Android Pie webview and network issue

If you are working with webView app in android pie. there are few issue I was facing.

• 1. unable to load http url
• 2. getting net::ERR_CLEARTEXT_NOT_PERMITTED

solution

Due to network security webview is not able to load http url. To Solve this.
in res -> xml folder create network_security_config.xml file, in this file add your domain

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>  
<network-security-config>  
    <domain-config cleartextTrafficPermitted="true">  
        <domain includeSubdomains="true">androidlearner.com</domain>  
    </domain-config>  
</network-security-config>

Now open AndroidManifest.xml and add

android:usesCleartextTraffic="true"  
android:networkSecurityConfig="@xml/network_security_config"

in application tag. Like:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>  
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"  
  package="skd.app.webapp">  
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />  
  
    <application  
  android:allowBackup="true"  
  android:icon="@mipmap/ic_launcher"  
  android:label="@string/app_name"  
  android:usesCleartextTraffic="true"  
  android:networkSecurityConfig="@xml/network_security_config"  
  android:roundIcon="@mipmap/ic_launcher_round"  
  android:supportsRtl="true"  
  android:theme="@style/AppTheme">  
        <activity android:name=".MainActivity"  
  android:usesCleartextTraffic="true">  
            <intent-filter>  
                <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />  
  
                <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />  
            </intent-filter>  
        </activity>  
    </application>  
  
</manifest>

• 3. Web view is opening in default browser when called loadUrl

solution

set myWebView.setWebViewClient(new WebViewClient());
example :

//find the webView  
WebView myWebView = (WebView) findViewById(R.id.myweb);  
  
//Load url in webview  
 
myWebView.setWebViewClient(new WebViewClient());  
myWebView.getSettings().setJavaScriptEnabled(true);  
myWebView.getSettings().setSupportMultipleWindows(false);  
myWebView.loadUrl("http://www.androidlearner.com");