WebView link click open default browser

I had to do the same thing today and I have found a very useful answer on StackOverflow that I want to share here in case someone else needs it.

Source (from sven)

webView.setWebViewClient(new WebViewClient(){    public boolean shouldOverrideUrlLoading(WebView view, String url) {        if (url != null && (url.startsWith("http://") || url.startsWith("https://"))) {            view.getContext().startActivity(                new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW, Uri.parse(url)));            return true;        } else {            return false;        }    }});

WebView webview = (WebView) findViewById(R.id.webview);webview.loadUrl(https://whatoplay.com/);

You don't have to include this code.

// webview.setWebViewClient(new WebViewClient());

Instead use below code.

webview.setWebViewClient(new WebViewClient(){  public boolean shouldOverrideUrlLoading(WebView view, String url)  {    String url2="https://whatoplay.com/";     // all links  with in ur site will be open inside the webview      //links that start ur domain example(http://www.example.com/)    if (url != null && url.startsWith(url2)){      return false;    }      // all links that points outside the site will be open in a normal android browser    else    {      view.getContext().startActivity(      new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW, Uri.parse(url)));      return true;    }  }});

You only need to add the following line

yourWebViewName.setWebViewClient(new WebViewClient());

Check this for official documentation.