Effortlessly Implement Permissions for Android 13 WebViews with WebViewGold for Android
With the release of Android 13, developers using WebViews may encounter issues with requesting permissions. In previous versions of Android, WebViews had the ability to request permissions directly from the web page, but this...
Customize the Status Bar Color in Your Android App Using a WebView – A Step by Step Guide
When building a web-based app for Android, it’s common to use a WebView to display web content. However, the default WebView appearance doesn’t always match the design of your app. One aspect that can...
How to Solve Cookie Sync Problems With Android WebView Apps
Cookies were originally invented in 1994 by Lou Montulli for Netscape Communications Corporation to provide an easy way for websites to store and access information about visitors. A cookie is a small file that...
Android Advertising ID in WebView Apps (required for Android 13 and above)
An Android Advertising ID, also known as an Ad ID, is a unique identifier that is used to track the user’s activity and collect information about their interests. The Ad ID is a string...
Android WebView app: Set or restrict orientation by code in Android Studio
Orientation restrictions restrict the orientation of the screen to a single orientation, preventing it from changing the orientation according to the movements of the device. For example, if an app is in portrait mode...
What is an App Splash Screen? How to create a dynamic and engaging launch image for your app 🚀
The app splash screen (also called Launch Screen or Launch Image) is the first thing a user sees when they open an app. It is the first impression of your app, so it should...
Keep display active in Android WebView apps 🔛
WebViews are the most common way to display content on Android apps. But they have a drawback: they will turn off the screen after a time limit. This can be very frustrating for users...
How To Activate NFC In Android WebView Apps ⚡️
NFC (Near Field Communication) is not just about the contactless payment (like Google Pay); instead, it is a technology that enables the exchange of data between two NFC-enabled devices or cards/tags. This tutorial will...
Android WebView & Pull to refresh: How to implement it? 👨🏼💻
Pull to refresh is a popular feature in many Android apps. It provides an easy way to update the data on your screen. The user just needs to pull down from the top of...
Swipe gestures in Android WebView apps [HOW TO ⚙️]
Android WebView is a system web browser running on Android. It is used to embed web pages in another android app. A swipe gesture in Android WebView is the action of dragging the screen...
Top 7 Gestures in Android WebView Apps 👋
1. Copy-Paste Gesture 2. Zoom Gesture in WebView App 3. Tap-and-Hold Gesture in WebView App 4. Pull-to-Refresh Gesture in App Browser 5. Swipe Left or Right to Go Back a Page in WebView App...
Add Pull To Refresh In iOS & Android WebView Apps Easily 🤳
Pull-to-refresh is important for apps where you have content that needs updating. It’s a feature we can use to update the data in our app when we drag the screen down and load the...
How can I include WebView offline mode for a WordPress site? (iOS/Android) 💻 #QuickIdea
WordPress always needs a server unless downloaded to static HTML pages with tools like https://wordpress.org/plugins/export-wp-page-to-static-html/. After using such a plugin and having a local HTML folder, you can use the fallback mode of WebViewGold....
Fix the Google Drive 403 download error in WebView apps on Android 🤳
People are facing an issue in downloading files from Google Drive using WebView-based apps on Android. The exact error is “Access to …….docs.googleusercontent.com was denied. You don’t have authorization to view this page. (HTTP...
Android WebView Apps Crashing – How To Fix It 📲
As an Android user, you might have discovered that apps crashed seemingly for no reason. The users and the apps themself were not to blame, and it was an error from Android, or rather...
How to submit Android apps to the Google Play Store 🎉
If you want to publish an app in the Google Play Store, you will need the following in addition to the above framework for your app: – a regular Google account – a developer...
Use the Facebook Audience Network SDK in Android WebView Apps 💸
More and more companies and self-employed people are using digital marketing in their business.Millions of people order goods on the Internet every day, and the numbers keep rising. Nowadays, it’s almost impossible to do...
Read Device ID / Device Serial / Hardware Serial via JavaScript in WebView Apps on Android 📲
The Device ID is uniquely assigned to your Android smartphone. This should actually uniquely identify the device, but this is not always the case: For some no-name devices (and custom ROMs), it is simply...
Android 11, Android Studio 4.1, and WebView Apps 🔑
While Android 11 is here, Google presents the new major release 4.1 of the development environment Android Studio. The tool for developing Android applications, which is now available via the Stable Channel, not only...
Google Rejecting WebView Apps – How To Fix It 🔑
Google rejects all apps that do not comply with its guidelines. Google reviews all submitted/resubmitted apps, evaluates them, and once an app meets all its policies, it is published. If your app does not...
