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Linked-in Once Authenticated : while calling Url of user Profile again ask for authentication


I am Using LinkedIn-j API for LinkedIn Integration. I am able to post Status Update. I want to Show User Profile in WebView in Android for That I am getting User Public URL using below code.

person.getSiteStandardProfileRequest().getUrl();

which returning something like this http://www.linkedin.com/profileviewProfile=&key=100652876&authToken=AWW7&authType=name&trk=api*a169149*s177398*

If I am going to open this url in WebView then its Redirecting to LinkedIn Login page and after filling Credential I can see user Profile.

I want to open User Profile without entering Credential,Again

I also tried by appending the

URL&accesstoken="tokenIdReturned by Application"; 

But still I am not able to open the User Profile directly. What I am missing?


Solution

  • I had the same Requirement and i have done it with doing two things.

    Firstly I have used My own WebView to load different URL to authenticate and to show profiles.I have made my WebView as public static instead using the default browser I have redirect the calls to my own WebView in my Activity.

    Second I have set webview.getSettings().setAppCacheEnabled(true); so now it doesn't ask for login again while viewing the profile.

    I have declared my Activity as singleInstace in Manifest.xml file.

    UPDATE:

    The way I used the WebView in My Activity.

    public static WebView WV = null;
    String uri;
    
    @Override
    public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.main);
        tv = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.tv);
        if (WV == null) {
            WV = (WebView) findViewById(R.id.webView1);
            WV.getSettings().setJavaScriptEnabled(true);
            WV.getSettings().setAppCacheEnabled(true); // the important change
            WV.getSettings().setSupportZoom(true);
            WV.getSettings().setBuiltInZoomControls(true);
        }
    
        final SharedPreferences pref = getSharedPreferences(OAUTH_PREF,
                MODE_PRIVATE);
        final String token = pref.getString(PREF_TOKEN, null);
        final String tokenSecret = pref.getString(PREF_TOKENSECRET, null);
        if (token == null || tokenSecret == null) {
            startAutheniticate();
        } else {
            showCurrentUser(new LinkedInAccessToken(token, tokenSecret));
        }
    
    }
    
    
    void startAutheniticate() {
        final LinkedInRequestToken liToken = oAuthService
                .getOAuthRequestToken(OAUTH_CALLBACK_URL);
        uri = liToken.getAuthorizationUrl();
        getSharedPreferences(OAUTH_PREF, MODE_PRIVATE).edit()
                .putString(PREF_REQTOKENSECRET, liToken.getTokenSecret())
                .commit();
        WV.loadUrl(uri);
    }
    
    void showCurrentUser(final LinkedInAccessToken accessToken) {
        // code to get Profile object using Linkedin-J API 
        //which is already available on the API site as Example
    
        WV.loadUrl(profile.getSiteStandardProfileRequest().getUrl());
    }