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Handling external links in android webview

I want to open my app and load the URL when specific links are clicked.

This is my Manifest for handling external links. 

<intent-filter android:autoVerify="true">
    <action android:name="android.intent.action.VIEW" />
    <category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT" />
    <category android:name="android.intent.category.BROWSABLE" />
    <data android:scheme="http" android:host="www.android.com" />
    <data android:scheme="https" android:host="www.android.com" />
</intent-filter>

And for handling incoming links this is the code

    intentData = getIntent().getData();
    if(intentData !=null){
        loadUrl = intentData.toString();
    }else {
        loadUrl = "https://www.android.com";
    }
    webView.loadUrl(loadUrl);

Now when I clicked https://www.android.com from external app like whatsapp its loaded in webview but the webview is attached to whatsapp. Check screenshots below.

Normal Webview enter image description here

And if anyone can give me any hints or guide me on how to open my app when I open the URL(https://www.android.com) from Google Chrome(in my phone) will be a great help

Solution

  • Use this line in Manifest file of your Activity which is Handling that intent to avoid such problem.

    android:launchMode="singleTask"