Capturing Live Audio In HTML5 In WebView Android Apps 🎤
Introduction Since its inception, HTML5 has been evolving and finding different ways to develop a standardized web experience across all browsers. The purpose of achieving this uniformity is to make process easier for web...
How WebView Technology Works And Why It Is Worth A Look 🎉
A WebView is an embeddable interface that can be used by a native application to view web content. A native app is one written in the language and UI system uniquely built for a...
Adjust the Splash Screen Size ⚙️ Of Your WebView Android App
The splash screen will appear immediately when your Android WebView application starts and is quickly replaced by the first screen of the application, giving the impression that your application is fast and responsive. The...
Prevent The Android Device From Going To Sleep Mode 🌚 While Your WebView App Is Active (Stay Awake)
In order to prevent the battery from draining, all Android devices will go to sleep mode quickly. However, in some cases, the application needs to activate the screen or CPU and keep it open...
Initiate Deep Linking URLs Of OneSignal Notifications In The System Browser Instead Of Going To Your WebView Android App ⚙️
When OneSignal push notification subscribers click on your notification, you can link them to a specific URL or deep-link to a page in the app. In many cases, this is fine, but for some...
Convert A Websites Or Blogs In Android Apps Easily 👩🏼💻
Well, when it comes about conversion so no doubt it is such a big hectic deal for a person who is not aware of the technical terms and computer programming tricks, coding techniques, and...
Multi-Language Handling In Android WebView Apps – TUTORIAL 🗣
Which countries and which languages will your app support? Review the major markets and identify the regions with the most significant potential for your app. You usually want to offer an Android app for...
Use An Animated GIFs As A Splash Screen In Your WebView Android App 🎞
The Graphics Interchange Format (GIF) is somewhere between a still picture and a video. The animations allow us to play scenes from current TV series, to visualize memes or to present reactions in a...
Android WebView: Support For Picking Multiple Files While Using HTML Upload Forms 🚀
In forms provided on web pages, it may sometimes be necessary to provide fields for file uploads that visitors can use to attach files to the form. If you offer form fields for file...
Enable OneSignal In-App Messages In Android WebView Apps 💌
OneSignal In-App Messages are smart pop-up alert that any Android app user can receive when they are inside the app. In contrast to the standard push notifications, they only show when the user is in-app....
Android WebView: Use Local HTML Folder If The User Is Offline, And Use The Remote URL If The User Is Online 🎯
The WebViewGold Android App Template is very flexible when it comes to offline/online status handling. In general, there are three modes: Option 1: Use a URL for accessing your web application (= store...
How To Include A QR Code Scanner In Your WebView App On Android 🤳
In contrast to the well-known barcode, the QR code is two-dimensional and can, therefore, hold more information. QR is the abbreviation for “quick response”. This means that complex information is presented in such a...
[2020 Tutorial] How To Rename Android Studio Packages ⚙️
Take a look at this short tutorial clip to know how to rename your Android Studio package name for your Google Play Store app submission. Download the WebViewGold template for Android Studio here. or book the...
💌 Firebase Push Notifications in WebView (iOS + Android) Apps
Good news: The new version of the WebViewGold app template supports Firebase Push Notifications as well. 📲 Download the no-coding WebViewGold solution for iOS now 📲 Download the no-coding WebViewGold solution for Android now
iOS WebView: Downloader mechanism for ePub eBooks & Apple Wallet items 📥
Good news: The new version of the WebViewGold app template supports Downloader mechanism for ePub eBooks & Apple Wallet items as well. 📲 Download the no-coding WebViewGold solution for iOS now
In-App Subscriptions in WebView (iOS and Android) 💰
Good news: The new version of the WebViewGold app template supports In-App Subscriptions as well. 📲 Download the no-coding WebViewGold solution for iOS now 📲 Download the no-coding WebViewGold solution for Android now
📲 How to transform your web site into an app for iOS & Android
While a website is a great platform to publicize your business, a mobile app is an excellent tool for engaging your customers. It is a known fact that the average mobile user spends close...
☑️ Test 2020: Website to Mobile App Converter Software
Developing an app for your website could look like a difficult thing to do. But, realistically, this is never the case. There is several ready-made software that you use to convert your website to...
📈 Mobile Trends 2020 – Introduction to web sites, web apps, and apps
Introduction: In today’s world, one can see how technology has become part of our life. This breakthrough occurred when the Internet came into being. From communication to office work and education to social life,...
