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How can I open a web page in App Inventor

I have a webviewer which is the main application andbelow the webviewer is a button. I would like to open a web page in the user's web browser when the button it clicked. How can I do this in App Inventor?

Action: android.intent.action.VIEW 
DataUri: http://example.com

The above as instructed in the documentation isn't working.

Solution

  • Add ActivityStarter to the screen and configure its properties:

    ActivityStarter1
Action:android.intent.action.VIEW
DataUri:http://example.com

    Leave the other properties empty.

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    On the same screen, configure the event handler of the button to call the activityStarter1.StartActivity:

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    By pressing the button, the web browser is opened with the page http://example.com

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