Basic WebView in Android

This post will show you how you can add a web page into an android app. This app will load this blog into the android app using an element called a <WebView />.
So, without wasting any time, let's get started!

First, make a new Android Studio project. Use an Empty Activity when prompted. Wait for the build to complete and then start coding the app as follows:

First, open AndroidManifest.xml file and add the following permission just before the <application /> element:

<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />

Open activity_main.xml file and remove its content. Add the following code there:

<LinearLayout
xmlns:android = "https://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width = "match_parent"
android:layout_height = "match_parent"
android:orientation = "vertical" />
    
    <WebView 
        android:layout_height = "match_parent"
        android:layout_width = "match_parent"
        android:id = "webView" />

</LinearLayout>

And then open MainActivity.java file and code it as follows:

package ...; //your package

import ...; //Android Studio automatically imports package, if error occurs, press alt+enter and select import package.

public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity {

    WebView webView;
    WebSettings webSettings;

    @Override
    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);

        webView = findViewById(R.id.webView);
        webSettings = webView.getSettings();
        webSettings.setJavascriptEnabled(true);
        
        webView.loadUrl("https://blog.zoneofcode.com");

    }

}

This will load this blog into the app. This was very basic. Now lets analyse the code. First we add the INTERNET permission in the app. This will allow our app to use internet, otherwise we would get an ERR_NAME_NOT_RESOLVED error. Then we add a <WebView /> element to add a webview to our app. Then we code the WebView in JAVA and use its settings to enable JavaScript. And finally, we load our website into the app. That's it. Now, you know how you can load a website simply to the app. Don't forget to add a comment to let me know about your experience with WebViews!