Android webview loading data performance very slow

I think the following works best: if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= 19) { webView.setLayerType(View.LAYER_TYPE_HARDWARE, null); } else { webView.setLayerType(View.LAYER_TYPE_SOFTWARE, null); } Android 19 has Chromium engine for WebView. I guess it works better with hardware acceleration. For more info Android 4.4 KitKat, the browser and the Chrome WebView Hardware Acceleration also do’s the trick.You can use it …

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WebView android proxy

I have adapted the three solutions presented here (and modified one where it failed) to produce a single, simple setProxy method that works for all versions of Android. I’ve tested it from 10 to 18, and it works for all tested environments. UPDATED 2014-04-04 I finally worked in the solution from a comment below, courtesy …

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how to show the html contents to the webview using android

Use web.loadDataWithBaseURL instead of web.loadData (And don’t forget to escape strings where it’s needed) You need to add internet permission to download images and view them in your manifest file. This example works for me: public class SimpleMusicStream extends Activity { @Override public void onCreate(Bundle icicle) { super.onCreate(icicle); setContentView(R.layout.main); WebView wv = (WebView) findViewById(R.id.WebView01); final …

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