {
            @Override
            public void run() {
                //do your scheme with variable "url" in UIThread side. Over here you can call any method inside your activity/fragment
            }
        });

    }

}

You can do something like that to get url, or anything else inside the page.