WebView opens phone browser

Issue

Hell got a very simple app,

import android.app.Activity;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.webkit.WebView;

public class main extends Activity {

    WebView mWebView;

    /** Called when the activity is first created. */
    @Override
    public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.main);

        mWebView = (WebView) findViewById(R.id.webView1);
        mWebView.getSettings().setJavaScriptEnabled(false);
        mWebView.loadUrl("http://www.purelymean.com/app_pics");
    }
}

But for some reason when I run it it opens the app, then opens the phones web browser as well?

Solution

you should add a WebViewClient to your WebView. The default one opens the Browser and this is what you are experiencing.

Answered By - yarons