Know the WebView Myths of the developer community – are they true? 📲
The web view is a type of browser which produces hybrid applications packed inside a mobile app for iOS and Android. Mobile applications could be built by using web technologies such as HTML, JavaScript,...
The battle👊 between WebView apps and Native Apps 📲 – which one will win it?
Many ways are available to deliver content and build a phone application from your mobile device. From the perspective of a user, the web and native apps can work and look a lot similar....
Important factors for Android App Development ⚠️ – or just converting the website into an Android app? ⚙️
Mobile Apps have become a necessity for all businesses. It is an essential part of every money-making business to expand their reach, provide the users with a highly customized experience, mobile phones being personal...
Handle external links 📲 and downloads 📥 in your WebView app on iOS and Android | GUIDE
Running your personalized app on the devices sometimes restricts you from accessing some of the external information on that device. The setup is considering everything symmetrical and not allows you to have an extended...
Native Apps vs.⚡️ Web Apps – Differences, Costs, and Myths
Choosing between a website and a complete mobile application is still quite challenging for most businesses and individuals looking to get one of these fantastic tools for effective communication. While both solutions are ideal...
[HACK] Open window.location, top.location and target=’_blank’ links in WebView on Android ⚙️
You realized it, standard HTML links in your Android WebView app templates do work by default, and the WebView opens them in the WebView (which is great!), but website links of some types do...
[TUTORIAL] Display a native App Sharing Dialog dialog in Android WebView apps 🗣
The WebViewGold app template allows triggering a native App Sharing Dialog dialog (WhatsApp, SMS, Mail, …) by calling shareapp:// links. Clicking on such a link will trigger the sharing dialog which shares your Google...
Android WebView apps: Trigger Google Play In-App Purchases [TUTORIAL] 💸
Monetize your Android WebView app easily. Use the In-App Purchase API to charge your users via Google Play Store: Download the WebViewGold template for Android Studio here. or book our full all-inclusive WeSetupYourWebViewApp service. Extract the...
[GUIDE] Configuring a Launch Screen/Splash Screen in your Android WebView apps 🖼
“Time is money” – so why not displaying a fancy Loading Screen while loading your Android WebView app? 😉 This video guide and this blog post show how to do it quickly: Download the...
How to: AdMob banner and interstitial ads in Android WebView apps 💰
Want to monetize your Android WebView app with ads from AdMob? Yeah, this is how to do it: Download the WebViewGold template for Android Studio here. or book our full all-inclusive WeSetupYourWebViewApp service. Extract the zip...
[HOW TO] Convert your bubble.is web applications into native Android and iOS apps ⚙️
You want to convert your existing bubble.is web app into native iOS and Android apps? This is the right way to do it: Create your web app on bubble.is until it’s ready Visit...
[GUIDE] OneSignal push notifications with URL deeplinking in Android WebView apps 💬
Want to use OneSignal SDK with URL deeplinking from your push notifications which will open the URL in your Android WebView app after clicking on the push notification? Yeah, this is how to do...
[GUIDE] Downloading Image, PDF and Music files in Android WebView apps 📲
Want to use WebView to save PDF and image files to your users phone or tablet? This is the way to do it: Download the WebViewGold template for Android Studio here. or book our full...
[HOW TO] Convert your Tumult Hype web applications into native Android and iOS apps ⚙️
You want to convert your existing Tumult Hype web application into native iOS and Android apps? This is the right way to do it: Create your web app in Tumult Hype software (you can...
Handling Android App Links in Android WebView apps (take users to a specific page directly in your app) 📲
“Users following links on devices have one goal in mind: to get to the content they want to see. As a developer, you can set up Android App Links to take users to a...
Let’s convert your web applications into native Android and iOS apps – the easy way [FULL SERVICE] 💥
You want to convert your existing website or web app into native iOS and Android apps? This is the right way to do it: Visit WeSetupYourWebViewApp.com website Click the “Let’s go” button (it’s...
Change UserAgent in Android WebView apps 📲
Want to identify WebView client accesses? Makes sense, you can use it for tracking/analytics purposes and for separating web browser and WebView client accesses to optimize/modify the style or content. The default WebView UserAgent...
Convert your mobile website/HTML into Android app: How to do it in less than 60 seconds 📹
This video article demonstrates the setup process of a WebViewGold for Android-based app which enables you to convert your mobile website/HTML into a native Android app in less than 60 seconds: Download the source code...
[2017 Tutorial] How To Rename Android Studio Packages ⚙️
Take a look on this short how-to video clip to know how to rename your Android Studio package name for Google Play marketplace submission. Download the WebViewGold template for Android Studio here. or book our full...