Questions tagged [android-browser]

The web browser used on older (pre 4.4) and non-Google experience versions of Android, based on the open-source WebKit layout engine, coupled with Chrome's V8 JavaScript engine

The web browser available in Android is based on the open-source WebKit layout engine, coupled with Chrome's V8 JavaScript engine. The browser scores 100/100 on the Acid3 test on Android 4.0.

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Android browser media player (stagefright?) displayed media name

When the Android browser opens a media file it can play, the built-in (stagefright?) media player opens up to stream it. A title for this media is displayed on the player dialog, based on the URL. The URL in this case was…
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How can I catch event ExitFullScreen of a video?

How can I catch event ExitFullScreen of a video ? I need to redraw the page when I exit the FullScreen of tag video.
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Web Block for Android

I am making a parental control, does anyone know how to prevent a It from opening a site. I get to know when a URL is entered in the browser using content providers. I try to redirect it, works but when the browser is closed and then started again…
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How to monitor the browsing content in android?

As a part of enterprise security, I need to restrict the default android browser to block some website. I have implemented a background service that will notify me when user opens the browser. How to get the website URL or browsing content while the…
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Debugging in Android Webkit: unhelpful exception

I'm debugging a web app on an Android phone running webkit (browser listed as "Webkit 3.1"). I'm using weinre to view the console, where I'm logging debug information. The log messages from Android webkit are very different than in other browsers…
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web view freezes where native browser does not

So I have a custom webView that seems to work fine accept for one url that is needed for my app. I have tested the same url in the native browser of the tablet and it loads fine, but in my custom web view it hangs on loading forever. other urls…
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PHP flush() / ob_flush() not working only with Android browser

I have found similar questions but none as specific as this one. The following code is a simplified version that reproduces the problem. '; echo…
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Why does a complex HTML Canvas clipping path not work in the Android browser?

I have a kids web application for colouring butterflies, which uses a clipping path to set the boundary of the painting area. The application works fine on desktop browsers, Opera Mobile and iOS devices, but the Android default browser seems to…
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Launch my app from link in email, but link was filtered by gmail , How can I do ? ask for Help !

I want to launch my app from link in email. this the link is base on special schema. I use the in my app's activity (AndroidManifest.xml) :
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Problem adding click event handler with JQuery Mobile in Android Browser

I am having a strange problem with the android browser. Hopefully this is something I am doing fundamentally wrong and not a JQuery bug. I have tried the following code in Firefox and Chrome which work fine. However when I try it in the Android…
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How to get html code from browser when share menu is selected

I'm trying to make an app that will display the url and page title that I am currently viewing in the browser when I choose the share menu and select my app. This is my Intent filter in the manifest.xml: intent-filter action…
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Error in Google visualization bar chart API in Android Browser

I am using ASP.NET MVC3, Razor, jQuery Mobile and having some java scripts which calls Google Chart API, to draw Bar Chart (Visualization API). It is working fine on Desktop browsers but failing with strange errors in Android Browsers. "Cannot read…
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onHeadingChange(event) getting single value for geometrically opposite positions

I am working on android device orientation and getting same values of event.alpha (270) in following positions as shared in image. i am using following code: // called on device orientation change function onHeadingChange(event) { var heading…
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Android - Get status codes of web pages opened in browser

In desktop browsers, an extension can trivially obtain the status codes of web pages opened in the browser. By status code I mean 200, 302, 404, 502 etc ... HTTP response status codes Response.status Now say that we have an Android App which is…
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How to force the browser not to open a new page each time?

I'd like to thank in advance all the people who will take the time to read my post (and maybe answer it :p) I'm developping a very simple Android application, which aims at displaying a website. Of course, I've read the documentation, and I'm using…
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