How to create WebView in Android Studio?

Step 1: Create a new project and name it WebViewDemo

Select File -> New -> New Project… then Fill the forms and click "Finish" button.

Step 2: Open res -> layout -> activity_main.xml (or) main.xml and add following code :

In this step we open an XML file and add the code for displaying two buttons and a Webview in our xml file ( layout ).

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:layout_width="fill_parent"
    android:layout_height="fill_parent"
    android:orientation="vertical" 
    android:layout_gravity="center">

    <WebView
        android:id="@+id/webView1"
        android:layout_width="fill_parent"
        android:layout_height="fill_parent"
        android:layout_gravity="center" />

</LinearLayout>

Step 3: Open   src -> package -> MainActivity.java

In this step we open MainActivity and add the code to initiate the web view and two buttons. Out of those one button is used for displaying a web page in a webview and other one is used to load a static HTML page in webview.

package android.main.webviewdemo

import android.app.*;
import android.os.*;
import android.view.*;
import android.webkit.*;

public class MainActivity extends Activity
{
	private WebView wv;

	@Override
	protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) 
	{
		super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
		setContentView(R.layout.main);
		
        WebView wv = (WebView) findViewById(R.id.webView1);
        wv.setWebViewClient(new WebViewClient());
        wv.getSettings().setLoadsImagesAutomatically(true);
        wv.getSettings().setJavaScriptEnabled(true);
        wv.setScrollBarStyle(View.VISIBLE);
        wv.getSettings().setBuiltInZoomControls(true);
        wv.getSettings().setSupportZoom(true);
        wv.getSettings().setLoadWithOverviewMode(true);
        wv.getSettings().setUseWideViewPort(true);
        wv.getSettings().setAllowContentAccess(true);
	wv.loadUrl("https://www.androidtutorialpoints.com");
   
	}
    }

Step 4: Open manifests -> AndroidManifest.xml

In this step we open Manifest file and define the internet permission for our app.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    package="android.main.webviewedemo">
    <!-- define internet permission for our app -->
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />
    <application
        android:allowBackup="true"
        android:icon="@mipmap/ic_launcher"
        android:label="@string/app_name"
        android:theme="@style/AppTheme">
        <activity
            android:name=".MainActivity"
            android:label="@string/app_name">
            <intent-filter>
                <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />

                <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
            </intent-filter>
        </activity>
    </application>

</manifest><?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    package="android.main.webviewedemo">
    <!-- define internet permission for our app -->
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />
    <application
        android:allowBackup="true"
        android:icon="@mipmap/ic_launcher"
        android:label="@string/app_name"
        android:theme="@style/AppTheme">
        <activity
            android:name=".MainActivity"
            android:label="@string/app_name">
            <intent-filter>
                <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />

                <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
            </intent-filter>
        </activity>
    </application>

</manifest>

 Output:

Now start the AVD in Emulator and run the App. Choose either to open webpage or static HTML in WebView by clicking on Button. We open static HTML.

Also Read